Politics Nov 13 Trump's Justice Department faces a new era of scrutiny under a Democratic-led Congress By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Politics Nov 11 Watch 6:45 White House threatens Democrats over plans to investigate Trump officials With Democrats set to take control of Congress, the White House is threatening them over investigations into the Trump administration. The top White House lawyer warned that aggressive oversight of the administration “may cross the line into blatant criminality.” It… By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson
Politics Nov 08 Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz Trump set the tone, declaring on social media that investigative requests already made by Democrats are "extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable."… By Mike Catalini, Associated Press
Politics Nov 06 Harmeet Dhillon resigns after radical reshape of Justice Department's Civil Rights Division Dhillon has been a powerful and divisive figure inside President Donald Trump’s Justice Department since her confirmation last year as assistant attorney general, where she dramatically changed the direction of a division created during the country’s Civil Rights Movement to… By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics Nov 03 Justice Department sent target letters in Alaska Senate criminal probe. Here's what that means The Justice Department has escalated its investigation over a Senate candidate who shares a name with the Republican incumbent, issuing a letter to a prominent Democratic attorney in Washington and others that they may be targets of the criminal inquiry. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Nov 03 Watch 8:48 A look at the DOJ's effort to gain greater control over elections By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins In recent months, the Trump administration and the Department of Justice have led an extraordinary effort to exert federal control over state-run elections. Nearly all of those efforts, so far, have been blocked or rejected by the courts. To discuss… Continue watching
Nov 02 Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration has appealed to the Supreme Court in its push to require California election officials to set aside thousands of disputed mail ballots. Continue reading
Nov 02 Judge dismisses charges against ex-FBI agents accused of lying about Hunter Biden, citing 'weaponization' By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department may still have an opportunity to pursue a grand jury indictment against the ex-FBI officials. Continue reading
Nov 01 Justice Department urges sanctions for database analysis critical of its noncitizen voting claims By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Attorneys for an immigrant rights group on Saturday filed court papers revealing that their analysis found more than 40% of the people on the list do not appear in the state's voter file. Continue reading
Oct 30 Justice Department seeks to isolate Alaska ballots as criminal probe underway over Senate candidate By Alanna Durkin Richer, Joshua Goodman, Becky Bohrer, Associated Press The dueling developments came days before Tuesday's ranked choice general election, in a race headlined by two-term Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola. The race is among a handful nationwide expected to determine control of… Continue reading