Woman accused of sending poison letter to Trump arrested at Canadian border
The letter was intercepted this week before it reached the White House.
Attorney General Barr under fire over comparison of pandemic lockdown to slavery
In remarks Wednesday night at Hillsdale College, William Barr called the lockdown orders the “greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history” since slavery.
US charges Russian with plot to create election distrust
The Trump administration on Thursday charged a Russian national in a sweeping plot to sow distrust in the American political process and imposed sanctions against a Russia-linked Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election.
In Barr, Trump has a powerful ally for challenging mail voting
Like Trump, Attorney General William Barr has repeatedly sounded alarms about the November vote despite a lack of evidence. He’s no ordinary Cabinet member: As head of the Justice Department, Barr can shape investigations into election interference and voting fraud.
Bipartisan Senate panel concludes Trump campaign’s Russia contacts posed ‘grave’ counterintelligence threat
Russia launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election on behalf of Donald Trump, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday in the fifth and final report in its investigation.
Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Trump-Russia probe review
Kevin Clinesmith is accused of altering a government email about a former Trump campaign adviser who was a target of secret FBI surveillance, according to documents filed in Washington's federal court.
Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Portland and Washington
Among the questions being studied are whether the agents followed Justice Department guidelines, including on identification requirements and in the deployment of chemical agents and use of force.
US, Canada and UK accuse Russia of hacking coronavirus vaccine trials
The persistent and ongoing attacks are seen by intelligence officials as an effort to steal intellectual property, rather than to disrupt research.
Judge seeks more details on Trump’s clemency for Roger Stone
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered that the parties provide her by Tuesday with a copy of the executive order that commuted Stone's sentence.
GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct
The evolving arguments have allowed Republicans to cite political and historical grounds for acquitting Trump without feeling compelled to condone his behavior.
Mueller declares his Russia report did not exonerate Trump
The special counsel’s remarks stand as a strong rebuttal to Trump’s repeated claims that he was exonerated and that the inquiry was merely a “witch hunt.”
Barr dismisses ‘snitty’ letter from Mueller over handling of the Russia investigation report
In Senate testimony Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr pushed back at complaints from special counsel Robert Mueller.