Republican attorneys general are putting President-elect Donald Trump's prosecutors on notice, urging them to halt "political prosecutions of the incoming president." "The cases brought against ...

Trump can accuse his enemies of crimes on social media, and millions of his followers will believe it. He can place his allies in powerful positions in the Justice Department. They can talk tough and ...

A federal judge ruled that Trump’s hand-picked US Attorney can’t legally indict James Comey or Letitia James. An important question remains unanswered: Can a president direct a properly appointed ...

New data show a major drop in the number of white-collar criminal cases being brought by federal prosecutors. While the Trump administration is bringing fewer cases, the falloff is part of a longer ...

President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order relating to clemency for anti-abortion protesters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership issued an order Friday to curtail prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive rights facilities, calling the ...

Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, at least 210 women have faced prosecution for pregnancy outcomes — many involving substance use allegations or miscarriage. Advocates warn the trend is worsening ...

Federal prosecutors pursued a record number of cases of threats against public officials last year, according to a new study. This week also saw new extremist prosecutions and hate crime charges ...

The US Justice Department is prosecuting fewer white-collar criminals now than at any time since records back more than 30 years ago, a new report says. Federal prosecutions of white-collar criminals ...

What do a couple of Spokane sheriff’s deputies who killed a loose calf, a state attorney general and a Mason County child services worker have in common? They’ve all been targeted in citizen-initiated ...

FBI investigations are resulting in fewer federal prosecutions than before. Researchers at Syracuse University say 87 percent of the international terrorism cases that the FBI investigates do not ...