Becerra, if confirmed, would take on a crucial role in the Biden administration, leading its response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Author: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
Justice Department can’t represent President Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules
A federal judge Tuesday blocked the Justice Department’s effort to intervene in a defamation case brought against President Donald Trump by E. Jean Carroll who claimed the president disparaged her when he denied the former magazine writer’s claim that…
OxyContin maker to plead guilty to federal criminal charges in $8 billion settlement
Purdue Pharma, the company whose OxyContin painkiller that drove a nationwide opioid epidemic, has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a settlement with the government that includes fines of more than $8 billion, the Justice D…
Six Russian intelligence operatives charged in global hacking operation; same group linked to 2016 election
“No country has weaponized its cyber capabilities as maliciously,” said a U.S. DOJ representative.
Woman suspected of trying to send ricin to White House to appear in New York court
A woman suspected of sending a package containing the poison ricin to the White House is expected to appear in a New York court Monday, following her arrest at the U.S.-Canada border, authorities said.
Woman suspected of sending ricin-tainted package to Donald Trump at White House arrested at US-Canada border
The woman was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Peace Bridge border crossing near Buffalo, authorities said.
As Trump hammers ‘law and order’ message at RNC, Barr’s DOJ takes ‘like it or not’ approach
As Donald Trump hits a “law and order” theme at the Republican National Convention, Attorney General Barr takes it to streets with Operation Legend.
Trump investigation goes beyond hush money to alleged mistresses, Manhattan DA suggests
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance continued to fight to obtain eight years of Trump’s personal and business tax records, with new documents.
Federal appeals court, calling COVID-19 threat ‘frivolous,’ rules to allow first federal execution in 17 years
A federal appeals court ruled the first federal execution in 17 years should go forward Monday, overturning an injunction to spare Daniel Lewis Lee.
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in custody in dispute over release conditions
President Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is back in federal custody in an apparent dispute over conditions of his early prison release.