WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to produce to defense lawyers all grand jury materials from the case.

NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.

In July, Pam Bondi, the attorney general, fired the Justice Department’s top ethics adviser, Joseph Tirrell. He told Emily and Rachel about briefing Bondi on the rules about accepting gifts as a federal employee and said that disagreements over ethics rules became a “recurring theme” with her office:

Prosecutors argue that the trial jury struggled with the charges against Brett Hankison, making a prison sentence “unwarranted.”

President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that comes just days after Democrats released emails from the late Epstein that mention him.

Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.

The signature replacement comes as Trump has repeatedly criticized former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen to conduct executive business.

The Justice Department is facing several court orders that land it in a position it often seeks to avoid: Revealing the private statements of its top political leaders.