The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press
May 16, 2026
The U.S. government agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump as part of a settlement deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns
May 19, 2026
Takeaways from Todd Blanche’s Senate testimony: Weaponization fund, Epstein probes and Trump prosecutions dominate
May 20, 2026
Rachel Maddow is working on a new book about the Justice Department
May 19, 2026
The Justice Department has announced a nearly $1.8 billion compensation fund for Trump allies who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Biden administration
May 19, 2026
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May 14, 2026
The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in its medical school admissions
May 15, 2026
The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process
May 14, 2026
Inside the Justice Department’s shakeup of the John Brennan investigation
May 08, 2026
The Trump administration has reached a proposed settlement in an antitrust case against Agri Stats, a data-sharing company for the meatpacking industry
May 08, 2026
FBI seizure of Fulton County election ballots happened quickly after criminal probe opened, new timeline shows
May 03, 2026
The Trump administration has been found in violation of court rulings in an extraordinary number of lawsuits on a broad set of issues
May 02, 2026
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again, this time over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials say constituted a threat against President Donald Trump
April 29, 2026
A federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court
April 28, 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center has told a federal court that law enforcement agencies knew for years that the nonprofit was paying informants to report on the movements of hate groups
April 28, 2026
As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats are winning legal challenges to the Trump administration's push to obtain states' voter rolls, dealing a blow to the
April 28, 2026
Family and friends hold vigil to mark one year since death of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre
April 26, 2026
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases
April 25, 2026
The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as his successor
April 24, 2026
It’s unusual for federal authorities to take this kind of action when federal funding is not involved. And the SPLC does not accept government grants.
April 24, 2026
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April 23, 2026
The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation’s top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed
April 23, 2026
White House tells court it’s preserving presidential records even though DOJ said law is unconstitutional
April 23, 2026
The Gates Foundation confirmed Wednesday that it is reviewing its ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
April 22, 2026
The ‘groundbreaking’ case of the cyber experts who allegedly broke bad and worked with criminals
April 22, 2026
SPLC charged with defrauding donors over paid extremism informant program
April 21, 2026
The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas issued in the investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan, with officials asking for voluntary interviews instead of testimony before a grand jury
April 22, 2026
Inside Todd Blanche’s audition for attorney general
April 21, 2026
The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the last year
April 19, 2026
Justice Department adds former Trump lawyer to investigation of Trump critic John Brennan
April 19, 2026
A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director
April 18, 2026
Exclusive: Justice Department removes lead prosecutor from probe of Trump critic John Brennan
April 17, 2026
A federal judge on Friday rejected the U.S.
April 17, 2026
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling by a lower court to approve the Justice Department decision to dismiss a criminal case against
March 31, 2026
The White House is considering appointing attorney Michael Murray to lead antitrust enforcement at the U.S.
April 16, 2026
DNI Tulsi Gabbard sends criminal referral over Trump’s 2019 impeachment to Justice Department
April 16, 2026
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April 08, 2026
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April 08, 2026
A U.S. judge on Friday extended an order temporarily freezing Nexstar's acquisition of rival broadcast station owner Tegna for another week as he
April 10, 2026
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol over five years ago
April 15, 2026
Justice Department moves to dismiss Proud Boys and Oath Keepers’ seditious conspiracy convictions
April 15, 2026
The Trump administration has fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists
April 14, 2026
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
April 14, 2026
The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official
April 10, 2026
Acting AG Todd Blanche marks his first official day on the job with a series of memos to staff
April 10, 2026
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies
April 03, 2026
Trump’s DOJ tells Trump he can hold onto government docs when he leaves office, contrary to Watergate-era law
April 04, 2026
After Pam Bondi became U.S. attorney general last year, conservative influencers, online sleuths and others who wanted the government to disclose all it knew about Jeffrey Epstein thought they might have a champion in the Department of Justice
April 03, 2026
Todd Blanche takes over the Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow
April 03, 2026
Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client
April 03, 2026
A federal appeals court in the United States has denied a request to reopen a criminal case against Boeing tied to two fatal crashes of 737 Max jets
April 01, 2026
Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the past week in the United States have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of the war with Iran
March 14, 2026
A New York federal judge is urging over two dozen states to settle their antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company this week after the Justice Department reached a deal and dropped out of an ongoing trial
March 11, 2026
Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations
March 10, 2026
Live Nation settles antitrust lawsuit with Justice Department
March 09, 2026
The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials
March 07, 2026
The Justice Department has released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review
March 06, 2026
Exclusive: GOP lawmakers push for charges against former White House aide for Jan. 6 testimony
March 06, 2026
Justice Department autopen investigation isn’t over yet, official says
March 06, 2026
After abandoning its efforts to enforce executive orders targeting some of the world’s top law firms, President Donald Trump's administration has abruptly reversed course and said it'll proceed with the court fight
March 04, 2026
Trump admin asked a court to drop court fights against law firms tied to Democrats. Now it’s changing its mind
March 04, 2026
Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify
February 28, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December
February 27, 2026
The Justice Department says it is looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 26, 2026
A prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player
February 26, 2026
Meet the man Trump picked to pursue his war on fraud at the Justice Department
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”
February 25, 2026
A magistrate judge has barred federal authorities from conducting an unsupervised, wholesale search of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information to the journalist
February 25, 2026
The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024
February 24, 2026
Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying a law used to force the recent public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional
February 21, 2026
A lawyer picked by judges to serve as the top federal prosecutor for a Virginia office that pursued cases against foes of President Donald Trump has been swiftly fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash over the appointments of powerful U.S. attorneys
February 21, 2026
Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter’s home rips into Justice Department
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden
February 20, 2026
A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency
February 19, 2026
Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters
February 19, 2026
Fulton County accuses Justice Department of misleading the judge who approved elections office search warrant
February 17, 2026
The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in an investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
February 17, 2026
Even Republican election officials are balking at Trump Justice Department’s voter roll crusade
February 16, 2026
Justice Department lists hundreds of prominent people named in Epstein files in letter to Congress
February 15, 2026
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation
February 12, 2026
During a hearing, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to apologize to victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who were in the room, after the Justice Department failed to black out identifying information about many of Epstein’s victims.
February 11, 2026
Published Epstein files included video showing the face of an undercover FBI employee
February 12, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican’s chief protector
February 11, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts
February 11, 2026
Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”
February 11, 2026
Justice Department un-redacts more names in Epstein files after pressure from lawmakers
February 10, 2026
Trump told police in mid 2000s ‘everyone has known’ about Epstein’s misconduct
February 10, 2026
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
February 10, 2026
Lawmakers suggest at least a half-dozen men are being protected by over-redactions in Epstein files
February 10, 2026
Justice Department seeks to dismiss Steve Bannon’s Capitol riot contempt case
February 09, 2026
A rift between Trump’s favorite lawyers exposes a broader MAGA divide in the administration
February 07, 2026
The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico
February 05, 2026
Justice Department under scrutiny for revealing victim info and concealing possible enablers in Epstein files
February 05, 2026
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February 04, 2026
A government lawyer who told a judge that her job “sucks” during a court hearing stemming from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota has been removed from her Justice Department post
February 04, 2026
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes
February 04, 2026
A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein says a Wednesday conference to address harm done to the financier's victims by a massive release of records isn't needed after a deal was struck to protect their identities
February 03, 2026
Epstein victims’ lawyers ask judges to force takedown of released files, citing ‘thousands of redaction failures’
February 02, 2026
The Justice Department says it has taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information after lawyers for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's victims complained of insufficient redactions
February 02, 2026
Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump
February 02, 2026
Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities
February 02, 2026
Prominent political and business leaders are named in the documents released by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein
February 01, 2026
A top Justice Department official is playing down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 01, 2026
What’s inside the latest Epstein files released by the Justice Department
January 31, 2026
The release of many more records from Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein is revealing more about what investigators knew of his sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton
January 30, 2026
The Justice Department has released over 3 million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
January 30, 2026
A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019
January 30, 2026
Justice Department expects to release its Epstein files soon, top officials say
January 28, 2026
Justice Department bracing for more resignations in Minnesota
January 29, 2026
The Justice Department says in a sharply worded court filing that a report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents belongs in the “dustbin of history” and should remain sealed
January 23, 2026
Federal prosecutors say a Pentagon contractor has been indicted on charges that he illegally handled classified national defense information that he took home from work and later gave to a news reporter
January 23, 2026
Vice President JD Vance says the Insurrection Act won’t be needed “right now” in Minneapolis after meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city, which has emerged as a national focal point in the clash over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
January 22, 2026
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing
January 22, 2026
Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon
January 22, 2026
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. CNN has reached out to Walz’s and Frey’s offices for comment.
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term
January 17, 2026
Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell
January 16, 2026
A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis
January 13, 2026
DOJ pleads with lawyers to get through ‘grind’ of Epstein files as criticism of redactions continues
January 13, 2026
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly next week about his investigations into President Donald Trump that resulted in two indictments
January 13, 2026
Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Lindsey Halligan-led office
January 12, 2026
The head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his departure last week
January 09, 2026
A judge has disqualified a federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James
January 08, 2026
Paramedic crochets hats for newborns amid rise in pre-hospital births
UNL professor granted millions for HIV vaccine research
Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events
Man United player suspended for making homophobic insult
The press faces a Pentagon ‘black box’ on the Iran war
IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE
WNBA executive committee meets, Stewart says players still unified amid CBA talks
Savannah Guthrie to return to 'Today' show