Politics Jun 05 Trump lawyers meet with Justice Department officials as charging decision nears in Mar-a-Lago case The Trump lawyers two weeks ago requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland to raise concerns about what they alleged was prosecutorial misconduct and overreach by the team led by special counsel Jack Smith.
Politics Jun 02 Justice Department won't bring charges over classified documents found at Pence's home The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence's legal team that it won't pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home.
World Jun 01 U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged plots to assassinate John Bolton, others around the world The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official and others it says took part in wide-ranging plots to kill former national security adviser John Bolton and others around the world.
Politics May 24 Trump's recent comments complicate his legal team's ability to contest charges, experts say Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince.
Politics May 24 Probe of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago seems to be nearing the end. Trump's lawyers just asked to meet with Garland It is not uncommon for defense lawyers to seek meetings with senior Justice Department officials to argue against potential indictments of their clients, though it is unusual for such meetings to include the attorney general.
Politics May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020.
Politics May 17 Justice Department watchdog finds U.S. attorney in Massachusetts tried to influence DA election The inspector general says Rachael Rollins tried to use her position to influence the outcome of a race for Boston's district attorney by leaking information aimed at sabotaging the campaign of her preferred candidate's rival.
Politics May 17 Key Trump attorney says he's leaving legal team as Mar-a-Lago probe intensifies A key lawyer for former President Donald Trump says he's leaving the legal team, a move that comes as a special counsel investigation into the retention of classified documents shows signs of being in its final stages.
World May 16 U.S. announces criminal cases tracing an illegal flow of technology to Russia, China and Iran The Justice Department has announced a series of criminal cases tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple's software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran.
Politics May 15 Special prosecutor harshly criticizes FBI's Trump-Russia investigation but no new charges A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.