Biden sues justice department to block release of Hur interview audio
Former president says disclosure of recordings tied to classified files inquiry would violate his privacyJoe Biden, the former president, has filed a ...
Trump's justice department scrubs its website of news releases about January 6 defendants
Department of Justice acknowledges the removal of news releases about criminal cases related to 2021 Capitol attackThe Department of Justice is acknow...
The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement
D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government ...
Albanese’s department among those blocking 80% of FoI requests, scathing report finds
Report finds culture of ‘resistance and delay’ in the Australian parliament with more than 60% of requests having longer response times than mandated ...
US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns
Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president’s alliesThe justice department quietly added ...
Defense department watchdog opens inquiry into US airstrikes on alleged drug boats
Officials will determine if standard process was followed before lethal strikes in Caribbean and eastern PacificSign up for the Breaking News US newsl...
Alleged rapes on Married at First Sight UK must be investigated, says Department for Culture
DCMS says there must be ‘consequences for criminality’, after allegations by three women about onscreen partnersRape claims involving Channel 4’s Marr...
US justice department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing two Israeli embassy staffers
Prosecutors have described fatal shooting outside of DC’s Capital Jewish Museum last year as calculated and plannedThe US justice department will seek...
US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions
A 2023 supreme court decision banned the use of affirmative action in college admissionsThe justice department on Thursday accused Yale University of ...
Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work
The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of ...
Small Georgia town’s mayor doesn’t know what happens next after firing entire police department
The Cohutta town council will discuss reinstating the police and consider request for mayor's ‘immediate resignation’The town council in a small mount...
UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department
Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unide...
US state department to start revoking passports of parents who owe child support
Revocations will start on Friday for those who owe $100,000 or more, and then expand to those who owe $2,500 or moreSign up for the Breaking News US n...
UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds
School said its admission process is ‘based on merit’ and it is committed to complying with state and federal lawsThe US Department of Justice found o...
Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security
Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and Customs ...
Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts
In her first appearance on Capitol Hill this year, lawmakers questioned Education Secretary Linda McMahon about cuts to federal education spending and...
White House wants Department of Homeland Security reopen for World Cup
White House officials preparing for this summer's World Cup urge the Department of Homeland Security to reopen after an attempted assassination of US ...
Justice department files new criminal charges against ex-FBI director Comey
Subject of charges remains unclear, after earlier case over congressional testimony was dismissedUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Brea...
New State Department rules would deny visas to those who fear returning home
Diplomatic missions are told to ask nonimmigrant visa applicants if they fear returning to their home country, and to deny travel documents to those w...
Justice Department makes it easier to deport those with DACA status
Three appellate immigration judges sided with Department of Homeland Security lawyers who appealed a decision from Immigration Judge Michael Pleters t...
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital pu...