Department of Justice

Ted Olson, conservative lawyer who argued Bush recount and same-sex marriage cases, dies at 84

By Associated Press

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country’s best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, died Wednesday.

Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general

By Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation's top prosecutor.

DOJ brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan that targeted Trump

By Eric Tucker, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Investigators learned of the plot to kill Trump while interviewing Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national identified by officials as an Iranian government asset who was deported from the U.S. after being imprisoned on robbery charges.

Racist text messages sent to Black recipients, including children, raise alarms in multiple states

By Ayanna Alexander, Ali Swenson, Gary Fields, Associated Press

Some messages said the recipient was going to a "plantation" and instructed them to show up at an address at a particular time "with your belongings."…

Trump says he would fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’ of taking office. He probably could not do it on his own

By Dan Merica, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Smith isn’t a presidential appointee and was instead named to the post by Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Could Elon Musk face legal trouble for his $1 million lottery? Here’s what experts say

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

Social media exploded this week with the news that billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will hold a $1 million daily lottery for registered voters in battleground states who sign his petition supporting free speech and the Second Amendment.

Revolutionary Guard official charged in alleged plot to kill Iranian American activist

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a senior Iranian military official and three others with links to that country's government with plotting to kill an Iranian American author on U.S. soil — a development lauded by the alleged target.

WATCH: Garland announces TD Bank will pay $3 billion in money-laundering settlement

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

TD Bank will pay approximately $3 billion in a historic settlement with U.S. authorities who say the financial institution’s lax practices allowed significant money laundering over multiple years.

WATCH: Feds unseal criminal charges against Iranians accused of hacking Trump campaign

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The indictment comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran as Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel escalate attacks against each other, raising concerns about the prospect of an all-out war.

Read the full indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams

By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

The indictment unsealed Thursday contends that Adams "compounded his gains" from the illegal contributions by gaming the city's matching funds program, which provides a generous match for small dollar donations.