The Justice Department’s independence from politics has always been a matter of rituals and appearances more than reality.

Danielle Sassoon and her colleagues opposed dropping corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight public corruption in a matter of weeks.

NEW YORK — The Justice Department under President Trump formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against ...

Citing the new administration, U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge for a 30-day extension to file materials ...

The U.S. Department of Justice will cease defending the independent status of three consumer and worker protection agencies, ...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Department of Justice is suing New York over the state's Green Light Law.

The letter calls for an investigation of two Justice Department officials: the acting attorney general, Emil Bove, and the ...

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order hours after the lawsuit was filed and has scheduled a hearing for Feb.

The Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss the criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

The Justice Department argued that the 14th Amendment has been misinterpreted by the Supreme Court and doesn’t grant ...

A top Trump appointee guided Mr. Adams’s legal team as they crafted an argument for dismissing corruption charges against the ...