William Barr

Department of Justice asks to take over Donald Trump’s defence in defamation lawsuit by rape accuser

The move is in keeping with a DoJ that has time and again advanced a broad vision of executive power and has frequently shielded the president

AP Fact Check: Attorney General William Barr likens mail-in voting to 'playing with fire', warns against voter fraud

The Attorney General also suggested that China poses more of a threat to election security than Russia, even though that was not the conclusion of an official intelligence assessment last month

Donald Trump calls for delaying US election, says increased mail-in voting will result in fraud

There is no evidence, however, of widespread voter fraud through mail-in voting, even in states with all-mail votes.

US watchdog to probe use of force in Portland; federal agents to Seattle on standby

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz said his office will investigate allegations federal agents used excessive force against peaceful protesters in Portland

Donald Trump signs Executive Order cracking down on social media, while claiming to protect 'free speech'

Denouncing what he said was the power of social media “to shape the interpretation of public events,” President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Thursday directing federal regulators to crack down on companies like Twitter and to consider taking away the legal protections that shield them from liability for what gets posted on their platforms

'This is just noise': A primer on Donald Trump's Executive Order targeting social media websites

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on Thursday targeting legal protections that keep people from suing social media websites

US attorney-general William Barr issues rare rebuke of Donald Trump, says justice department tweets 'make it impossible to do my job'

William Barr, the country’s top law enforcement officer, said Donald Trump’s criticism of those involved in the case of Roger Stone “make it impossible for me to do my job.”

Facebook execs bat for encryption on its products despite attorney general's backdoor access request for law enforcement purposes

Barr said drug cartels, child pornographers and other criminals increasingly used and hid behind messaging apps

Facebook is requested not to use encrypted messages as it does not let officials peek

This request is made to Facebook so that law enforcement could see the content if such needs arise.

Jeffrey Epstein death: Two guards suspended and warden removed over alleged suicide of high-profile detainee

The warden of the high-security New York prison where convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein apparently committed suicide has been temporarily reassigned and two guards put on leave