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The Justice Department is suing Missouri over that state's firearm law, arguing it makes crime fighting more difficult and tramples on federal supremacy.

The man who leads the criminal division at the Justice Department has a powerful personal story: One of his brothers died in gun violence and another is a police officer.

The Justice Department's federal civil rights case against the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery began this week. Here's a look at that trial and the civil rights agenda for Department of Justice in 2022.

The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol siege will focus on efforts by former President Donald Trump to pressure the Justice Department to pursue baseless claims of election fraud.

A federal grand jury has indicted former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on two counts of contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee.

Prosecutions of white collar crime have been declining for years. But the Justice Department is trying to change that. It's taking steps to bring more accountability to corporate America.

The Justice Department created an algorithm to measure a person's risk of committing a new crime after leaving prison. But even after multiple tweaks, the tool is leading to racial disparities.

The outlines of Bannon's defense, including whether he will testify, remain somewhat murky. In opening statements, Bannon attorney Evan Corcoran cast the case as infused with politics.

Jury selection for Steve Bannon's contempt trial began Monday. The former adviser to Donald Trump is being accused of contempt of Congress.

Prisoners like Kent Clark who broke the law before 1987 should have a chance at parole, unlike more recent inmates. But there are dozens of men in their 60s and older who have little hope of release.