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Brian Benczkowski confirmed by Senate as new director for Justice Dept.’s criminal division

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed a controversial new director for the Department of Justice's Criminal Division.

July 11, 2018

Paul Manafort treated like a ‘VIP’ in prison, court documents show

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is treated like a "VIP" in prison, according to new court documents filed Wednesday.

July 11, 2018

DEA to reduce the number of opioids produced each year

The Drug Enforcement Administration now has the power to reduce the number of opioids produced each year, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.

July 11, 2018

Two ranking Democrats demand release of Strzok’s private testimony

Two ranking House Democrats on Wednesday demanded lawmakers release the full, unreacted testimony of anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok, claiming Republicans used the deposition to obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian collusion in the 2016 election.

July 11, 2018

Justice Department unveils consumer fraud task force

The Department of Justice on Wednesday unveiled a multi-agency task force to combat consumer fraud schemes, including those targeting the elderly and veterans.

July 11, 2018

Lisa Page to defy House Judiciary Committee subpoena, skip deposition: Report

Lisa Page, the former anti-Trump FBI lawyer who was briefly part of special counsel Robert Mueller's team, will not attend a Congressional hearing for which she had been subpoenaed, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte confirmed late Tuesday.

July 10, 2018

Paul Manafort to be moved to Alexandria jail

A federal judge Tuesday ordered former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to be relocated to a jail in Alexandria, Virginia.

July 10, 2018

Jury reaches mixed verdict in submarine case against two defense contractors

A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut, delivered a split verdict at the trial of two men accused of stealing trade secrets for an unmanned submarine from a defense contractor.

July 10, 2018

Decision on Trump gag order for James Wolfe case could come this month

A federal judge Monday said a decision on the motion to bar President Trump from speaking out against former Senate staffer James Wolfe could come within the next two weeks.

July 9, 2018

Justice Department seeks to terminate 19 outdated antitrust judgments

The Department of Justice filed a motion Monday to terminate 19 outdated antitrust judgments that remain on the books years after they are no longer relevant.

July 9, 2018

Peter Strzok’s public testimony rescheduled after no-show threat

Two House committees have pushed back the public testimony of Peter Strzok, the FBI agent who vowed to stop President Trump from winning the 2016 election, after his attorney threatened to ignore the subpoena.

July 6, 2018

AP meeting with FBI raises ethical questions

Associated Press reporters asked the FBI and Justice Department for a meeting in April 2017, hoping to find out whether their reporting on President Trump's former campaign chairman was on the right track.

July 4, 2018

Justice Department seeks to revoke ISIS supporter’s citizenship

The Justice Department on Tuesday filed court papers to revoke the naturalized citizenship of a man who pleaded guilty in 2009 after he traveled overseas to kill U.S. soldiers in the name of the Islamic State.

July 3, 2018

Justice Department rescinds 24 Obama-era regulations

The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it is ditching 24 guidance documents that it deems "unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law or otherwise improper."

July 3, 2018

The New York Times reassigns compromised reporter Ali Watkins

The New York Times is reassigning reporter Ali Watkins amid revelations that she had an affair with a Senate staffer at the center of a federal investigation into the leak of classified information.

July 3, 2018

Peter Strzok to publicly testify before two House committees next week

FBI agent Peter Strzok will publicly testify before two congressional committees on July 10.

July 3, 2018

State Department employee used work phone to produce child porn, say prosecutors

A State Department employee has pleaded guilty to producing thousands of child pornography videos over a two-year period, the Department of Justice announced.

July 3, 2018

Peter Strzok’s lawyer Aidan Goelman accuses Republicans of twisting testimony for ‘political games’

FBI agent Peter Strzok's lawyer on Monday accused Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee of twisting his closed-door testimony for "political games."

July 2, 2018

Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts accused of plotting terror attack on Cleveland July 4th parade

An Ohio man who converted to Islam and became radicalized in the U.S. was plotting to attack Cleveland's July Fourth fireworks celebration, hoping to hit America at its core, the FBI said Monday.

July 2, 2018

Associated Press may have tipped off FBI to Manafort storage unit

Associated Press reporters may have tipped off the FBI to a storage unit owned by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort that the bureau later raided, an FBI agent testified Friday.

June 29, 2018