Carrie Johnson

Prisoners advocates expressed optimism after a White House meeting with the president. But the bipartisan effort to overhaul the way criminals are punished has downsized its goals in the Trump era.

New developments in the Russia investigation include the disclosure that White House counsel Don McGahn tried to convince Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to recuse himself from overseeing the probe.

The Justice Department is rescinding an Obama-era policy that essentially removed marijuana from the list of federal drug enforcement priorities as more states legalized it. But officials did not detail what the practical implications might be for marijuana users in states where use is lawful.

Nearly one year into the Trump administration, the Justice Department is operating without Senate-confirmed leaders in six of its most important units.

President Trump and Congressional Republicans are continuing a campaign to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller. In response, the FBI Agents Association has seen an uptick in donations.

President Trump spoke to graduates of a prestigious FBI training program. Before he arrived in Virginia, Trump called the FBI's work "disgraceful" and said what happened at the bureau was "a shame."

Analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice, a public policy group, finds spending on state court races with elected judges is spiking, and that sources for many of the donations aren't transparent.

FBI Director Christopher Wray appears at his first oversight hearing in Congress Thursday. It's a tough time for the bureau he leads.

The investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has produced criminal charges against four people associated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign. The most recent and closest to the president is his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Over the weekend, Trump sent out a tweet saying he had to fire Flynn this year for lying to the White House and the FBI. This seems to suggest the president knew that Flynn misled the FBI and that raises a host of legal questions for the Trump legal team.

President Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is expected to plead guilty to lying to the FBI about his discussions with Russia's ambassador to the U.S.

The former national security adviser is becoming a central figure in the special counsel's probe of Russian election interference and any possible connections between Russia and the Trump campaign.

Two more of President Trump's nominees for important federal judge spots will have hearings this week. This comes as Republicans are putting the American Bar Association rating process under scrutiny.

Ahead of Tuesday's hearing with the House Judiciary Committee, a letter from the Justice Department appeared to throw GOP members of the panel as well as President Trump a bone.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating former national security adviser Michael Flynn and his adult son. Among the areas of inquiry: their meetings with Turkish officials and the handling of a cleric who lives in Pennsylvania.

President Trump is succeeding in putting his judicial nominees on the bench, but liberal groups worry some of his picks for lifetime posts are not qualified. On Thursday, some of the most controversial nominees faced votes from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

President Trump criticizes his own Justice Department before traveling to Asia. His attorney general gets new scrutiny from Democrats.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is warning that Paul Manafort and Rick Gates pose a flight risk and is asking a judge to impose strict bail conditions on both of them. Gates and Manafort appeared before federal court on Thursday.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has already secured a guilty plea from former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos. Now attention is turning to who else may be on Mueller's radar.

Months after he was named to investigate Russian interference in the election, Robert Mueller unveils charges against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and a foreign policy aide. He's not done.

The Justice Department has ended contracts with several halfway houses across the country. That change means inmates will likely stay in prison longer and have a tougher transition back to society.