Jeff Mordock

Controversial former NSC official joins Justice Department, angering some Democrats

An ousted National Security Counsel official is rejoining the Trump administration as an advisor to Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a move that has irked top Democrats with one vowing to watch him "like a hawk."

April 11, 2018

Overturned dump truck snarls traffic on Route 50 in D.C.

An overturned dump truck spilled mounds of dirt Wednesday across the eastbound lanes of New York Avenue, causing morning traffic delays in Northeast Washington.

April 11, 2018

Devin Nunes threatens to impeach Christopher Wray, Rod Rosenstein over FBI documents

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes on Tuesday threatened to impeach FBI Director Christopher Wray and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein if they fail to turn over documents that the FBI used to launch its probe of the Trump campaign's contacts with Russia

April 11, 2018

Court documents show Robert Mueller interested in Paul Manafort’s actions during campaign

Newly filed court documents show that special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking information about possible criminal activity by Paul Manafort while he was chairman of President's Trump's presidential campaign.

April 10, 2018

Man who sent tractor-trailers full of drugs to U.S. from Mexico sentenced to 135 months

A man who sent tractor-trailers loaded with drugs to San Diego from Mexico was sentenced to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release Tuesday, the Justice Department said.

April 10, 2018

George Conway, Kellyanne Conway’s husband, appears to defend Cohen raid

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway's husband appeared Tuesday to defend the FBI raid on the office of President Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen.

April 10, 2018

FBI raid on Trump attorney Cohen focused on documents related to payoffs for Daniels, McDougal

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday said President Trump has the power to fire special counsel Robert Mueller as Democrats demanded legislative protections for Mr. Mueller and the team investigating the Russian meddling probe.

April 10, 2018

Feds seize Backpage.com, seven charged with promoting prostitution

Seven executives at the classified advertising site Backpage.com have been indicted on 93 counts, including promoting prostitution and money laundering.

April 9, 2018

Michael Cohen’s office raided by FBI

The FBI on Monday raided the office of Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney, provoking a bitter rebuke from the president that the special counsel's Russia probe had entered a "whole new level of unfairness."

April 9, 2018

Paul Manafort denied bail in D.C. case

The federal judge overseeing the D.C. case against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort denied his request for bail Monday.

April 9, 2018

Manassas, Va., man guilty of directing child pornography via internet

A Manassas, Virginia, man pleaded guilty Monday to paying women in the Philippines to sexually abuse children as young as 6 so he could produce child pornography, the Justice Department said.

April 9, 2018

John Lausch, U.S. attorney, tapped by DOJ to oversee Clinton, Page docs handover to Congress

The Department of Justice has tapped John Lausch, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, to oversee the process of turning over subpoenaed documents to congressional committees.

April 9, 2018

Justice Department invites lawmakers to view 2016 election documents

As criticism mounted for its delay in providing documents to multiple congressional panels on FBI investigations of the 2016 presidential election, the Department of Justice has invited committee members to review the files at its headquarters.

April 8, 2018

Justice Department invites senators and congressman to view Clinton investigation documents

As criticism mounts for its delay in turning over documents detailing FBI investigations surrounding the 2016 presidential election to separate House and Senate Committees, the Department of Justice has invited committee members to review the files at its headquarters.

April 6, 2018

FBI seizes classified site Backpage

The federal government has shut down Backpage.com and the homes of the Arizona-based owners of the controversial website repeatedly accused of facilitating and even promoting prostitution and sex trafficking.

April 6, 2018

Mueller says evidence from Manafort searches used in other Russia investigations

Special Counsel Robert Mueller revealed in a Thursday night court filing that information obtained from Paul Manafort's personal belongings -- including five telephone numbers -- are being used in other investigations of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

April 6, 2018

Justice Department misses deadline to hand over FISA, Clinton investigation documents

The Justice Department has missed the Thursday deadline to give the House Judiciary Committee nearly 1.2 million documents related to FBI investigations surrounding the 2016 election, despite a subpoena, a congressman has confirmed.

April 6, 2018

Donald Trump mulled replacing Jeff Sessions with Scott Pruitt this week: Report

President Trump reportedly weighed replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Scott Pruitt as recently as this week, even as scandals grow around the embattled Environmental Protection Agency head.

April 5, 2018

Three Los Angeles gang members agreed to plead guilty to federal hate crimes

Three East Los Angeles men Thursday agreed to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges in connection to the May 2014 firebombing of African-American residences at the Ramona Gardens Housing Development in Los Angeles, the Justice Department said.

April 5, 2018

Phony Homeland Security agents sentenced to prison for online dating scam

Two Orlando-area men were sentenced Thursday in federal court for pretending to be Homeland Security agents and entrapping victims in an online dating scam, federal prosecutors in Florida announced.

April 5, 2018