Nation Apr 01 Justice Department working with tribes on missing persons The Justice Department has finalized its first plan to help address the problem of missing and murdered Native people on one of the largest reservations in Montana.
Politics Mar 30 GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, says he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denies any criminal wrongdoing.
Politics Mar 18 Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps U.S. prosecutors The U.S. Justice Department's to-do list is always intense. And now two very different legal controversies -- insurrection cases and tribal lands disputes -- are threatening to swamp a department already flooded with pandemic-delayed cases.
Nation Mar 15 FBI says Nashville bomber driven by conspiracies, paranoia The man who blew himself up inside his recreational vehicle in a Christmas Day bombing in Nashville was grappling with paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories, but there are no indications he was motivated by social or political ideology.
Politics Mar 15 2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer's death.
Nation Mar 04 Law enforcement on alert after plot warning at U.S. Capitol Law enforcement is on high alert after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group to storm the U.S Capitol again.
Politics Mar 03 Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol The new threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.
Politics Mar 01 WATCH: Senate panel votes to advance Merrick Garland’s nomination to be attorney general Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, is among Biden’s most widely supported nominees.
Nation Feb 25 WATCH: Acting Capitol Police chief says riot much bigger than intel suggested Three days before the riot, Capitol Police distributed an internal document warning that armed extremists were poised for violence and could attack Congress. But the acting chief said Thursday that the assault turned out to be much bigger than the…
Nation Feb 24 Federal grand jury to hear evidence in death of George Floyd Several witnesses have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury considering charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is already facing state murder charges in the death of George Floyd.