Kevin Johnson
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Justice Department drops sex-trafficking probe of Rep. Matt Gaetz without charges, lawyers say
The investigation coincided with Matt Gaetz’s rise to prominence as a vocal supporter of Donald Trump and antagonist to congressional Democrats. → Read More
Former Vice President Mike Pence expected to challenge DOJ special counsel subpoena
Former VP Mike Pence plans to challenge a subpoena from a Justice Department special counsel probing Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. → Read More
Georgia judge orders partial release of Trump grand jury report Thursday
Three portions of the grand jury report will be released Thursday, including a section expressing concerns some witnesses may have lied under oath. → Read More
FBI searches former VP Mike Pence's Indiana home for classified documents
The FBI began searching former Vice President Mike Pence's home in Indiana on Friday after the previous discovery of some classified documents. → Read More
DOJ special counsel issues subpoena to Mike Pence related to Trump investigations
It's not immediately clear what special counsel Jack Smith is seeking from Mike Pence, but the demand likely marks a major escalation in the inquiry. → Read More
Chinese spy balloon sought secret US communications signals, State Department says
The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down had carried multiple devices to intercept sensitive communications, according to the State Department. → Read More
FBI searches Joe Biden's Delaware beach house as part of classified documents investigation
The FBI searched President Joe Biden's Delaware beach home Wednesday. Biden attorney Bob Bauer said it was planned with president's "full support." → Read More
FBI director 'appalled' by Tyre Nichols traffic stop video, 'disturbing' says Garland
Joe Biden spoke to the parents of Tyre Nichols by phone Friday. AG Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray urged any planned protests be peaceful. → Read More
DOJ launches inquiry into Abbott baby formula plant in Michigan
Abbott Laboratories confirms inquiry, 'cooperating fully.' → Read More
Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden's classified documents
Garland's statement comes hours after the White House disclosed a second set of classified records were recovered in at Biden's Delaware home. → Read More
Second set of classified documents found in Biden's garage after search of 2 residences
The records were recovered after Biden's lawyers conducted searches of the president's two Delaware residences. → Read More
Questions about Joe Biden documents escalate as second batch of records is found
The review move towards an inflection point with many questions unanswered. President Joe Biden has maintained the matter was handled appropriately. → Read More
President Joe Biden classified documents: What we know and how discovery compares to Trump
Classified records found in an office once used by Joe Biden echoes the discovery at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago. What we know about the two cases. → Read More
DOJ reviewing classified documents found at Biden facility from time as VP
Richard Sauber, a special counsel to the president, said the documents were immediately turned over the National Archives. → Read More
Georgia grand jury completes work in Donald Trump probe tied to 2020 election
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney set a Jan. 24 hearing to determine whether the report would be made public. → Read More
Jan. 6 committee's Monday decision on Trump key to public legacy and Justice investigation
The House Jan. 6 committee, after 18 months of investigating, is set to take its most defining actions in votes on criminal referrals Monday. → Read More
Lockerbie bombing suspect in 1988 Pan Am flight is in U.S. custody, says Justice Department
Libyan expected to make first court appearance in D.C. → Read More
DOJ watchdog: Prison staff failures preceded inmate murder of Whitey Bulger
Whitey Bulger was one of the nation's more notorious criminals as head of a violent South Bosten crime ring known as the Winter Hill Gang. → Read More
AG Merrick Garland appoints special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations
Jack Smith was named special counsel in two investigations targeting former President Donald Trump over the 2020 election and classified documents. → Read More
FBI: Dozens of HBCU threats linked to one juvenile; suspect prosecuted in state court as minor
The threats earlier this year launched a wide-ranging domestic terror inquiry involving 30 FBI field offices. → Read More