Trump Says He Is Nominating Former Attorney General William Barr To Replace Jeff Sessions
Barr served as attorney general under former president George H.W. Bush.
A Senior Official Was Accused Of Sexual Harassment Years Before The Justice Department Opened The Investigation That Led To His Retirement
Justice Department investigators did not name the now-retired senior official accused of sexual assault and harassment, but a source with firsthand knowledge has identified him as Edison Aponte, who worked in the Office of Justice Programs.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller Said Michael Flynn Has Given "Substantial Assistance" In The Russia Probe
Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in the Russia investigation. Prosecutors said his crime was "serious," but that a light sentence was appropriate because of his cooperation.
Investigators Said A Senior Justice Department Official Assaulted And Harassed Female Subordinates
The report does not name the official, only saying that he has retired and that prosecutors declined to bring charges against him.
DC And Maryland Plan To Subpoena The Trump Organization's Tax Records In The Fight Over DC's Trump Hotel
DC and Maryland are suing Trump over his refusal to divest financial interests in his business empire, specifically his hotel in Washington, DC.
More Than 400 Justice Department Alumni Said They’re “Disturbed” By Matthew Whitaker’s Appointment
Whitaker’s appointment as acting attorney general is facing a number of legal challenges in court.
Mueller's Office Hasn't Decided If It's Going To Bring More Charges Against Paul Manafort
The judge in Manafort's DC case set a tentative sentencing date of March 5. He's already due in federal court in Virginia for sentencing in February.
Republicans Don't Have Enough Votes To Confirm One Of Trump's Most Controversial Judicial Nominees
Democrats and civil rights groups opposed Farr's nomination, pointing to his work in the 1980s and 1990s on campaigns accused of engaging in voter suppression tactics and his more recent defense of North Carolina's redistricting plans.
James Comey Is Fighting A Subpoena From House Republicans That Would Force Him To Testify In Private
Comey is accusing House Republicans of using a nonpublic deposition as a pretext to selectively leak “a distorted, partisan political narrative.”
Michael Cohen Pleaded Guilty To Lying To Congress About A Trump Real Estate Deal In Russia
Cohen admitted he lied to Congress members investigating possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign in the 2016 election.
Prosecutors Claim Paul Manafort Lied To Mueller's Office And The FBI After Signing His Plea Deal
Manafort's lawyers disputed the government's claim, saying he believed he'd been "truthful."
A Judge Dismissed A DC Restaurant’s Lawsuit Against The Trump Hotel
The judge found that it wasn’t a “legally redressable wrong” for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, to capitalize on its connection to the president.
A Judge Won't Let George Papadopoulos Delay His 14-Day Prison Sentence
Papadopoulos is set to begin his sentence for lying to the FBI in the Russia investigation on Monday.
Chief Justice John Roberts Rebuked Trump For His Latest Attack On The Judiciary
"We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges," Roberts said. Trump, in response, took to Twitter to fight back.
A Judge Ruled That Mississippi's 15-Week Abortion Ban Is "Unequivocally" Unconstitutional
"The State chose to pass a law it knew was unconstitutional to endorse a decades-long campaign, fueled by national interest groups, to ask the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade."
A Lawyer With Conservative Ties And No Diplomatic Experience Is Being Vetted For US Ambassador to Mexico
Washington lawyer Christopher Landau is under serious consideration by the White House, according to multiple sources.
Senate Democrats Are Suing Over Matthew Whitaker's Appointment As Acting Attorney General
The senators argue that Trump's appointment of Whitaker circumvents the Senate's "advice and consent" role on nominees.
The White House Is Restoring Jim Acosta’s Press Pass, Dropping Its Threat To Take It Away Again
CNN is dropping its lawsuit against the Trump administration as the White House adds new rules for reporters.
Now The Government Says The White Supremacist It Arrested Called The Mail Bombs A "Dry Run," Not The Pittsburgh Shooting
The defendant, Jeffrey Clark Jr., will be held in jail after a judge found he posed a danger to the community.
A Judge Has Reduced The Release Conditions For John Hinckley, The Man Who Tried To Assassinate Reagan
Hinckley has been out of a hospital and living with his mother in Virginia for more than two years without incident, according to expert reports filed in court.