The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump planned “well in advance” to declare victory on election night, regardless of the vote count, said Rep. Zoe Lofgren at Thursday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

The Supreme Court declined Trump’s request to have the justices intervene in a dispute with the DOJ over documents marked as classified.

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it had turned over the bulk of documents retrieved from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to the former president’s legal team, starting a 21-day clock for Trump to decide — and officially declare — precisely which records he wants off-limits in a criminal…

The employee’s account provides insight into ex-president’s behaviour leading up to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago

The president supports the law that could send his son to prison for lying about his personal habits while buying a firearm.

After a long break and then a postponement caused by Hurricane Ian, the House Jan. 6 select committee is set to hold what may be its final hearing Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters last week that the hearing will not have live…

A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force longtime casino developer Steve Wynn to register as a foreign agent

In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the New York State Unified Court System said the defense has "neither filed a notice nor requested an extension to do so."

A Michigan woman has sued the Chippewa Valley School Board for contacting her employer and the U.S. Justice Department to complain about her speaking out at board meetings about schools being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and about school mask policy. Sandra Hernden said her son was suffering academically and…