The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, and is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Marshals Service (USMS), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
The top U.S. federal watchdog vowed on Saturday to continue to conduct "aggressive" independent oversight of government agencies, after President Donald Trump fired the inspector general of the U.S...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prevents hoarding and price gouging of crucial medical supplies. Attorney General William Barr announced the Justice Department would launch..
The Secret Service is warning the American public about what scammers are using as their secret weapon during the coronavirus pandemic. According to Newser, that secret weapon is fear. The DOJ will go..
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that granted a Democratic-led House of Representatives committee access to material redacted from former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on..
A U.S. federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday blocked a Trump administration policy that has forced tens of thousands of migrants to wait in Mexico for months for hearings in U.S. immigration..
Reuters reports a 19-year-old Arkansas man is appearing before a federal judge on Tuesday. The Justice Department is accusing him of attempting to blow up a vehicle at the Pentagon. Matthew Dmitri..
Wells Fargo reached a settlement Friday for a massive fake account scandal, in which it admitted to guilt and agreed to pay $3 billion to the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission...
Attorney General William Barr will meet with Senate Republicans on Tuesday. The meeting will take place at their weekly lunch, according to a source familiar with the planning. The gathering is..
Donald Trump's longtime friend and adviser Roger Stone was sentenced to serve 40 months in jail in a case that embroiled the Justice Department in political controversy and provoked the ire of the U.S...
Roger Stone, the longtime GOP strategist, is going to jail. A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine. He will also serve two years..
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trumpâs long-time adviser Roger Stone is set to be sentenced on Thursday after being convicted on charges including lying to a congressional panel..
President Donald Trump's long-time adviser Roger Stone arrived at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Thursday where he is set to be sentenced on Thursday after being convicted on charges..
U.S. Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning over President Donald Trumpâs tweets about Justice Department investigations, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, while the..
Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning. Barr is said to have been considering the option due to President Trumpâs tweets about the Justice Department. Barr has told people close to..
A source said Attorney General William Barr considered resigning because of President Donald Trump. He didnât like Trumpâs interference with Justice Department matters, particularly his tweets..
A federal judge denied a bid by longtime Donald Trump friend Roger Stone to delay his sentencing, despite furious tweets by the president defending the political operative and self-proclaimed "dirty..
More than 1,100 former U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump...
More than 1,100 former Justice Department employees have signed an online petition. Politico reports the letter urges Attorney General Bill Barr to resign. It also commends the four prosecutors who..
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has "the legal right" to interfere in criminal cases, capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the..
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he has "the legal right" to interfere in criminal cases, capping a tumultuous week that raised questions about whether he is eroding the independence of the..
U.S. President Donald Trump's comments this week weighing in on the trial of his longtime associate Roger Stone amount to political interference in the judiciary and are "an abuse of power," House..
The directive comes just days after an internal Justice Department review found new problems with the FBI's management of wiretap applications.
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A California man faces federal charges after officials say he ran a train "at full speed off the end of rail tracks" near the U.S. Naval Ship Mercy.
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The FBI failed to keep all the records it needed to justify wiretaps within the United States, a Justice Department watchdog said on Tuesday in a report that raised new questions about a domestic.. Reuters - Published
The four senators deny wrongdoing, and Sen. Richard Burr asked for an Ethics Committee review. The Justice Department inquiry is in early stages.
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A Southern California man was arrested on Wednesday on a federal fraud charge alleging he solicited investments in a company that would market a pill that would prevent the coronavirus, the U.S... Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to prevent hoarding and price gouging of crucial medical supplies needed to fight the deadly coronavirus, while Attorney General William Barr.. Reuters - Published
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday the Justice Department has already launched investigations into the possible hoarding of crucial medical supplies that are in high demand as the.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department on Sunday said it cracked down on a website that was fraudulently offering to sell vaccines for warding off the deadly coronavirus. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department lacks a uniform policy to address office romances between supervisors and their employees, a problem that creates a power imbalance and raises questions about whether such.. Reuters - Published
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump's administration, ruling that the Justice Department must provide a Democratic-led congressional panel grand jury material.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday urged people who know of price-fixing, bid-rigging or other illegal moves to profit off coronavirus fears to contact government officials. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's former top watchdog, tasked with rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, was indicted on Friday on charges he plotted to steal the government's proprietary.. Reuters - Published
The Justice Department on Friday set in motion the mass collection of DNA from detained immigrants, building on a program in Michigan and Texas.
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-The U.S. Department of Justice has delayed the return to Malaysia of another $240 million of recovered money allegedly stolen from the 1MDB sovereign fund, two sources with direct knowledge of the.. Reuters - Published
A federal judge criticized Attorney General William Barr on Thursday, ordering the Justice Department to hand over the Mueller report, unredacted.
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The Justice Department said Friedrich Karl Berger, 94, was an armed guard at a concentration camp in Germany where prisoners were held in âatrociousâ conditions. NYTimes.com - Published
A Justice Department inspector general report said at least six terrorist attacks involved suspects whom the FBI had previously investigated.
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The FBI has not done enough to fight homegrown extremist threats and has yet to figure out how to determine whether people it investigates who have mental health issues pose an actual threat to.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks policies to safeguard against serving potentially contaminated food to its inmates, a problem that led it to buy substandard products including whole cow hearts.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department charged two Chinese nationals with laundering more than $100 million in cryptocurrency on behalf of North Korea, in court filings that detail Pyongyang's use of hackers to.. Reuters - Published
The House Judiciary Committee requested records and interviews with prosecutors related to possible âimproper political interferenceâ at the Justice Department. NYTimes.com - Published
A man is appearing before a federal judge on Tuesday for accusations that he attempted to blow up a vehicle at the Pentagon, according to the Justice Department. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone will urge a federal judge on Tuesday to grant him a new trial, after she sentenced him last week to serve more than three years in prison in a.. Reuters - Published
We count on an independent Department of Justice to look out for us and for America. But Trump has commandeered DOJ to protect his friends and allies.
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A U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency counterterrorism analyst pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges he leaked classified materials about a foreign country's weapons system to two journalists in 2018 and.. Reuters - Published
The sentencing played out amid extraordinary upheaval at the Justice Department and a virtual standoff between the president and the attorney general. NYTimes.com - Published
President Donald Trump's long-time adviser Roger Stone on Thursday arrived at the federal courthouse where he is set to be sentenced after being convicted on charges including lying to a congressional.. Reuters - Published
President Donald Trump's long-time adviser Roger Stone is set to be sentenced on Thursday after being convicted on charges including lying to a congressional panel investigating Russian interference in.. Reuters - Published Also reported by •NYTimes.com
Prosecutors and judges have expressed concern about political intervention in criminal cases after the DOJ backtracked on Roger Stone's sentence.
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A former deputy attorney general under President George H. W. Bush is calling on Attorney General William Barr to step down from his post after what he sees as an erosion of the Justice Department's.. USATODAY.com - Published
With a series of retweets, President Trump kept up attacks on federal law enforcement agencies, despite pleas from the attorney general. NYTimes.com - Published
U.S. authorities in Miami arrested a Mexican citizen who had been recruited by a Russian government official to locate and obtain the license plate number of the car of a "U.S. government source," the.. Reuters - Published
The decision comes after a contentious week for the Justice Department, as it faces allegations of political meddling in criminal cases tied to the president.
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Mr. Stoneâs lawyers had asked for a delay in a case that has prompted turmoil within the Justice Department. But the judge said she will still hear out the defenseâs concerns. NYTimes.com - Published
An association of federal judges has called an emergency meeting after Attorney General William Barr intervened in the case of Trump ally Roger Stone.
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More than 1,000 former U.S. Justice Department officials on Sunday called for Attorney General William Barr to resign over his handling of the trial of a longtime adviser of President Donald Trump. Reuters - Published
The letter comes after a contentious week for the Justice Department, which already faces allegations of succumbing to political pressure.
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Stone's sentencing recommendation â coupled with Trump's critical tweets â caused a shakeup in the prosecution team and appeared to rattle the AG.
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Amid mounting furor over politicization at the Justice Department, the attorney general ordered reviews of such investigations and prosecutions. NYTimes.com - Published
Here's the latest for Friday, February 14th: US, Taliban reach truce agreement; Trump ignores AG's request to stop tweeting while DOJ won't charge McCabe; Michael Avenatti is convicted of extortion;.. USATODAY.com - Published
The development caps off a controversial week for the Justice Department as the agency faces allegations of political meddling in criminal cases.
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The decision to decline charges appears to be a move to distance the Justice Department from President Trump, who has long attacked Mr. McCabe. NYTimes.com - Published
A day after the attorney general publicly rebuked him, President Trump rejected the tradition of an independent Justice Department. NYTimes.com - Published
Facing a barrage of criticism from the president about the Justice Department, the attorney general offered a rebuttal on Thursday. NYTimes.com - Published
The attorney general said that the presidentâs attacks on prosecutorsâ handling of his friend Roger Stoneâs sentencing undermine the legal system and the Justice Department. NYTimes.com - Published
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