Trump's Pick for Solicitor General Confirmed by Senate
During 1973's "Saturday Night Massacre," firing the independent prosecutor fell on the solicitor general.
People Are Building Nuclear Bunkers and Shelters
One company advertises a bunker with a sauna, game room, bowling alley and gun range.
What's It Like When Trump Retweets You?
The Twitter user "lana del fenty" once called the president a "Cheeto."
How Many Service Members Are Missing in Action?
The Department of Defense's POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues to recover the remains of service members from conflicts as far back as World War II.
One-Third of FEMA Leadership Positions Unfilled
The Department of Homeland Security is also short on appointed leaders.
RT Says Associates Asked to Register as Foreign Agents
The Justice Department is also looking into Sputnik, another media outlet with ties to the Russian government, a former correspondent has said.
Sexual Assault Victim Advocates Respond to DeVos Plan
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights released Title IX guidance as part of a "dear colleague" letter in 2011.
This Man Could Fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller
Robert J. Higdon Jr. is Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Congress Returns, and So Do Its Russia Investigations
The Senate and House intelligence committees and the Senate Judiciary Committee are overseeing investigations into Russian meddling in the presidential election.
House Intelligence Committee Subpoenas FBI, DOJ
The House Intelligence Committee is interested in the unverified dossier by Christopher Steele.
LGBT Groups Criticize Trump's Justice Department Pick
Eric Dreiband once defended Abercrombie & Fitch in an employment discrimination case brought by a Muslim woman who alleged the company would not hire her because of her head scarf.
Did Comey Break Rules by Drafting Clinton Statement?
"This is so far out of bounds it's not even in the stadium," says one former FBI official.
Comey Prepared to Exonerate Clinton Before Probe Ended
Senators Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham of the Senate Judiciary Committee detailed the information in a letter to new FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Opposing Trump from the Washington National Cathedral
Dean Randy Hollerith has said Trump's directives are "un-Christian" and do not advance "Christian values."
Trump Once Spoke With Newsweek in Moscow
Newsweek's former Moscow bureau chief reflects on her experience interviewing Trump in Russia 30 years ago.
White House Defends Trump's Revoking Flood Regulations
An August 15 executive order revoked an Obama directive regarding planning for flood risk.
Meet the Group Behind Most Confederate Statues
The United Daughters of the Confederacy was once "the club to be in if you were a Southern woman," a historian says.
How The Press Covered the 1918 Total Solar Eclipse
"Has Everyone His Smoked Glass Ready?" one local newspaper asked before the 1918 celestial event.
Bannon Met With Trump Donor Mercer Before Departure
The meeting took place in New York City on Wednesday.
Sessions Says Virginia Attack Might Be a Hate Crime
The attorney general had previously said the incident "does meet the definition of domestic terrorism."
Where Do Confederate Statues Go After They're Removed?
Monuments came down in Baltimore on Wednesday and Durham, North Carolina, on Monday.
Who is George Papadopoulos, the Trump Campaign Adviser?
George Papadopoulos, a young foreign policy adviser to Trump's campaign, suggested the candidate meet with Russian leaders, The Washington Post reported on Monday evening.
Trump Lied About Terrorists, Comey's Friend Claims
Benjamin Wittes, editor of the blog Lawfare, is challenging Trump's claim that the majority of people convicted of terrorism in the U.S. came from abroad.
U.S. Nuclear System Runs on Old Computers, Floppy Disks
The Department of Defense uses a decades-old nuclear system, according to a 2016 report by the Government Accountability Office.
Trump Says Reporters Reluctant to Cover Clinton, Lynch
The American Center for Law and Justice obtained hundreds of pages of emails between reporters and Department of Justice communications staff.
Scaramucci Memo: Obama, Clinton Press Officials React
"The memo is less insane than one would have guessed," says a former Obama administration communications director.
New FBI Director Sworn In Quickly and Quietly
Only one day passed between Christopher Wray's Senate confirmation and swearing-in. For his predecessors, the process took on average 26.8 days.
Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe to Remain as Deputy
Trump tweeted in July: "Problem is that the acting head of the FBI & the person in charge of the Hillary investigation, Andrew McCabe, got $700,000 from H for wife!"
Senate Confirms Christopher Wray for FBI Director
Wray enters the FBI at a fraught time for the Justice Department, following Trump's criticisms of Attorney General Sessions and acting FBI Director McCabe.
Solar Eclipse Means Disaster for Trump: Astrologers
"There's this symbolism that's built in with eclipses about...things coming to a close," says one astrologer.