A letter from one federal prosecutor explains why the new administration is facing one of the largest Justice Department mass ...

The president summarily fired and replaced top officials at five watchdog offices in an apparent attempt to consolidate power ...

A wave of resignations is shaking up the Justice Department after the Trump administration gave orders to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. William Brangham reports on ...

Danielle Sassoon and her colleagues opposed dropping corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney ...

Other legal experts have drawn comparisons to past instances of executive overreach, such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey during Trump's first term ...

The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

The drama — which recalls the Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate fame — represents the most high-profile effort yet by ...

Sassoon's resignation comes after pressure from the Department of Justice to dismiss the public corruption case against NYC ...

A series of lawsuits challenging federal agencies’ sharing of Americans’ personal data with Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting ...

After the Watergate scandal, the political establishment ushered in a wave of reforms meant to constrain the president. Many have already fallen by the wayside, and Trump is challenging what's left.