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The Swiss banks were included in a recent wave of subpoenas sent out by the US government, the people said. The information requests were sent before the crisis

Today, with the President's full support and cooperation, the DOJ is conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware

The lawsuit is expected to take an aim at Google's advertising business

The Justice Department took possession of materials it deemed within the scope of its inquiry, including six items consisting of documents with classification markings

Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed officials in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his campaign aides and a list of allies involved in his efforts to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The requests, issued to Milwaukee and Dane counties in Wisconsin; Wayne County, Michigan; and Maricopa County, Arizona, are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named special counsel last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland. Smith is overseeing the Justice Department's investigation into the presence of classified documents at Trump's Florida estate as well as key aspects of a separate probe involving the violent storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump's frantic efforts to remain in power. The subpoenas, first reported by The Washington Post, are the clearest indication yet that Smith's work will include an examination of the fake electors that were part of Trump's efforts to subvert

Donald Trump's lawyers made the broad argument that the Presidential Records Act allows a president to take whatever document he wants

A Virginia judge has rejected Amber Heard's request for a new trial in her legal battle with her ex-husband Johnny Depp and denied her claims that a juror snafu prejudiced the outcome of the case

The US has dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world while working as a proxy service.

A congressional oversight committee said the Justice Department is obstructing its investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of White House records

The US DOJ has accused tech giant Google of training its employees on how to shield business communications from discovery in cases of legal disputes "by using false requests for legal advice"

A bipartisan group of members of the US House Judiciary Committee has sent a stinging letter to alert the Department of Justice to "potentially criminal conduct by Amazon and its senior executives".

A North Carolina man who assaulted two police officers during the Jan. 6 riot had an assault rifle and ammunition in his vehicle when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month

The Justice Department sued Texas over new redistricting maps Monday, saying the plans discriminate against the very Black and Latino voters who have fuelled the state's population boom.

The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection has postponed a deposition with a former Justice Department official Saturday, according to a panel spokesman.

Kanter is the favored candidate of a faction of lawmakers and antitrust experts who say the U.S. economy is plagued by monopoly power across industries

The United States Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Indian-American Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, making her the first person of colour to occupy the position at the Department of Justice

The Justice Department has also been investigating Google's "search advertising," the ads that appear under a search box if a person looks up a consumer item like "dishwasher"

President Donald Trump said Monday he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court by week's end, before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is buried, launching a monumental Senate confirmation fight ahead of the November election. Trump said he is planning to name his pick by Friday or Saturday, ahead of the first presidential election debate. Ginsberg's casket is to be on view mid-week on the iconic steps outside the court and later at the Capitol. She is to be buried next week in a private service at Arlington National Cemetery. Democrats, led by presidential nominee Joe Biden, are protesting the Republicans' rush to replace Ginsburg, saying voters should speak first, on Election Day, Nov. 3, and the winner of the White House should fill the vacancy. Trump told Fox & Friends he had a list of five finalists, probably four. He says his choice will likely be a woman. As for the swift action, Trump said, I think that would be good for the Republican Party, and I think it would be ..

Her death less than two months before the election gives US President Donald Trump a chance to try to shift the already conservative court further to the right

Hundreds of people gathered Friday night outside the Supreme Court, singing in a candlelight vigil and weeping together as they mourned the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg