An emergency evacuation order due to an unknown threat at the Department of Justice building in Washington D.C. led to employees leave the building Tuesday afternoon. American attorney Leo Terrell revealed the evacuation order in a video post on X.

When federal prisoners complete their sentence, they face a difficult time starting life on the outside. Old DOJ press releases often hinder those trying to move on.

The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections.

Andrew Taake, 36, was released from a federal prison in Colorado on Jan. 20, despite a request from the Harris County DA’s Office to hold him on a pending state warrant from 2016.

Commuted Jan. 6 defendants could challenge a federal judge's order barring them from entering Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Capitol on constitutional grounds, one expert says.

Lawmakers, activists, and families of incarcerated New Yorkers gathered Tuesday at the New York State Capitol to demand that the State Legislature pass a pair of parole reform bills. The “Parole Justice for Our Futures” rally called for policies that prioritize rehabilitation without compromising community safety.

President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is full of his enemies.

Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.

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.

A man pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots was shot and killed by police Tuesday in Indiana after allegedly resisting arrest.

Donald Trump is huddling with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.