A new criminal investigation into Andrew Cuomo will fuel concerns that President Donald Trump is living up to his promise to use the Justice Department to target his political enemies.

The move by the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey to charge a Democratic U.S. congresswoman over a scuffle at an immigration detention center illustrated the Justice Department's readiness to move against President Donald Trump's political rivals.

The Civil War-era False Claims Act allows the government to recover funds lost due to fraud and impose penalties, according to the DOJ.

A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump Justice Department likely engaged in unconstitutional retaliation when it cut off grants to American Bar Association programs assisting victims of domestic violence.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Friday plans to meet with the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019 ahead of a June 23 trial date the planemaker faces, according to a letter reviewed by Reuters.

The U.S. Justice Department plans to press ahead with a merger of its two agencies that investigate drug and firearms offenses, though the effort would still need approval from Congress, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The Justice Department may move decisions about charging public from headquarters to regional U.S. attorney offices.

The Justice Department has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was killed during the U.S. Capitol riot in 2021. According to CBS News, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger confirmed the details of the agreement which will settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought on by Babbitt’s estate.