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William Barr put a damper on two ideas President Trump has reportedly raised in recent days during what was likely his last press conference as attorney general.
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The Justice Department plans to unseal new charges in the coming days in connection with the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet that exploded over Lockerbie,…
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Jeffrey Rosen will lead the Justice Department for the final weeks of the Trump presidency as the White House presses officials to do more to investigate politically sensitive cases.
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Trump said he and Barr had a "very nice meeting" Monday and that their "relationship has been a very good one." Barr started out as a loyalist, but his relationship with the president frayed.
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Opposition to the death penalty is "a teaching that deserves our respect," says Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley. "I don't think it can be simply disregarded."
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The attorney general's policy breaks with Justice Department guidance of not interfering with elections that has stood for 40 years, Richard Pilger says.
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The attorney general specified that reviews can be conducted only if there are "clear and apparently-credible allegations of irregularities" that would affect the outcome of a state's election result.
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A former prosecutor says the current administration's approach is "soul-crushing," and he proposes changes for how future presidents can be investigated while in office.
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A panel charged with reforming policing snubbed defense attorneys and community activists, the ruling held, in violation of standing legal requirements. Its work will cease for now.
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In remarks Wednesday, the attorney general also said restrictions imposed during the coronavirus are "the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" since slavery.