Mar 10 Justice Department proposes banning rapid-fire bump stocks By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The Trump administration is proposing banning bump stocks, which allow guns to mimic fully automatic fire. Continue reading
Feb 20 Trump directs Justice Department to ban gun modifications like bump stocks used in Las Vegas shooting By Associated Press The president made the announcement about curbing the use of the rapid-fire devices during a ceremony recognizing bravery by the nation's public safety officers. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 5:13 Trump maintains 'no collusion' after Russian indictments By PBS News Hour On Friday, the Justice Department indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies, accusing them of meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections. Russia's foreign minister has called the charges “blather” as President Donald Trump maintains there was “no collusion.” Kimberly Marten,… Continue watching
Feb 13 A top official's sudden departure adds to the strain of vacancies at the Justice Department By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The recent departure of the Justice Department's No. 3 official is adding to the turmoil at an agency that already lacks permanent, politically appointed leaders for many of its most important divisions. Continue reading
Feb 09 Rachel Brand, No. 3 at the Justice Department, stepping down amid turmoil By Associated Press Rachel Brand attracted interest because of her potential to assume a key role in the Trump-Russia investigation. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 4:36 Rep. Hurd on Nunes memo: DOJ authority should be used appropriately every time By PBS News Hour What information in the so-called Nunes memo was so compelling to Republicans it it warranted its release despite calls by the intelligence community to keep it classified? Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, a former undercover officer in… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:20 Conservative push for Nunes memo release draws Democratic rebuke By PBS News Hour The seemingly imminent release of a controversial memo on the FBI's Russia investigation had both parties trading charges and counter-charges on Thursday. The ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said that Republicans changed the memo before sending it to… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 7:44 Will releasing the Nunes memo come with long-term consequences? By PBS News Hour Should the White House release a controversial memo about the Russia investigation? The president's plan to make it public ignores concerns of the FBI and highlights a public rift between him and the Department of Justice. Judy Woodruff gets debate… Continue watching
Feb 01 FBI in public fight with Trump over releasing Russia memo By Chad Day, Jonathan Lemire and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a remarkably public clash with the White House, the FBI declared Wednesday it has "grave concerns" about the accuracy of a classified memo on the Russia election investigation that President Donald Trump wants released. Continue reading
Jan 31 Once sacred, FBI becomes an unlikely target of Republican fury By Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, Associated Press As the Russia investigation intensifies, President Donald Trump and his GOP supporters have unleashed their fury on the FBI and Justice Department, institutions they once held sacred. Continue reading