After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General Merrick Garland is leaving the Justice Department the same way he came in: trying to defend it against political attacks.

TikTok plans to cease operations in the United States on Sunday unless President Joe Biden intervenes before he leaves office one day later.

As Washington prepares for a new administration, a souvenir shop offers discounted Biden and Harris merchandise on Jan. 10. | Stephen Voss for POLITICO President Joe Biden’s bid for historical greatness came to grief in one day: Nov.

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Smith led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents. Trump suggested he might seek retribution.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said "norms" determine the principles upon which the Justice Department operates while bidding farewell to staffers after leading it over the past four years.

President Biden unfairly attacked the integrity of the justice system by criticizing the long-running federal investigations into his son Hunter Biden, to whom he granted a federal pardon, according to the outgoing special counsel who led the cases.

As Biden prepares to leave the White House, a federal investigation into classified documents raises questions about his handling of sensitive information

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon's latest order on Monday cleared the way for the release of the volume on Trump's 2020 election interference case.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held the confirmation hearing for the president-elect's attorney general pick Wednesday.