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Jan 11

Justice Department announces creation of a unit focused on domestic terrorism

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism, the department's top national security official told lawmakers Tuesday as he described an “elevated” threat from violent extremists in the United States.

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Dec 16

DOJ withdraws from settlement negotiations with separated families, will litigate each case

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

The decision comes after eight months of negotiations and weeks after reports of a proposed settlement that would pay several hundred thousand dollars to each family, which sparked outrage in Congress.

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Dec 06

Justice Department sues Texas over new redistricting maps

By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America

The maps passed by Texas' Republican-dominated Legislature favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities that have driven growth in the nation's largest red state.

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Nov 23

U.S. sues to halt sugar merger, says it would harm competition

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival. The department contends that the deal would harm competition and consumers.

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Oct 26

150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug probe

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Justice Department says the arrests are connected to a 10-month investigation between federal law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europol in Europe.

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Oct 21

WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies before House on Justice Department oversight

By Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland gave no hints during a House Judiciary Committee Thursday on what the Justice Department will do if the House votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress.

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Oct 16

Maduro ally extradited to US on money laundering charges

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

A top fugitive close to Venezuela’s socialist government has been put on a plane to the U.S. to face money laundering charges, a senior U.S. official confirmed Saturday.

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Sep 17

AP report: Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates

By Michael Balsamo, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press

Policies on housing transgender inmates in the federal prison system are being reviewed after protections for transgender prisoners were rolled back in the Trump administration, The Associated Press has learned.

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Sep 09

Justice Department sues Texas over state’s new abortion law

By Michael Balsamo, Paul Weber, Associated Press

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted "in open defiance of the Constitution."…

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Jun 23

U.S. takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation

By Isabel Debre, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

American authorities have seized a range of Iran's state-linked news websites they accuse of spreading "disinformation." The takedowns come as world powers scramble to resurrect Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal.

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