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Attorney General nominee William Barr departs ...

Trump’s AG pick to steer through Dem, GOP queries at hearing

January 14, 2019 at 10:42 p.m.

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee will have to navigate his confirmation hearing skillfully, emphasizing his support for President Donald Trump's policies while assuring Democrats he will act independently and...

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's ...

Cohen, ex-Trump lawyer, to testify publicly before Congress

January 10, 2019 at 10:19 p.m.

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, will testify publicly before a House committee next month in a hearing that could serve as the opening salvo of a promised Democratic...

N.Y. Expectations have diminished that ...

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein expected to leave Justice in weeks

January 9, 2019 at 6:23 a.m.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general.

FILE – In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, leaves the Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Manafort is suffering from depression and anxiety and is at times confined to a wheelchair because of gout. That’s according to a court filing from defense lawyers Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, responding to allegations that Manafort has repeatedly lied to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of investigators. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Filing: Manafort gave 2016 polling data to Russian associate

January 8, 2019 at 5:22 p.m.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence, and prosecutors say he lied...

U.S. judge orders North Korea to pay $500M in student抖阴ap death

December 24, 2018 at 1:59 p.m.

A federal judge ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million on Monday in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student...

President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.

Michael Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed; judge expresses disgust

December 18, 2018 at 1:27 p.m.

A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing hearing Tuesday for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, after a stunning hearing in which the judge accused Flynn of...

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks ...

Russia investigation initially looked at 4 Americans, Comey says

December 8, 2018 at 9:04 p.m.

The FBI's counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the...

Michael Cohen, former lawyer to President ...

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen met Russian offering “political synergy,” prosecutors say

December 7, 2018 at 9:27 p.m.

President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, deserves a substantial prison sentence despite his cooperation in a hush money payment case that implicated the president, federal prosecutors said Friday.

FILE – In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mueller is set to reveal more details about his Russia investigation as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Court deadlines set stage for more Russia probe details on Cohen, Manafort

December 7, 2018 at 9:23 a.m.

Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details about his Russia investigation on Friday as he faces court deadlines in the cases of two men who worked closely with President...

Mueller recommends no prison for Flynn, citing cooperation

December 4, 2018 at 7:50 p.m.

President Donald Trump's former national security adviser provided so much information to the special counsel's Russia investigation that prosecutors say he shouldn't do any prison time, according to a court...

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