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North Korean Hackers Charged With Stealing $1.3B in Global Cyberattacks
One of the defendants is a North Korean operative who was charged in the 2018 Sony Pictures hack.
Biden Admin Shuts Down Class-Action Lawsuit's Demand for DeVos Testimony
The Justice Department backed DeVos, calling demands that she testify "extraordinary, unnecessary, and unsupported."
Melania Trump's Ex-Aide Teases 'Trove' of Tapes as DOJ Drops Memoir Lawsuit
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff said she has an "enormous trove of communications" that "tell the true story" about contracts.
Joe Scarborough Doesn't Understand Why Trump Activists Aren't Surveilled
"I never understood why we don't go as aggressively after domestic terrorists as we do Islamic terrorists," Scarborough said on Friday.
Trump Could Face Prosecution for Inciting Capitol Riot, D.C. AG Suggests
"I know that I'm looking at a charge under the D.C. code of inciting violence," D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said.
Devin Nunes Complains on Fox News 'Republicans Have No Way to Communicate'
The California congressman demanded a racketeering investigation into Google, Apple and Amazon for their decision to ban Parler from their app stores.
Trump Attacks FBI, DOJ, Supreme Court and GOP Senators in Twitter Tirade
In a series of tweets Saturday, the president attacked a variety of people and departments for not backing his voter fraud claims.
Roger Stone Threatens to Sue DOJ, Mueller After Trump Pardon
President Trump's longtime friend said he would file a $25 million lawsuit alleging prosecutorial misconduct.
U.S. Suit Against Walmart Alleges Illegitimate Prescription Distribution
The Justice Department filed the civil suit against the retailer, which operates one of the nation's largest pharmacy chains.
Barr Says Hunter Biden Probe Doesn't Need Special Counsel
The outgoing attorney general said Monday he has "not seen a reason" to appoint a special prosecutor.
Hunter Biden Investigation: Here's What You Need to Know
"I'm not going to turn a blind eye on this," GOP Senator Ron Johnson said. "We'll keep digging."
GOP Rep Says 'Impeachable Conduct' May Be on Hunter Biden Laptop
Colorado's Ken Buck says America can't "move forward" with a Joe Biden presidency unless the DOJ appoints a special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden's laptop—that is, Buck claims, if Biden even won.
Analyst on Fox: Memo Authorizing Election Fraud Probes Won't Change Results
"It would be exceptional. It would be extraordinary to see any sort of indictment or anything this quickly during the time frame that matters," attorney James Trusty said.
DOJ Monitors Voting Compliance in Twice as Many Michigan Cities Than 2016
The DOJ will send personnel to Detroit and Hamtramck again this election, but will also be monitoring voting compliance in Eastpointe, Flint, Highland Park, Jackson and Shelby Township.
AG Barr 'Turned His Back On the Rule of Law,' Says Attorney 'Fleeing' DOJ
"I always believed the department's past leaders were dedicated to the rule of law and the guiding principle that justice is blind," wrote Phillip Halpern, former assistant U.S. attorney, in a new op-ed. "That is a bygone era, but it should not be forgotten."
156 Arrested in Controversial Operation LeGend, Which Brings Feds to States
U.S. Attorneys announced Friday that 156 people had been arrested in Kansas City, Missouri under Operation LeGend, President Donald Trump's controversial federal crime-fighting initiative.
Barr Says Police Standards Not Ready After Trump Promised to End Chokeholds
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass chided Barr: "The department is not doing enough to address issues of racial bias and brutality in law enforcement."
NYC Mayor Vows to Stop 'Unconstitutional' Effort to Send in Federal Agents
"What is he using them for? For crowd control, for repressing the right of people to protest," the mayor said.
Trump Is Unifying Americans—Against Himself
The president has built a multi-racial, multi-class, bipartisan political coalition opposed to his own re-election.
U.S. Executes Wesley Purkey, Who Calls It a 'Sanitized Murder'
Wesley Ira Purkey was put to death at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, hours after the Supreme Court cleared the way for his execution to proceed.
Couple Charged in $1.4M COVID Fraud Scheme After Trying to Flee Country
A couple from Virginia has been arrested and charged in an alleged scheme to defraud more than $1.4 million in federal money approved by Congress to go to struggling businesses amid the pandemic.
U.S. DOJ Investigating Ahmaud Arbery Shooting Death as Possible Hate Crime
The DOJ is investigating Ahmaud Arbery's February shooting death in Georgia as a potential hate crime, his family's attorney told news outlets Monday.
DOJ 'On the Lookout' for Lockdown Policies That Infringe on Civil Liberties
Attorney General William Barr had previously announced his intention to seek out state-level COVID-19 restrictions that may be encroaching on constitutional protections.
New York Man Charged With Price Gouging in First-Ever Such Federal Case
Federal agents discovered stocks of over 100,000 face masks and nearly 900,000 disposable gloves after searching the defendant's warehouse and retail outlets.
DOJ Clears U.S Drug Companies to Distribute Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment
The Justice Department on Monday cited "extreme urgency" in clearing wholesale U.S. pharmaceutical distributors from legal hurdles in order to provide the controversial anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to COVID-19 patients.
Health Care Workers Ask States to Hand Over Death Penalty Drugs
That the integrity of drugs in states' hands would be unreliable is a concern, but Dr. Joel Zivot says that states should be disclosing "if what they have is expired."
FCC Should Ban China Telecom For National Security, Says Justice Dept.
The Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Defense, among others, warned that authorizing China Telecom could give the Chinese government access to U.S. telecommunications networks.
Legal Historian: AG Barr's Actions Are 'Remarkably Not Normal'
Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case, says Jed Shugerman, was "yet another breach of norms in a pattern with Trump and Barr."
Former WH Ethics Chief Calls Bill Barr 'Most Dangerous AG in US History'
Richard W. Painter described Attorney General William Barr as the "most dangerous" in United States history, citing what he described as religious zealotry.
Five Things To Know About Michael Horowitz
Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday on his report about the FBI's investigation into Trump's 2016 campaign ties to Russia.