DOJ subpoenas ex-FBI Director James Comey over role in 2017 Russia intel assessment

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department (DOJ) has subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.  The subpoena marks a new escalation after Fox News Digital previously reported that Comey … Read more

DOJ fires warning shot at Letitia James over transgender treatments for minors

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Justice is warning New York Attorney General Letitia James to back away from her fight with NYU Langone Health over its decision to stop providing certain transgender treatments to minors, arguing federal law does not require the hospital to offer the … Read more

Powell has ‘no intention of leaving’ the Fed until Trump’s DOJ probe is closed

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will not step down from the central bank’s board until an investigation launched by President Donald Trump’s Justice Dept. into Powell’s congressional testimony last year is fully put to rest. “I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is well and truly over with transparency … Read more

Powell says he has ‘no intention of leaving’ Fed during DOJ investigation

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will remain at the central bank while the Department of Justice’s criminal investigation continues. “I have no intention of leaving the Board until the investigation is fully resolved with transparency and finality,” Powell said, referring to the Federal … Read more

Top DOJ officials to brief House Oversight Committee for Jeffrey Epstein probe

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top officials in President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) are briefing the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to aid Congress’ ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche are expected on Capitol Hill late Wednesday afternoon for a closed-door meeting … Read more

Trump lawyer in Jack Smith case draws conservative backing after DOJ praise rattles ‘elite’ legal conference

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s former defense lawyer received swift backing from conservative legal figures online after facing pushback at a recent American Bar Association (ABA) conference for praising the Trump Department of Justice. Attorney John Lauro, who defended Trump in special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election case, said … Read more

DOJ moves to drop charges against man who burned U.S. flag outside White House

Federal prosecutors in D.C. on Friday moved to drop charges against a man who was charged last year after he burned an American flag outside the White House, after President Trump had signed an executive order directing the DOJ to investigate flag burning.   Jan Carey was facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., … Read more

White House mulls defunding DOJ civil rights election observer program that aims to protect minority voting rights, sources say

The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners … Read more

Powell’s behind-the-scenes move after Trump’s DOJ opened its criminal probe

Fed Chair Powell addresses DOJ criminal investigation Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed the central bank had been served by the Justice Department in connection with allegations related to congressional testimony on the renovation of the bank’s headquarters. (Credit: Federal Reserve) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell moved quickly … Read more