A federal judge ruled Saturday that former President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove a federal workforce watchdog was unlawful, setting the stage for a Supreme Court battle over presidential control of executive agencies.
A Justice Department report has uncovered evidence that senior officials leaked details of investigations into nursing home deaths in New York and New Jersey during the COVID-19 pandemic to sway the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
A Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday reveals that the FBI has not consistently reported child sexual abuse allegations to local authorities, despite reforms enacted after its handling of the Larry Nassar case.
One of the country’s top federal narcotics prosecutors violated ethics rules last year after drunkenly handing his business card to Florida police during a hit-and-run investigation.
ATF is accused of unlawfully dishing out up to $20 million to agents and investigators who worked in non-law enforcement positions by misclassifying them as law enforcement jobs, a government watchdog said.
The Department of Homeland Security under President Trump is struggling to execute its mission to keep the nation safe because it lacks a permanent leader, a cohesive plan and sufficient staffing, the agency’s inspector general warned in a new report.
A conservative watchdog group filed suit in an effort to remove Robert Mueller as special counsel appointed to investigate possible collusion between President Trump’s campaign team and Russia.
A top Justice Department official who served as the corporate compliance watchdog has resigned because she said President Trump’s administration is violating the same government ethics laws that she’s expected to enforce on other businesses.
