Justice Department

Arts|Opinion

Obama calls Trump administration’s investigation into Ilhan Omar ‘appalling’

October 18, 2026

Crime|Election|Political|US

Rep. Ilhan Omar challenges legality of Trump administration search of her home

October 17, 2026

Rep. Ilhan Omar's attorneys demand return of property seized in federal search of her home

Attorneys for Rep_ Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”

October 17, 2026

Arts

Judge tosses ex-CIA head John Brennan's document preservation lawsuit against the Justice Department

A federal judge has declined to issue a court order requiring the Justice Department to preserve all its records from investigations into John Brennan so the former CIA director can challenge any eventual criminal case against him as a malicious prosecution

October 16, 2026

Crime

Justice Department cuts off evidence sharing with Minnesota investigators probing fatal ICE shootings

October 16, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance

Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battle

The first Justice Department subpoena demanding voter information caught Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar off guard.

October 15, 2026

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids

October 13, 2026

Crime|Election

US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

Election|Political

Rep. Ilhan Omar responds after federal officers search her home

October 12, 2026

Business|Political

Trump’s DOJ probes major TV networks over response to White House ban of CNN

October 11, 2026

Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of

October 10, 2026

Arts

Justice Department ran ‘roughshod’ over civil rights with plans to audit state voter rolls, judge says

October 10, 2026

Election

US judge rules Justice Department use of voter rolls unlawful

A US judge ruled on Friday that the Justice Department's push to obtain state voter rolls and check them against a federal immigration database to demand that

October 10, 2026

Uncategorized

Failed polygraph played role in the loss of Trump ally Kurt Olsen’s security clearance, sources say

Kurt Olsen, a Justice Department lawyer who has been a leading Trump administration proponent of false

October 07, 2026

Arts|Political

Lawyers for ex-Olympian cleared in Reflecting Pool case call for government watchdog investigations

Lawyers for a former Olympian whom the Justice Department charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, only to abruptly drop the case after determining that he was not responsible, are urging two different government watchdogs to examine what they say was a flawed investigation and prosecution

October 06, 2026

Political

Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

A judge has overturned President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle

October 02, 2026

Interview

Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his team's tactics

Former special counsel Jack Smith has forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics

September 29, 2026

US appeals court mulls contempt probe over Trump deportation flights

A US Justice Department lawyer asked an appeals court on Tuesday to terminate a judge's inquiry into whether Trump administration officials willfully

September 30, 2026

Arts|Interview|Opinion

Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells Senate he won't be silenced by prosecution threats

Former US special counsel Jack Smith told senators on Tuesday that he will not be silenced by threats of prosecution, as he

September 29, 2026

Crime|Economy|Election|Political|US

Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

September 29, 2026

Crime|Political

Ex-White House election official leaves DOJ probe of Trump foes, sources say

A second US Justice Department lawyer working on a criminal probe into whether U.S.

September 29, 2026

Business|Technology

EU vows to defend its stand against X after the US backs a court challenge from Elon Musk

The European Union says it's ready to defend a 120 million euro fine issued to social media platform X

September 25, 2026

Election|Political|US

Inside Trump’s plan for the ‘biggest DOJ election observer effort in history’

September 25, 2026

Crime|Political

Judge Aileen Cannon’s gag order puts recently subpoenaed Mar-a-Lago agents in a bind

September 25, 2026

Election

Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false'

Maine Democrats are calling for Republican Sen. Susan Collins to account for a report that alleged she was the target of a federal investigation over campaign contributions

September 24, 2026

Arts

US Justice Department charges Utah postal worker with dumping mail ballots in trash during primary

The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary

September 23, 2026

Crime|Economy

Other presidents have let white-collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump

No other U.S. president has come close to wiping away the amount in fines and restitution owed to victims that Trump has.

September 22, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Binance faces US scrutiny over possible Iran sanctions violations, source says

US prosecutors are investigating Binance in connection to US sanctions on Iran and trading activity on its platform, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

September 22, 2026

Arts

Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor’s exit

Justice Department officials are pressing forward with an investigation of President Donald Trump's foes despite the departure of prosecutor Joe diGenova, who had been leading it for months

September 21, 2026

Crime|Election

Attorney General Blanche's appearances at political events blur Justice Department boundaries

Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with speeches at political events that depart from longstanding norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias

September 18, 2026

US House votes to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress

The U.S.

September 17, 2026

Arts|Crime

Judge refers Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney to DOJ for prosecution

September 17, 2026

Finance

House holds billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt over Epstein probe

September 17, 2026

Crime|Election|Political

Attempted Trump assassin ordered packages using Bob Dole's name, new records show

U.S.

September 16, 2026

Arts

Judges question DOJ bid to revive cases against Trump foes Comey, James

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday appeared wary of the Justice Department’s bid to revive criminal cases against two of President Donald

September 15, 2026

Arts|Crime|Election|Entertainment

Noncitizens accused of illegal US voting challenge Trump's authority to prosecute them

As U.S.

September 15, 2026

Exclusive: Tense phone call and resignation upend Justice Department probe into Trump’s top foes

September 14, 2026

Arts

Justice Department secures deportation order in first-of-its-kind case brought in secretive court

September 11, 2026

Crime|Election|Political

Trump admin pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into president’s foes resigns after DOJ clashes

September 11, 2026

Business|Crime|Political|US

Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes tells AP that he has resigned his position

An ally of President Donald Trump says he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president

September 11, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance

Justice Department directs states to hold on to 2024 election records as it seeks their voter data

The Trump administration is ordering officials in more than two dozen states to preserve records from the 2024 election

September 11, 2026

Election|Political

Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Nevada voter data, state’s elections chief says

September 06, 2026

Crime|Political

ICE agent re-arrested after being charged with lying over Minnesota shooting

An immigration officer was back in custody in Texas on Thursday night after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges

September 04, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Justice Department pardon lawyer who says she was fired in dispute over Mel Gibson's gun rights sues

A former Justice Department pardon attorney who says she was fired after she refused to recommend the restoration of actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights has sued over her termination

September 04, 2026

Arts|Technology

Judge orders changes to Google's digital ads business but spares it from a breakup

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its price-gouging monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching breakup that had been sought by the U.S. government

September 02, 2026

Education

Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender students

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students

September 02, 2026

Justice Department seizes more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations for Hamas

The Justice Department says it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas

September 02, 2026

Crime

DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial DEA strategy that allowed large fentanyl shipments to reach the streets

August 31, 2026