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White House cites executive privilege over tapes of special counsel's Biden interview
House Republicans want to hold the attorney general in contempt over the department's refusal to hand over an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with the president.
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Opening statements began in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J.
Opening statements are expected Wednesday in Sen. Robert Menendez's corruption trial. He is accused of accepting bribes to benefit three New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.
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Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez goes on trial in New York on federal corruption charges
Sen. Robert Menendez, a powerful Democrat from New Jersey, goes on trial in Manhattan on federal corruption charges. Two New Jersey businessmen accused of bribing him are his co-defendants.
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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas is indicted on bribery charges
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, has been charged with allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities.
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The DOJ is expected to recommend marijuana be reclassified as less dangerous
The Justice Department is expected to send a recommendation to the White House Office of Management and Budget that marijuana be rescheduled as a less-dangerous drug.
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The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer
Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is "impressive and terrifying." He says: "More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets."
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What spying looks like today, according to the head of U.S. counterintelligence
The days of cloak and dagger spying look a bit different in the digital age. But the spy business itself is busy — and getting busier.
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DOJ takes a stand against war crimes in Ukraine. In Gaza war, it's been nearly silent
The Justice Department has taken an active — and public — stand against alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But it's been nearly silent on possible war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war.
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The challenges of investigating war crimes in the conflict between Israel and Hamas
Almost six months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Justice Department has been nearly silent on the topic of possible war crimes.
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Special counsel Hur testifies about his Biden documents investigation
Special counsel Robert Hur testified before a House committee on Biden's handling of classified documents.