Jeff Mordock

Jeff Sessions on hot seat as Donald Trump hints at possible Cabinet shakeup

President Trump had said his job was safe until Election Day, but he hinted again Monday that a Cabinet shakeup is in the works -- and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is likely to be the highest-profile job on the line.

November 5, 2018

Cesar Sayoc, pipe bomb suspect, to appear in court Tuesday

The man accused of sending pipe bombs to nearly a dozen critics of President Trump will make an initial court appearance in New York on Tuesday, coinciding with the midterm elections.

November 5, 2018

Justice Department to monitor midterm election voting

The Justice Department will be on alert for voter fraud and attempts to block access to polling places during the midterm elections Tuesday.

November 5, 2018

Lindsey Graham says Jeff Sessions may step down after midterms

Sen. Lindsey Graham said in an interview Monday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may step down after this week's midterm elections.

November 5, 2018

Foreign interference, hacking, fraud in midterm vote a concern

Experts remain tense and concerned about the risk of foreign interference, vote hacking and fraud, in what they say is shaping up as a test of historic proportions for the integrity of America's electoral systems.

November 4, 2018

Jeff Sessions launches initiative to target Chinese theft of American trade secrets

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday announced a new initiative to crack down on Chinese intelligence officers pilfering trade secrets from U.S. companies.

November 1, 2018

Justice Department allocates $8.7M for active shooter training

The Justice Department announced a new $8.7 million grant Thursday morning to fund active shooter training for first responders across the country, just days after a gunman killed 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

November 1, 2018

Alleged Mueller accuser fails to show up at press conference

A Republican lobbyist's plan to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller by smearing him with sexual harassment allegations fell apart Thursday when the lobbyist failed to produce the woman.

November 1, 2018

Cesar Sayoc allegedly threatened Beto O’Rourke in April: Report

The man suspected of sending 14 pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Trump threatened Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Texas Democrat, in April, according to a report Wednesday.

October 31, 2018

Federal jury in Baltimore convicts eight on murder, drug charges

A federal grand jury in Baltimore convicted eight members of the notorious Trained To Go gang on multiple murder, drug and firearm charges Wednesday, the Justice Department said.

October 31, 2018

Scott Curtiss Pieritz, Virginia man, gets 30-year sentence on child porn charges: DOJ

A Virginia man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday on a host of child-pornography related charges, the Justice Department said.

October 31, 2018

Justice Department indicts 10 Chinese hackers

The Department of Justice indicted 10 Chinese intelligence officers for allegedly stealing confidential aviation information from U.S. and European companies. All 10 defendants have ties to China's Ministry of State Security, the country's top intelligence agency, the Justice Department said.

October 30, 2018

Robert Mueller refers scheme to lodge sexual harassment allegations against him to FBI

Special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the FBI to investigate a scheme in which women were offered money to fabricate sexual harassment allegations against him, his spokesman said Tuesday.

October 30, 2018

Justice Department opens a record 34 investigations of sexual harassment in housing

Justice Department on Tuesday announced it has opened a record 34 investigations and filed six lawsuits supporting alleged victims of sexual harassment by their landlords.

October 30, 2018

Cesar Sayoc makes first court appearance in Miami

Suspected mail bomber Cesar Sayoc, appeared briefly in a Miami federal court on Monday, his first court appearance before being extradited to New York.

October 29, 2018

DOJ launches website to report hate crimes in wake of Pittsburgh fatal shooting

The Justice Department committed Monday to doing a better job of collecting data on hate crimes, moving in the wake of Saturday's mass shooting that left 11 people dead at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

October 29, 2018

House Democrats demand emergency hearing on hate crimes, domestic terrorism

Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are urging Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Virginia Republican, to hold emergency hearings on hate crimes and domestic terrorism after a series of violent acts shook the nation over the past week.

October 29, 2018

Fingerprint leads to arrest of Cesar Sayoc in pipe bomb case

Federal officials said a fingerprint on one of the pipe bombs discovered this week led them to Cesar Altieri Sayoc, who they arrested in Florida on Friday and charged with mailing 13 improvised explosive devices to prominent critics of President Trump.

October 26, 2018

Cesar Sayoc, identified as bombing suspect, had lengthy legal record and showed anger at Democrats

Cesar Altieri Sayoc Jr. appears to be obsessed with President Trump.

October 26, 2018

Cesar Sayoc, 56, identified as the suspect taken into custody in suspicious packages case

Cesar Sayoc, 56, has been identified as the suspect taken into custody in suspicious packages case.

October 26, 2018