Carrie Johnson

A federal judge convened a hearing on Tuesday at which former national security adviser Mike Flynn and prosecutors talked about what could follow Flynn's guilty plea.

President Trump's new nominee for the Supreme Court argued that presidents should be protected from lawsuits and investigations while they're in office.

Demand Justice launched this year to oppose President Trump's judicial nominees. Now the group is reaching out to left-leaning activists before hearings begin to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Scott Schools, the highest ranking career official at the Justice Department, will soon leave his position. Schools touched sensitive issues at DOJ including the special counsel probe.

Cohen once said he would "do anything" to protect Donald Trump. Facing an ongoing FBI probe of his finances and business dealings, Cohen now says his "first loyalty" rests with his family.

Former FBI Director James Comey has been found insubordinate in his handling of the Clinton email investigation, but not biased. Also, House Republicans plan to vote next week on immigration bills.

We look at the implications of a new inspector general's report about the conduct of the FBI and James Comey during an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.

Paul Manafort had a long career as a Washington wheeler-dealer before Donald Trump hired him to run his campaign in 2016. Now, he is heading to jail.

James Comey's actions, the report said, were "extraordinary and insubordinate," and none of his explanations amounted to a "persuasive basis for deviating from well-established department policies."

A lawyer for former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe argues that his dismissal violated federal law and he wants materials to help him argue his case.

Lawyers for special counsel Robert Mueller are asking a judge to limit the amount of information they must share with a Russian company, warning it could wind up in the hands of Russian intelligence.

Congressional leaders say they're mostly satisfied with what they've learned about the counterintelligence investigation but have a few more questions for the FBI and Department of Justice.

Prosecutors have accused Paul Manafort of witness tampering in new charges. In court documents filed Monday, the special counsel says Manafort violated the terms of his bail and asks a judge to make changes or send him to jail until his trial date. The judge will hear arguments from both sides in two weeks.

The special counsel's office says it has cost nearly $17 million so far to conduct its investigation into the Russian attack on the 2016 election.

The high-profile attorney has become ubiquitous on TV as he takes on President Trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen. Who is paying his bills?

Avenatti has made a name for himself by representing the adult film actress who says she had an affair with President Trump. From his earliest days in law school, Avenatti was hard to miss.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler said he was "deeply disturbed" that the identity of a man who met with Trump campaign officials in 2016 to gather intelligence on Russian interference was learned by reporters.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner met with the special counsel's office for seven or eight hours and may now be out of the woods legally — or on his way.

Paul Manafort's lawyers have challenged the warrants used by the Justice Department and FBI in raids against him. Prosecutors say the paperwork was all in order.

Inspector General Michael Horowitz will look into whether the DOJ improperly surveilled Trump's campaign. He's also leading the investigation into how the FBI handled the Hillary Clinton email probe.