The Justice Department is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold Donald Trump has accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state that year. Lawyers for the county filed a motion Monday to quash a grand jury subpoena requesting the information.
Since last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for sensitive voter data, including driver's license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
The case accuses the Trump administration of ignoring legislation designed to stop the spread of Chinese propaganda — and instead helping to broker a partial sale to businessmen close to Trump.
Bondi defended her work as attorney general, rejecting allegations that DOJ investigations and prosecutions, including the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, are driven by politics.
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas as part of an investigation into mortgage fraud allegations against Lisa Cook, who is fighting a Trump administration effort to remove her from her role as a Federal Reserve Governor.
The Trump administration's plans to convert some 50,000 civil servants into at-will employees has some worried that essential government functions will be politicized.
Last summer a federal judge ruled that Google had monopolized the search market. Now the Justice Department and the tech giant had one last chance to argue over what the penalties should be.
During a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Dale Ho questioned federal prosecutors over their decision to suspend criminal charges against Mayor Eric Adams. Judge Ho's ruling is expected soon.
In a new memo, a Justice Department official seeks to realign the department's positions on immigration with President Trump's executive actions — and threatens local officials who don't cooperate.
After former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration, President-elect Donald Trump named Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his next pick for U.S. attorney general.
An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.
The lawsuit alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law.