U.S. Justice Department

Attorney who investigated Trump's ties to Russia is acquitted of lying to the FBI

By PBS NewsHour

A jury on Tuesday acquitted attorney Michael Sussman on the charge of lying to the FBI, the first case brought to trial by special counsel John Durham, who was appointed during the Trump administration. Former President Trump hoped the probe…

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Justice Department to review police response to Texas school shooting

By Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The review comes amid mounting pressure and questions about the shifting and at times contradictory information of what happened in the shooting last Tuesday at Robb Elementary School and how police responded.

Alabama law criminalizing care for transgender youth faces federal test

By Kimberly Chandler, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Liles Burke set a hearing Thursday on a request to block enforcement of the law while it's challenged in court.

DOJ report finds 'severe, systemic' problems in Mississippi prison

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

The U.S. Justice Department report says the prison failed to protect inmates from violence, failed to meet their mental health needs, failed to take adequate steps for suicide prevention and relied too much on prolonged solitary confinement.

CDC says masking on transportation 'remains necessary for the public health,' DOJ to file appeal to overturn order voiding mandate

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge's order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs.

Biden administration unveils steps to boost equity in government

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The Democratic president ordered the government to advance racial equity and make government fairer for everyone, including historically underserved communities.

House committee says Justice Department is 'obstructing' Trump records probe

By Farnoush Amiri, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform says the Justice Department is blocking information about 15 boxes of records that Trump took with him to Florida after leaving office.

Justice Department announces seizure of $3.6 billion in laundered cryptocurrency, 2 arrests

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department has announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

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.

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.