Attorney General

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is departing amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless…

People

Union criticizes Justice Dept. sending anti-Semitic post to immigration judges

Workforce

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MSPB: Agencies rarely act on managers who fail probationary period

Federal Newscast

More immigration judges, consolidation color DOJ 2020 budget request

Budget

FILE - This Jan. 30, 2018, file photo shows the Trump International Hotel in Washington. A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit that claims President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting profits from foreign and domestic officials through his hotel in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Judges grill lawyers in suit over Trump’s DC hotel

Associated Press

Senate panel approves Trump’s attorney general nominee

People

Rosenstein, a frequent Trump target, will leave Justice Dept

People

Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Mary Sessions

Jeff Sessions pushed out after a year of attacks from Trump

Agency Oversight

A roller coaster week for presidential personnel

Immigration and confirmations mark week three

Confirmations, repealing Obamacare top early agenda for 115th Congress

Congress

Trump selects Sen. Jeff Sessions as US attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as his pick for attorney general, signaling a sharp break in philosophical direction…

People

DEA confidential source program running amok, DOJ says

A new report released by the Justice Department Inspector General’s office states that the DEA’s policies regarding use of high-risk confidential sources…

Agency Oversight

Attorney General nominee wins GOP endorsements

Congress

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch won two key Republican endorsements Thursday en route to likely confirmation as the first black woman in the nation’s top law enforcement job.