Jack Smith finalizing Trump investigation report, may release Friday
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on investigations into Donald Trump as an appeals…
Fed courts won’t refer Justice Thomas to attorney general over ethics
WASHINGTON — The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary’s…
Opinion: How press freedoms could fare in the new Trump administration
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, there’s much speculation on how his second administration will affect press freedom. The…
House Ethics Committee secretly voted to release Matt Gaetz ethics report, source says
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against…
Column: Trump pick would turn FBI into Federal Bureau of Retribution
WASHINGTON — Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee as the next director of the FBI, has big plans.He has called for the prosecution of a long…
Biden pardon, Patel FBI nomination fuel debate over politics and justice
Democrats have warned for months that Donald Trump, if elected again, would bend the Justice Department to his own political will. But President Biden’s announcement…
Despite Trump’s election, Jack Smith has one more job to do
In George Orwell’s classic depiction of an authoritarian society, “Nineteen Eighty-four,” a key component of political control is the state’s erasure of history: “Every record…
What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general
NEW YORK — Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as U.S. attorney general hours after his first…
Trump chooses Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other…
Republican senators divided on release of Matt Gaetz ethics report
WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump digs in on his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Republican senators are divided over how much…
Column: Trump’s outlandish Cabinet picks part of a bigger power grab
WASHINGTON — At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are…
Police reform call grows for national use-of-force standard
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department launched broad investigations into two major city police forces this month as part of the Biden administration’s effort to fix troubled…
Will Matt Gaetz be confirmed as attorney general?
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general sent a clear signal through Washington on Wednesday that Trump intends for his Justice…
Trump free to decide who is investigated by Justice — including enemies
WASHINGTON — Before he was reelected, President Trump openly threatened to use — or abuse — his power by ordering federal prosecutors to pursue criminal…
What can Trump really do on Day One? A guide for the worried
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump made hundreds of promises during his campaign, including dozens he vowed to implement on “Day One” of his administration. At…
Criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Trump
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by…
Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office.Trump…
Trump’s protests aside, his agenda has plenty of overlap with Project 2025
ATLANTA — Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities…
FBI arrests Afghan man officials say planned election day attack in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an election day…
Man who staked out Trump charged with attempting assassination
WASHINGTON — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to…