'The attack on our nation’s Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an unprecedented assault on the seat of American democracy,' said Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith.

The public overwhelmingly supports red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to prevent gun violence by temporarily confiscating guns from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others.

The indicted former president faces 37 felony charges of improperly handling federal classified documents, lying to law enforcement officers, and obstruction of justice.

The former president told supporters that if he wins back the White House in 2024, he would force the department to target President Joe Biden.

Republicans claim to support 'law and order,' but they want to defund the Justice Department and FBI over their investigations into former President Donald Trump.

GOP lawmakers are already attacking the Justice Department before seeing the charges and evidence against the former president.

The indictment carries unmistakably grave legal consequences, including the possibility of prison if Trump's convicted.

The new limits to the abortion pill's use will take effect Saturday unless the court acts before then.

The Department of Justice appealed a federal judge’s ruling that the FDA had illegally approved mifepristone 23 years ago.

An anti-abortion group is seeking to reverse the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, which could result in the pill being removed from the market across the country.

The funding comes from bipartisan gun safety legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden in June 2022.

The department denied the House Judiciary Committee chair’s demands for access to information on President Biden because it would ‘risk jeopardizing’ investigations.

The Special Counsel’s Office has requested ‘any and all communications in any form’ officials in certain counties had with Trump officials between June 2020 and January 2021.

While there is no exact public timeline for the conclusion of investigations into former President Donald Trump, there is at least three known probes continuing despite his declaration that he will run for president in 2024.

A federal investigation into allegations that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his powers began in 2020.

In addition to amending convictions that affected thousands of Americans, President Biden called on state and local leaders to take similar changes to help countless more across the country.

The Department of Justice recently confirmed the Department of Veterans Affairs has the authority to provide abortions in limited circumstances, even if the pregnant veteran is located in a state that entirely bans abortions.

President Joe Biden spoke of a hate ‘through-line’ that, along with racism, bigotry and violence, has long plagued the nation.

With lives at risk following the enactment of dangerous abortion bans in several states, the federal government is taking action.

Trump is under investigation for keeping classified White House documents at his Palm Beach residence.

While the attorney general’s office has taken action to protect election workers, one election official warns legal steps ‘will not stop such threats until the lies stop.’

Congress designated 988 as the universal number for the mental health crisis hotline system in 2020 after nationwide protests against cases of police brutality.

Vice President Kamala Harris said the internet can be ‘a place of fear’ for many, especially marginalized people.

‘This systemic misconduct was blessed by top brass at the Louisiana State Police,’ said Alanah Odoms, executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana.

State and local agencies will have access to a national database of cases of police officer misconduct.

‘Communities of color, indigenous communities and low-income communities often bear the brunt of the harm caused by environmental crime, pollution and climate change,’ Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

Police across the country cited upticks in the number of so-called ‘ghost guns’ used in violent crimes.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) appears taking a page from former President Donald Trump’s legal playbook.

Police found a 3D-printed gun at the scene of a recent school shooting in Rockville, Maryland.

Despite the department’s decision to close its investigation of Emmett Till’s slaying, agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases.