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The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home.

Mississippi has the highest percentage of Black residents of any state. It has been home, as have other states, to legal fights over desegregation.

Rep. George Santos, whose lies about his life story have drawn deep scrutiny, pleaded not guilty to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn’t deserve. The embattled 34-year-old Republican, whose district covers part of Long Island and Queens, was charged with...

The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to resolve allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against members of the Sinaloa drug cartel and Chinese and Guatemalan citizens accused of supplying precursor chemicals required to make fentanyl.

The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to the Supreme Court over abortion after a lower court ruling allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available in the U.S. but reimposed past restrictions on getting and using the drug.

The documents, which were posted on sites such as Twitter, are labeled secret and resemble routine updates that the U.S. military’s Joint Staff would produce daily but not distribute publicly.

The Department of Justice has tentatively agreed to pay $144.5 million to settle civil cases tied to the 2017 massacre in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI will investigate the social platform following allegations that the company spied on journalists.

He faces lawsuits filed by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby, and later joined by other House Democrats.

The FBI conducted two searches in the ongoing special counsel investigation, two senior law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News.

The FBI did not announce any arrests, but is still investigating the group. FBI director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the action in a press conference.

A Colombian man once referred to as the country’s most notorious drug lord since Pablo Escobar has pleaded guilty to cocaine smuggling charges in the U.S.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday the federal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a violent arrest by Memphis police, “may take some time.”

The Biden White House has been criticized for how it has handled the discovery of classified records in private locations used by Joe Biden.

The U.S. Justice Department says it has opened a civil rights investigation into the arrest of Tyre Nichols, who died days after a confrontation with Memphis Police Department officers during a traffic stop.

It’s President Joe Biden’s refuge from Washington — a place that’s part home office, part Sunday family dinner venue, a safe place for his treasured 1967 Corvette and a makeshift campaign studio during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Justice Department accused Los Angeles-based City National Bank on Thursday of discriminating against Black and Latino residents, requiring the bank to pay more than $31 million in what is the largest redlining settlement in DOJ history.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday the appointment of a special counsel to investigate classified in found in President Joe Biden’s possession stemming from his time as vice president.

After classified documents were found in his Delaware home, President Joe Biden briefly addressed reporters Thursday to defend his administration’s response to the discovery. “The Department of Justice was immediately notified and the lawyers arranged for the [DOJ] to take possession of the documents.”