Politics Jul 23 Mueller aide will appear with him at House committee hearing Aaron Zebley, Mueller's former chief of staff and his top aide on the Russia investigation, was an unexpected addition to the witness table less than 24 hours before the hearing.
Politics Jul 23 WATCH: FBI Director Wray declines to answer Mueller questions in Senate hearing FBI Director Christopher Wray offered a lesson Tuesday in how to dodge questions about the special counsel's Russia investigation, a possible preview of what lawmakers can expect when Robert Mueller testifies to Congress.
Nation Jul 19 Over 3,000 federal inmates released under criminal justice overhaul The First Step Act gives judges more discretion in sentencing, eases mandatory minimum sentences and encourages inmates to participate in programs aimed at reducing recidivism.
Nation Jul 16 WATCH: Federal prosecutors won't bring charges in Eric Garner case The decision to end a yearslong civil rights investigation was made by Attorney General William Barr and was announced the day before the five-year anniversary of the deadly encounter, just as the statute of limitations was set to expire.
Nation Jul 16 Justice Department won't charge New York officer in Eric Garner's death Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — "I can't breathe" — became a rallying…
Politics Jul 08 Barr says he sees a legal pathway for citizenship question In an interview with The Associated Press, Attorney General William Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to ask the controversial question.
Nation Jul 03 Family of Las Vegas mass shooting victim sues gun makers LAS VEGAS — The family of a woman killed by a gunman raining down gunfire from a Las Vegas high-rise hotel suite filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against eight gun makers and three dealers arguing their weapons are designed…
Nation Jun 30 Schumer: ATF should investigate Dominican Republic deaths The Senate's top Democrat said Sunday that the U.S. government should step up efforts to investigate the deaths of at least eight Americans in the Dominican Republic this year.
Politics Jun 12 Trump asserts executive privilege over documents in 2020 census fight The Justice Department says President Donald Trump is asserting executive privilege over documents in a fight over a 2020 census question that would ask about citizenship.
Nation Jun 09 Panic at DC pride parade after reports of gun, mistaken gunfire A panic after reports of a man with a gun and a mistaken belief that a gun had been fired during a pride parade in the nation's capital sent people running through the city's streets Saturday, authorities said, sending seven…