FBI agents stationed in Southeast Asia repeatedly paid for or accepted sex from prostitutes, even while attending events focused on combating human trafficking, according to a newly released report from the Justice Department’s inspector general.
Newly unsealed court records show how federal prosecutors built — and were then forced to abandon — a criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams under pressure from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
Senior Trump administration officials may have violated federal law by sharing national defense information over the Signal messaging app, but so far, neither Attorney General Pam Bondi nor FBI Director Kash Patel has signaled plans to investigate.
Two family friends of Jessica D. Aber, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said police told those close to her that foul play is not suspected in her death.
The Justice Department on Monday announced a new task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism linked to support for the militant group.
A federal judge sharply criticized the Trump administration Monday for deporting more than 200 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite a court order barring their removal.
President Donald Trump is planning a rare visit to the Justice Department on Friday to discuss his administration’s efforts to “restore law and order.”
The Justice Department’s public integrity section, which handles corruption cases against government officials, is set to be significantly downsized, with its cases transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices across the country.
