The president already is the subject of investigations by New York officials, and he may be implicated by federal authorities as well. As a private citizen, he would no longer enjoy de facto immunity.

Days away from the general election, NPR reporters discuss real and perceived election threats.

The Justice Department has announced charges against eight people over allegedly acting as Chinese government agents and taking part in an illegal Chinese law enforcement operation in the U.S.

Five people have been arrested and others are facing criminal charges in what Justice Department leaders called a plot by China's government to lean on political opponents with threats and extortion.

A federal judge says the government may not substitute itself for President Trump as the defendant in the matter and accordingly neutralize the case. So the suit against the president can proceed.

The antitrust lawsuit against Google is the most significant action the federal government has taken against a technology company in two decades. Google calls the lawsuit "deeply flawed."

The Justice Department charged six Russian intelligence officers in a globe-spanning campaign of cyberattacks, ranging from damaging Ukraine's power grid to targeting the 2018 Olympics and more.

Prosecutors linked the men with a globe-hopping campaign of sabotage, espionage and election interference. They work for the same spy agency that targeted the U.S. in 2016.

Special Agent Richard Trask revealed the Virginia connection for the first time on Tuesday, testifying in federal court in Michigan.

The Justice Department has charged Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh over their alleged involvement in the torture and killings of four Americans held hostage by the Islamic State in Syria.

The Justice Department is expected to announce charges this week against two British nationals suspected of being part of an Islamic State cell accused of torturing and beheading Western hostages.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh have been in U.S. military custody in Iraq since their capture in 2018 and are believed to be part of a notorious ISIS cell called "The Beatles."

A panel charged with reforming policing snubbed defense attorneys and community activists, the ruling held, in violation of standing legal requirements. Its work will cease for now.

The president is waging multiple court battles to shield his finances from scrutiny, including two cases involving subpoenas issued to his personal accounting firm.

Newly surfaced materials in the legal case involving former national security adviser Michael Flynn show that an investigator was dubious. Flynn's advocates call his case a frame-up by the feds.

Senate Republicans released their investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden's son, who was paid by a Ukrainian company as his father handled Ukraine affairs under President Obama.

FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress that terrorism dangers in the United States have evolved from those with foreign plotters abroad to those involving homegrown extremists.

The announcement is the latest in a series of official measures and public condemnations by U.S. officials in response to what they call an epidemic of cyber-espionage emanating from China.

Ukrainian lawmaker Andrii Derkach has been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. Now President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani is trying to downplay the significance of his contacts with Derkach.

President Trump's lawyer sought to downplay his meeting and contacts with a Ukrainian member of parliament who has been described by the U.S. as attempting to interfere in the 2020 election.