William Barr

Dems launch Justice probe, seek Stone-related interviews

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is launching a wide-ranging probe of Attorney General William Barr and t...
22:55 28 February 2022

Barr meets with Senate GOP to push surveillance renewals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr met with lawmakers Tuesday to encourage them to extend expiring surveill...
21:58 25 February 2022

Attorney General Barr names new fed prison system director

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Michael Carvajal. Attorney General William Barr has ...
21:24 25 February 2022

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison,...
18:21 20 February 2022

AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after Pr...
2:52 19 February 2022

DOJ taps U.S. attorneys to coordinate Ukraine investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has appointed U.S. attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania to coordinate federal...
19:12 18 February 2022

Barr swipes at Trump: Tweets make it ‘impossible’ to do job

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr publicly swiped at President Donald Trump on Thursday, declaring the president’s tweets about Justice Depar...
2:34 14 February 2022

Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over their “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigr...
0:21 11 February 2022

Barr: Justice has process to take Ukraine info from Giuliani

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday the Justice Department is taking information that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy...
17:07 10 February 2022

Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
16:35 6 February 2022

Barr says there will be ‘zero tolerance’ on anti-Semitism

NEW YORK — Attorney General William Barr ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to step up their efforts to combat anti-Semitic hate crimes as he...
19:56 28 January 2022

US officials cite deterrence to defend lethal drone strike

WASHINGTON — For all of the Trump administration’s insistence that the threat of an “imminent” attack led to the American drone strike on Iran’s top g...
5:04 14 January 2022

US sends home nearly two dozen Saudi cadets after shooting

WASHINGTON — The U.S. sent home 21 Saudi military students following an investigation into a deadly shooting last month by one of their fellow trainee...
2:23 14 January 2022

Justice Dept. plans crackdown on violent crime in 7 cities

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced a crackdown Wednesday aimed at driving down violent crime in seven of the nation’s most violent cities.
20:08 18 December 2021

Trump looks beyond DOJ watchdog’s Russia report

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he expected an upcoming watchdog report to be "devastating" on the origins of the Russia investiga...
20:44 3 December 2021

Attorney general unveils plan on missing Native Americans

PABLO, Mont. — Attorney General William Barr announced a nationwide plan Friday to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as co...
22:43 22 November 2021

AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’

ABOARD A US GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT — Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death while...
10:24 22 November 2021

AP Exclusive: DOJ would take halted executions to high court

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr told The Associated Press on Thursday that he would take the Trump administration’s bid to restart federal ...
23:18 21 November 2021

The Latest: Ousted Ukraine ambassador has her say in hearing

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and House impeachment hearings (all times local):
5:48 16 November 2021

Prosecutor reviewing Russia probe known for tenacity, ethics

HARTFORD, Conn. — The man leading the inquiry into the origins of the Russia probe is no stranger to politically sensitive investigations.
14:55 1 November 2021

PM Conte defends Italy’s intelligence contacts with US

MILAN — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday U.S. Attorney General William Barr was seeking information about the activities of FBI agents as...
18:39 23 October 2021