Blanche, other DOJ appointees can take part in campaigns, memo says
The Justice Department has loosened the guidelines for the attorney general and other senior political appointees, allowing them to participate in political activities.
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The Justice Department has loosened the guidelines for the attorney general and other senior political appointees, allowing them to participate in political activities.
An 18-year-old Twin Cities man accused of telling an FBI informant he planned to carry out an attack later this month at Mall of America was arrested at gunpoint Tuesday in Richfield, Minnesota, during an arranged meeting to buy an assault rifle, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
Larry Montes, the man accused of creating a violent disturbance inside a New York City synagogue late last week, was hit with federal charges on Tuesday.
The software company at the center of a New Jersey noncitizen voting controversy fired back Thursday, saying the state is responsible for the snafu.
The Justice Department says it's released "every document required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act," but CBS News has identified numerous gaps.
DOJ is probing a nonprofit run by billionaire Reid Hoffman that funded a portion of E. Jean Carroll's civil litigation against President Trump, several sources said.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
NYU Langone is warning patients that the hospital has been subpoenaed by the Justice Department to provide information on patients under 18 who received gender-affirming care, as well as the healthcare providers who treated them.
The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.
The changes were likely to affect Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 official at the Justice Department and Harmeet Dhillon, the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife appeared Thursday in federal court in Manhattan. Here's a look at his life behind bars.
The Justice Department released more new documents on Jan. 30 from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after the DOJ's original deadline to do so.
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News.
The subpoenas threatened a criminal indictment related to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025, according to the Fed chair.
The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.
The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.
Federal prosecutors on Thursday presented an indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to a grand jury in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Justice Department is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing.
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that disqualified Alina Habba as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey.
The Justice Department asked a court to unseal grand jury transcripts in the sex trafficking cases of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
President Trump accused Democrats of using what he calls the "Epstein hoax" to defect blame for the government shutdown.
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted by the Justice Department in October on bank fraud charges.
Federal prosecutors said a criminal network in Cambodia used forced labor to extract billions from victims in the U.S. and around the world.
To Mamdani, the case has become a litmus test in the campaign -- one that weighs directly on the ability of the next mayor to stand up to President Trump.
A magistrate judge expressed confusion and surprise at some points during a Thursday night court session when a federal grand jury returned James Comey's indictment.
