Report focused on whether reporters, Giuliani received unauthorized information ahead of the 2016 election.
Justice
The way in which at least one operation was conducted put the female staff “in danger of becoming the victims of criminal offenses,” the Justice Department inspector general said.
After relaunching the consent decree program, the Biden administration is examining how it could work better.
Notes on some calls by a senior Justice Dept. aide could become the subject of a legal fight, said two people familiar with the situation.
Barrack, who lobbied on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, appeared in a Brooklyn courtroom on Monday.
Jill Tyson, a close aide to the FBI director, is the subject of a critical IG report about her relationship with a subordinate, according to current and former law enforcement officials.
New high-profile effort seeks to show aggressive action, as Republicans revive charges that Democrats are soft on crime.
A superseding indictment filed Thursday increases the number of accused in the case to nine.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D) said he needs information on agents who detained and clashed with demonstrators.
Critics say the proposed change, and a new rule for gag orders, would build higher walls of secrecy around federal investigations.
Secret searches under the Obama and Trump administrations had drawn protests from First Amendment advocates.
Companies, universities, and government entities in a dozen country were targeted, according to U.S. officials.
ACLU says testimony by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez was “deeply disappointing,” aimed at “placating anti-immigrant politicians.”
For many months, FBI agents did not act on the allegations. And dozens more appear to have been abused in the meantime, the report said.
Unsealed request for court order names three articles for which Trump administration sought to identify leakers.
As a former prosecutor considers a run for governor, Donald Trump’s unfounded claims expose new fissures in the GOP.
He used Freedom of Information Act requests to reveal illegal spying on American citizens.
Press advocates said the arrests send a message that reporting is essential to democracy.
Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a review of whether the drug approved for federal executions, pentobarbital, poses risks of pain and suffering. His review also will examine a decision made late last year to allow other methods of execution, including electrocution and firing squad.
The proposal goes further than past efforts to safeguard reporters’ contacts with sources.
