Justice Department

What Biden’s Move on the Equal Rights Amendment Could Actually Do

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Presidents have no direct role in approving constitutional amendments. So what could President Biden’s pronouncement recognizing a new one actually do?

Judge Cannon Mulls Release of Trump Documents Report to Congress

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The decision by Judge Aileen M. Cannon not to issue an immediate ruling raised the possibility that President-elect Donald J. Trump would take office in the meantime and have power over the report’s release.

Remote Work for Civil Servants Faces a Challenge Under Trump

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Federal employees and others in the capital have grown attached to work-from-home arrangements. But hybrid work may disappear in the second Trump era.

Toyota Truck Unit Will Pay $1.6 Billion to Settle Emissions Fraud Case

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Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.

Jack Smith’s Accountability Effort Ends With More Freedom for Trump

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The Justice Department now enters a second Trump administration with less authority to pursue a president than it has had in half a century.

Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case

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“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.

Special Counsel Report on Hunter Biden Denounces President’s Criticism of Case

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The report by the special counsel, David C. Weiss, criticized President Biden for making “baseless accusations” that threatened “the integrity of the justice system as a whole.”