Carrie Johnson

Special counsel Robert Mueller may be a long way from charging anyone with wrongdoing, let alone the president. But a debate has raged since the country's founding about indicting a sitting president.

Christopher Wray, President Trump's nominee to head the FBI, faced questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. Wray pledged to lawmakers that he would be an independent leader of the FBI.

Donald Trump Jr. acknowledges meeting with a Russian lawyer to get damaging information about Hillary Clinton, and FBI director nominee Christopher Wray prepares to answer questions from senators.

The Senate Judiciary Committee and a host of human rights and civil liberties groups have questions for the president's nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The former prosecutor operates outside the spotlight. But his friends and mentors say he appreciates Justice Department traditions and will uphold them if he's confirmed to lead the FBI.

President Trump's nominee to become director of the FBI, former Justice Department leader Christopher Wray, is scheduled to go before senators next week for his confirmation hearing.

The man leading the DOJ investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is building an all-star team of prosecutors. A conservative group that supports President Trump launched an attack ad.

President Trump meets with Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit. Also, an update on Robert Mueller's Russia probe, and a look at electric carmaker Tesla's new lower-priced car.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who's leading the Russia probe, has assembled a high-powered team of investigators and lawyers.

The Justice Department's agreement to overhaul troubled juvenile courts in Memphis had been lauded as a national model. Now local officials want to get out from under federal oversight.

The Trump administration is intensifying its conflict with cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Republicans in Congress are adding to the pressure. Friday is the deadline for sanctuary cities to respond to the Department of Justice.

Recent appearances by the attorney general and a U.S. attorney at the White House podium have some current and former Justice Department officials worrying about law enforcement independence.

The case challenged the state's right to impose limits on people openly carrying guns in public. Since 2010, the high court hasn't heard a Second Amendment case frustrating both sides of the debate.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has been taking heat from the president, friends of the fired FBI director and members of Congress. He said he wants to protect the Justice Department brand.

In 5 months, leaders at the Justice Department have been under heavy pressure — on everything from the travel ban to the Russia investigation. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has a heavy load.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee less than a week after the testimony of former FBI Director James Comey raised several questions about Sessions' contacts with Russians in Washington, D.C., before his recusal from the investigation now underway.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday. That's the same panel that former FBI Director James Comey testified before.

Former FBI Director James Comey raised more questions about Attorney General Jeff Sessions than he answered at Thursday's hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The Trump White House had been considering Robert Mueller to lead the FBI. Then, the Justice Department moved in and asked him to serve as special counsel in its Russia investigation.

Fired FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, as part of its inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.