Department Of Justice

Latest Stories

This Wednesday, April 16, 2014 photo shows Jerry DeLemus, of Rochester, N.H., talks, about heading a group of self-described militia members who have been camping on rancher Cliven Bundy&#8217;s ranch near Bunkerville, Nev. Armed backers of embattled rancher Cliven Bundy are still living along a state highway in southern Nevada, almost three weeks after an armed standoff halted U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to round up cattle he grazes on public land. The BLM says Bundy owes $1.1 million in grazing fees and penalties. (AP Photo/Ken Ritter)

Bundy supporters in 2014 Bunkerville standoff back on trial

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Donald Trump Jr., executive vice president of The Trump Organization, announces that the family's company is launching a new hotel chain inspired by his and brother Eric's Trump's travels with their father's campaign at Trump Tower in New York on June 5, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump Jr.’s meet with Russian lawyer broke election laws: Watchdog group

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Machinist Mate 1st Class Kristian Saucier was sent to prison for carelessness with classified information while Hillary Clinton avoided any punishment from the Obama administration. (U.S. District Court of Connecticut) ** FILE **

‘Hillary Clinton defense’ used to appeal for former Navy sailor’s freedom

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Twitter can proceed with free speech case against DOJ, federal judge rules

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 9, 2017 file photo, a packed hearing room during a Massachusetts Legislature's Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security public hearing concerning a bill that calls for sharp limits on cooperation between federal immigration officials and state and local law enforcement agencies, at the Statehouse in Boston. The Justice Department on Thursday, July 6, 2017, questioned whether some so-called sanctuary cities responded honestly when asked whether they follow the law on sharing the citizenship status of people in their custody with federal immigration authorities. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Justice Dept. questions cities’ immigration info sharing

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

FBI Director nominee Christopher Wray served as Chris Christie's personal lawyer in the "Bridgegate" scandal and also headed the 9/11 criminal investigation. (Associated Press)

Christopher Wray, Trump’s FBI director nominee, cites his most important cases

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, as he testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to recuse from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump. Sessions heads the Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

DOJ reviewing jurisdictions ‘alleged’ compliance with immigration law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

White supremacists once again can easily access Stormfront.org, the internet's oldest-operating hate site, after its sudden disappearance last month. (Associated Press/File)

Russian Embassy accuses U.S. of kidnapping Jurijs Martisevs, suspected cybercriminal

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the FBI in this June 13, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Robert Mueller hires star lawyers for team

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Jake Strang shows tents and a portable toilet set up for attendees for the Fyre Festival, Friday, April 28, 2017 in the Exuma islands, Bahamas. (Jake Strang via AP)

Fyre Festival organizer William McFarland arrested, charged with wire fraud

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Special counsel Robert Mueller has hired Michael Dreeben, still a deputy solicitor general in the Justice Department, for his Russia investigation team. The dual role is raising ethics questions. (Associated Press/File)

Michael Dreeben, Robert Mueller team member, still Justice Department lawyer

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 7, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate pulls opposition to DOJ pick after improved transparency

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this photo taken July 17, 2016, file photo, Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Manafort says he’s registering with the Justice Department as a foreign agent. Michael Flynn already did. And in both cases the filings by associates of President Donald Trump will come after the fact and accompanied by the admission that they violated federal law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, registers as foreign agent

By Chad Day and Jeff Horwitz - Associated Press

Justice Dept. group honors transgender teen in bathroom case

By SADIE GURMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014, file photo, protesters march in the street as lightning flashes in the distance in Ferguson, Mo., following the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old, in the St. Louis suburb on Aug. 9. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice say Ferguson, Missouri, is making progress in the effort to end racial bias in police and court practices, but more transparency is needed. U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry on Thursday, June 22, 2017, heard an update on a consent agreement reached in 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Ferguson making progress, Justice Department attorneys say

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein take their seats at the Justice Department's National Summit on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, in Bethesda, Md., on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

12 cities to receive Justice Department aid to lower crime

Associated Press

Illustration on the history of the Department of Justice by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Justice Department’s founding was complicated

By Thomas V. DiBacco

County seeks end to federal oversight of juvenile justice

Associated Press

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. Rosenstein said he's seen no basis for firing Robert Mueller, the former FBI director he appointed as special counsel to oversee an investigation into potential coordination between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rod Rosenstein privately mulls recusal from Russia probe: Report

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

In this May 3, 2017, file photo, FBI Director James Comey listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

James Comey wrote memos for leaking

By Daniel Gallington