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U.S. carries out the first federal execution in nearly two decades

July 14, 2020 at 6:25 a.m.

The Trump administration was moving ahead early Tuesday with the execution of the first federal prison inmate in 17 years after a divided Supreme Court reversed lower courts and ruled...

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

July 9, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump鈥檚 former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison Thursday, weeks after his early release to serve the remainder of his...

Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney ...

Federal officials feared Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell might kill herself

July 9, 2020 at 3:29 p.m.

Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein鈥檚 longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and sheets and made her...

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York for Jeffrey Epstein-related sex abuse charges

July 6, 2020 at 8:51 p.m.

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to a New York City jail plagued by coronavirus concerns and other problems as she faces charges that she recruited girls,...

Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney ...

Federal prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr

June 20, 2020 at 4:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON 鈥� An unusual standoff between Attorney General William Barr and Manhattan's top federal prosecutor ended Saturday when the prosecutor agreed to leave his job with an assurance that investigations...

Administration seeking rollbacks on tech company protections

June 17, 2020 at 12:27 p.m.

The Justice Department is proposing that Congress roll back legal protections for online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter that generally could not be held legally responsible for what...

President Donald Trump’s former National ...

Former federal judge says push to dismiss Flynn case is abuse of power

June 10, 2020 at 3:03 p.m.

A former federal judge appointed to review the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss criminal charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn said there was evidence of...

Mark Esper says no military for protests as standby troops leave

June 3, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Wednesday he opposes using military forces for law enforcement in containing current street protests, tamping down threats from President Donald Trump, who had warned states...

President Donald Trump visits Saint John Paul II National Shrine with first lady Melania Trump, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states

June 3, 2020 at 7:13 a.m.

After threatening states that he would dispatch the military to quell protests, President Donald Trump appeared to be privately backing off, with White House officials saying the response to demonstrations...

Demonstrators stand in front of police in riot gear as they gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Saturday, May 30, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Protesters converge on White House for second straight day

May 30, 2020 at 10:25 p.m.

Police fired pepper spray at demonstrators near the White House and the D.C. National Guard was called in as pockets of violence erupted during a second straight night of protests...

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