The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

A former U.S. solicitor general who was brought in to help a federal judge decide whether to accept a Justice Department request to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to submit written arguments

The head of the FBI’s New York field office who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so

The Justice Department released a batch of long-circulating documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting criticism for their lack of new information.

That's the powerful argument that Mayor Adams's lawyers are making, citing (among other grounds) the leaking of a resignation letter containing "the wildly inflammatory and false accusation that Mayor Adams and his counsel had, in essence, offered a quid to the Department of Justice in exchange for the quo of…

Federal judge criticizes Justice Department's changing stance on presidential pardons for Capitol riot defendants, emphasizing the need for clarity and con...

Justice Department drops cases addressing discriminatory hiring practices in police and fire departments, signaling a shift in government support for diver...

The Justice Department is abandoning Biden administration cases that sought to force police and fire departments to end alleged discriminatory hiring practices, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday

A federal judge has criticized the Justice Department’s evolving position that a presidential pardon for a Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol also covers his conviction for illegally possessing guns at his home

Sen. Richard J. Durbin asked Trump picks for Justice Department roles whether elected officials could refuse to obey a federal court order.