Trump wants to ramp up the federal death penalty. Before he left, the former attorney general made that harder

The Justice Department employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presidency WASHINGTON -- During hearings on Merrick Garland's ...

U.S. Attorney Hayden O'Byrne asked the appeals court to dismiss the classified documents case in a way it could not be appealed again.

Trump vowed to rid the Justice Department of what he says is partisan bias. Ex-officials say he's using retaliation and intimidation to thwart potential investigations of his second term.

The DOJ official argued that the firings are in line with the Trump administration’s “mission of ending the weaponization of government.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the Iowa Republican, has been in the Senate longer than most Americans have been alive. Now he holds an important key to Donald Trump's second-term agenda.

As President Joe Biden gets ready to leave office, we consider his accomplishments, failures, and what his legacy will be.

In less than a week in office, Trump commenced officially erasing the truth not simply about January 6, 2021, but about the past four years.

Trump announces 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, citing fentanyl flow and trade deficits, effective February 1. This live blog is now closed.

The move breaks with federal norms against punishing civil servants for actions taken under a different administration.

The Justice Department fired more than a dozen officials who worked on the special counsel team that investigated Donald ... Trump announced his presidential bid — Attorney General Merrick ...