Attorney General

Politics 11/17/19, 13:47

Attorney General William Barr on Friday lambasted the political left for their onslaught of President Donald Trump at the 19th Annual Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture, and for falsely accusing the president of “shredding” constitutional norms. Barr, at the lecture held at the Federalist Society’s 2019 National Lawyers Convention, jested at ...

U.S. 07/30/19, 06:11

President Trump’s new nominee for Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), gave an interview to Fox News, on Sunday, July 28, in which he said he thought that Attorney General William Barr will soon bring to light criminal activity that took place under President Barak Obama’s administration. Ratcliffe, ...

U.S. 03/07/19, 18:01

The Justice Department says it's charged more than 225 individuals over the past year in connection with fraud scams that victimize people age 60 and older. Attorney General William Barr and other law enforcement officials are announcing what they say is the department's largest-ever nationwide crackdown on elder fraud schemes. In ...

2022 Campaign 03/04/19, 08:44

Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he's not running for president in 2020. Holder, a Democrat, said in a Monday opinion piece in The Washington Post that he'll focus on redistricting, the process of reconfiguring electoral districts. Holder served under President Barack Obama and is chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, ...

Politics 02/19/19, 21:54

President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey Rosen, a longtime litigator and deputy transportation secretary, to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general. In his current post, the 60-year-old Rosen serves as the Department of Transportation's chief operating officer and is in charge of implementing the department's safety and technological priorities. ...

Politics 02/18/19, 22:33

A Justice Department official said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position in the middle of March. The official was not authorized to discuss the move by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday night, Feb. 18. The White House is expected ...

Politics 02/15/19, 18:37

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in New Jersey, the second subpoena the group has received in as many weeks as its fundraising and spending draws mounting scrutiny. The committee said Friday that it is in contact with the New Jersey ...

Politics 02/14/19, 11:07

The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on the confirmation of U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, William Barr. Barr, who served as attorney general under President Georg

Politics 02/08/19, 09:56

The Latest on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's appearance before a House committee (all times local): 9:55 a.m. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will tell lawmakers that there has been no change in the "overall management" of the special counsel's Russia investigation. That's according to Whitaker's prepared remarks released as he arrived on ...

Politics 02/07/19, 04:14

The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to approve William Barr's nomination to be attorney general Thursday in a vote that is likely to be mostly along party lines as Democrats have questioned how transparent Barr will be once special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation concludes. Once the committee approves the nomination, ...

Politics 02/06/19, 12:13

Another top Virginia Democrat — Attorney General Mark Herring — admitted Wednesday to putting on blackface in the 1980s, when he was a college student. Herring issued a statement saying he wore brown makeup and a wig in 1980 to look like a black rapper during a party as a 19-year-old ...

New York 01/29/19, 20:14

Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman used nearly $340,000 in political campaign funds to pay the law firm that represented him during an investigation of allegations that he physically abused several women, according to campaign finance reports reviewed by The Associated Press. The practice is legal, but reform activists say ...

U.S. 01/22/19, 10:07

Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is heading to Washington to take a new post with a leading lobbying firm. Ballard Partners announced Tuesday the well-known Republican politician will head the firm's new regulatory compliance office. The firm is headed by Brian Ballard, who has close ties to President Donald Trump. The ...

Politics 01/15/19, 05:11

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee will have to navigate his confirmation hearing skillfully, emphasizing his support for President Donald Trump's policies while assuring Democrats he will act independently and won't interfere with the special counsel's Russia investigation. Barr will face questions Tuesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his relationship ...

Politics 01/09/19, 07:55

Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein has had oversight of US Special Counsel's probe into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible connections to Trump's campaign

Politics 01/09/19, 07:22

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general. That's according to a person familiar with the plans who wasn't authorized to discuss them publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Barr has a confirmation hearing before ...

America 01/08/19, 16:49

Chavarry prompted scorn and days of street protests after he announced he was removing two lead prosecutors from Odebrecht inquiry

Politics 01/02/19, 19:48

William Barr, under fire from Democrats for his criticism of special counsel's Russia probe, to be grilled on Capitol Hill Jan. 15 and 16

New York 12/31/18, 23:30

For a decade, Barbara Underwood was an apolitical force in New York, quietly serving as solicitor general before scandal thrust her into public view and gave her an unexpected promotion to become the state's first female attorney general. Now, the 74-year-old Democrat is going back to her old job after a ...

Politics 12/09/18, 09:39

William Barr is a former U.S. attorney general, an advocate of investigating Hillary Clinton, and a bagpipe player for 60 years. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would nominate Barr, 68, to serve again as attorney general. He previously served in the position from November 1991 to January 1993 under President ...