Oct 04 U.S. charges 7 Russian intel officers for cybercrimes By Gregory Katz, Raphael Satter, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations hours after Western officials leveled new accusations against Moscow's secretive GRU military spy agency. Continue reading
Sep 30 California’s tough net neutrality bill prompts U.S. lawsuit By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, prompting an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Sep 27 White House postpones meeting between Trump and Rosenstein By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Donald Trump has postponed his highly anticipated meeting with embattled Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until next week. The two were set to meet Thursday following news media reports that Rosenstein last year discussed possibly secretly recording the president… Continue reading
Sep 25 White House mum on whether Trump’s confident in Rod Rosenstein By Associated Press White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders is leaving unclear whether President Donald Trump has confidence in the No. 2 man at the Justice Department. Continue reading
Sep 19 Trump rips Sessions: ‘I don’t have an attorney general’ By Associated Press Trump says in a Hill.TV interview released Wednesday he’s “so sad over Jeff Sessions,” whom he has repeatedly denounced for recusing himself from the Russia investigation. Continue reading
Sep 18 Review of Russia probe documents underway after Trump orders release By Chad Day, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declassified a trove of documents related to the early days of the FBI’s Russia investigation, including a portion of a secret surveillance warrant application and former FBI Director James Comey’s text messages. Trump made… Continue reading
Sep 05 Justice Department to discuss concerns that social media companies may be ‘stifling’ ideas on their platforms By Associated Press The statement comes as Facebook and Twitter executives appeared at congressional hearings Wednesday. Both companies pledged to better protect their social media platforms in the 2018 elections and beyond. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 4:47 Harvard admissions case could determine the future of affirmative action The Trump administration came out against Harvard University's admission practices on Thursday. A legal battle brought by a group of Asian Americans against one of the most selective schools in the world is heading to federal court this fall, and… Continue watching
Aug 30 Trump administration backs Asian-Americans in Harvard case By Maria Danilova, Eric Tucker, Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Justice Department said in a court filing that Harvard has failed to demonstrate that it does not discriminate on the basis of race. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump threatens to revoke more security clearances In our news wrap Friday, President Trump warned he might continue to revoke security clearances. In his sights is Bruce Ohr, a current official at the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohr had contacts with the former British agent who compiled… Continue watching