Topic: William Barr

President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of former campaign adviser Roger Stone, allowing him to avoid prison time for lying to Congress.

A judge in Indiana issued a temporary injunction Friday effectively delaying the U.S. government's efforts to resume federal executions after 17 years.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, will testify Thursday at a House hearing examining the use of active duty military in Washington, D.C., during protests last month.

Geoffrey Berman, a Justice Department official who was fired by President Donald Trump nearly three weeks ago, will testify about his dismissal before the House judiciary committee on Thursday.

A group of more than 1,000 faith leaders on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr to halt four federal executions scheduled over the next two months.

The spiritual adviser for a federal death row inmate sued the Trump administration Thursday, saying he has a religious obligation to attend the execution in two weeks but that the coronavirus poses a risk to him.

President Donald Trump's attacks on voting by mail, amplified by Attorney General William Barr and the Republican National Committee, have triggered alarms that the country is heading toward another contested election.

Police in Seattle arrested at least 32 people on Wednesday as they carried out an order from Mayor Jenny Durkan to clear out the so-called Capitol Hill Organized Protest area, which demonstrators have occupied for weeks.

Witnesses testified in Congressional hearings Monday about teargas and police violence when Park Police cleared out peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square in advance of President Donald Trump's photo opportunity June 1.

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by four inmates, clearing the way for the first federal executions in about 17 years.

Aaron Zelinsky, one of the federal prosecutors who tried political strategist Roger Stone, told a House Committee Wednesday Stone was offered a lighter sentence because of his relationship with President Donald Trump.

Attorneys for a federal death row inmate scheduled for execution next month have requested a stay, saying their client's advancing Alzheimer's disease prevents him from understanding his punishment.

Dr. Anthony Fauci told a House panel Tuesday that he has never been asked to slow down testing for COVID-19 and again expressed hope that a vaccine will be ready by the end of 2020 or early 2021.

Federal prosecutor Audrey Strauss found herself pushed into the spotlight Saturday as the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York after President Donald Trump fired Geoffrey Berman.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who has overseen prosecution of associates of President Donald Trump, has denied Attorney General William Barr's claim he's leaving.