While GOP representatives accused him of the ‘weaponization’ of the Justice Department, Garland responded: ‘Our job is not to take orders from the president, from Congress, or from anyone else, about who or what to criminally investigate’
Thursday’s indictment comes as congressional Republicans pursue an impeachment inquiry into the Democratic president, partly over his son’s business dealings
Willis has not confirmed that an indictment will come this week, though her previous comments and security preparations suggest that action could be imminent
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Biden’s challenges pale in comparison with his predecessor and possible future rival, Donald Trump, who is facing three criminal indictments, with additional charges expected soon
The special counsel will be David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware. Weiss has been probing the financial and business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son
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Court documents allege Robertson referenced a “presidential assassination” and also allege threats against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York AG Letitia James
It is navigating unprecedented conditions in American democracy while trying to fight back against relentless attacks on its own credibility and that of the U.S. election system
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his closest rival, did not defend Trump, but he said that he would “end weaponization of government” if elected president
The new indictment includes extra charges of obstruction and willful retention of national defense information
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Biden’s attorneys are still seeking to keep information deemed private out of the public court record
Republicans continue to escalate their ongoing investigation into his handling of the probe into Hunter Biden
Leaders of the House Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, and Ways and Means committees opened a joint investigation into the federal case
The detainees are being accused of human smuggling, and if convicted, could be sentenced to life in prison. The discovery of the bodies in San Antonio, Texas shocked the world a year ago
The three separate indictments unsealed in federal court in New York represent the first prosecutions to charge China-based chemical companies and Chinese nationals with illegally selling the chemicals used to make fentanyl
Garland said Friday that attacks on the Justice Department’s independence are corrosive
His repeated mantra of commitment to the rule of law has not soothed Republicans who are standing by the indicted former president and reframing the charges as an unfair political persecution
The charges were filed against cartel leaders, as well alleged chemical suppliers, lab managers, fentanyl traffickers, security leaders, financiers and weapons traffickers
FBI agents searched the home of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira and arrested him in connection to the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war
The first federal capital case tried under President Joe Biden ended with a divided jury, which means that the life of the Islamic extremist Sayfullo Saipov was spared
The Scorpions faction of the Gulf cartel condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible
The findings are the result of an investigation launched after the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020
The Justice Department said the tie-up would especially hurt cost-conscious travelers who depend on Spirit to find cheaper options than they can find on JetBlue and other airlines
The president of Ukraine met with US Attorney General Merrick Garland. ‘The main issue of all these meetings and the Lviv conference is accountability,’ he said
The former vice president and his attorneys are planning to cite constitutional grounds as they prepare to resist special counsel Jack Smith’s efforts to compel his testimony before a grand jury
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The discovery of the documents at the office blocks away from the US Capitol led to a search of the president’s homes, including his residence in Wilmington, Delaware
The FBI quietly gained access to its control panel in July and was able to obtain software keys to decrypt the network of some 1,300 victims globally
The government alleges that the company’s plan to assert dominance in online ads has been to ‘neutralize or eliminate’ rivals through acquisitions
