Carrie Johnson

The well-known D.C. lawyer stepped down from a powerful law firm that has been ensnared in the Russia investigation over failure to disclose work for a foreign client as required by an obscure law.

The heavyweight Democratic lawyer and former top Obama counsel has been on the watch for an indictment connected to his onetime work with Paul Manafort. Now his own attorneys say it's at hand.

White House supporters want to move on, and opponents anticipate the full document may tell a different story than Attorney General Bill Barr's.

Attorney General William Barr got into a "shouting match" with Utah Sen. Mike Lee over Jessie Liu's bid for associate attorney general, sources told NPR. Liu is the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.

Prosecutors in both California and New York City announced charges against the well-known onetime attorney for Stormy Daniels. Avenatti also had a cameo in the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation saga.

The Justice Department has told Congress the special counsel found no prosecutable case of conspiracy or collusion against the president and his campaign. The obstruction issue is more complicated.

The Mueller Report did not draw any conclusions about whether or not President Trump obstructed justice.

AG Bill Barr sent a letter to leaders of the House and Judiciary Committees about the Mueller report. The investigation did not find any evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein prepared a summary of the special counsel's findings after learning on Friday from Robert Mueller that his work was complete.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has given his report to Attorney General William Barr, but the findings of the investigation are still unknown.

Special counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation, and now Attorney General William Barr will decide how much of it the public will see.

Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't recommended any more indictments in his report submitted Friday. It's not yet clear what he found about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Attorney General William Barr received a report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday of the findings from Mueller's investigation into the Russian attack on the 2016 presidential election.

Mueller is not recommending any more indictments, a senior Justice Department official said. Members of Congress in both parties are calling for the report to be released.

Some of the least-known but most important figures in the Russia investigation and its aftermath are the women who preside over its headline-grabbing cases.

Paul Manafort was sentenced for the second time, Roger Stone appeared in court and a key investigator is leaving the team.

Judges are beginning to limit the sentences of cancer sufferers and other badly ailing prisoners after a law passed last year by Congress.

Washington's legal community worries that the attacks on federal law enforcement, judges and the broader justice system may hurt its reputation long after the special counsel's investigation wraps.

The FAA has grounded all Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the U.S. as investigators probe the cause of the crash in Ethiopia. Also, new information suggests the special counsel's investigation is done.

Andrew Weissmann, one of the best-known lawyers in special counsel Robert Mueller's office, is set to depart soon from that job and the Justice Department, NPR has learned.