The House Ethics Committee – split along party lines – declined on Wednesday to release its investigation probing sexual misconduct allegations into the former congressman and Trump attorney general nominee.
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Boeing’s lawyers argue for settlement opposed by relatives of those killed in 737 Max crashes
Grieving families attend a Texas courtroom where their lawyers ask a judge to throw out a plea agreement they say is a sweetheart deal for the airplane manufacturer.
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TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with Justice Department
The Justice Department said the bank allowed money laundering networks to move $670 million through TD Bank accounts over a period of several years.
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Donald Trump says DOJ violated its own election rules. Lawyers disagree.
Department of Justice policy advises against taking overt steps in political cases close to elections. Experts say prosecutors were following court orders in the latest Trump filing.
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Google faces another antitrust trial after ruling that declared search engine a monopoly
The Justice Department and Google each made opening statements Monday to a federal judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over online advertising technology.
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Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing them of illegally collecting children’s data
The complaint says TikTok also allowed children to create accounts without having to provide their age or obtain parental approval, by using credentials from third-party services.
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Only a quarter of these trains are on time. The DOJ says it’s illegal.
The Justice Department is suing Norfolk Southern, accusing the private rail company illegally holding up Amtrak trains on a line that runs from New York to New Orleans.
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Justice Department pushes Boeing to plead guilty in 737 Max crash case
The company will have until the end of the week to respond to an expected offer of a plea deal.
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Republicans vote to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Here’s what that means
Successfully holding the attorney general in contempt is just the latest broadside by Republicans against the Justice Department.
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Sanford man accused of assaulting Capitol officer with bear spray during Jan. 6 riot
Christopher Belliveau, 38, was arrested in Berwick on Wednesday in connection with the 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. He is charged with 5 felonies and 3 misdemeanors.