The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

Last week, Donald Trump's lawyers formally accepted service of the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena demanding documents by Friday and the former president's testimony 10 days later, setting the stage for a historic legal battle pitting the executive branch against the legislative branch.

A federal judge blocked Penguin Random House's proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster, saying that the joining of two of the world's biggest publishers could "lessen competition."

A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House’s attempt to swallow its smaller rival, Simon & Schuster, dealing a blow to the world’s largest book publisher’s attempt to become an even bigger giant.

Officials say David DePape, charged with assault and attempted kidnapping, wanted to take US House speaker hostage.

The Justice Department says reports of people watching ballot boxes in Arizona, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests, raise serious concerns about voter intimidation as it stepped into a lawsuit over the monitoring

WASHINGTON — The nearly 900 Capitol insurrection-related arrests moving their way through the court system make up an average of 40% of all appearances on the District of Columbia District Court calendar each week.

Federal investigators say the man charged with attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband brought zip ties, tape, rope and a hammer to the couple's home.

The agency should be abolished and its employees sent to seek jobs in the private sector.

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland this week announced guidelines restricting federal prosecutors from seizing telephone records and notes from reporters — a move applauded by media advocates who remain concerned about federal, state and local government practices.

CHICAGO — A pending federal lawsuit, brought by a downstate Republican congressman and two GOP officials, could invalidate potentially tens of thousands of mailed general election ballots that are cast by Illinois voters, including military members serving overseas, and postmarked on or before this coming Election Day but received by…

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