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January 14, 2020 at 4:53 pm

Apple takes a (cautious) stand against opening a killer’s iPhones

The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works to reduce tensions with the Justice Department.

Business

January 13, 2020 at 4:44 pm

Barr Asks Apple to Unlock Pensacola Killer’s Phones, Setting Up Clash

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr declared Monday that a deadly shooting last month at a naval air station in Pensacola, Florida, was an act...

October 24, 2019 at 5:36 pm

Justice Department opens criminal inquiry into Russia probe, according to sources

Justice Department officials have shifted an administrative review of the Russia investigation closely overseen by Attorney General William Barr to a criminal inquiry, according to...

Nation & World

October 6, 2019 at 11:55 am

Barr and a Top Prosecutor Cast a Wide Net in Reviewing the Russia Inquiry

WASHINGTON — After a jet carrying Attorney General William Barr touched down in Rome late last month, some diplomats and intelligence officials at the U.S....

September 30, 2019 at 6:13 pm

Trump Pressed Australian Leader to Help Barr Investigate Mueller Inquiry’s Origins

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pushed the Australian prime minister during a recent telephone call to help Attorney General William Barr gather information for a...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny Morrison during a State Dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB522 DCAB522

September 30, 2019 at 1:49 pm

Trump pressed Australian leader to help Barr investigate Mueller inquiry’s origins

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pushed the Australian prime minister during a recent telephone call to help Attorney General William Barr gather information for a...

September 26, 2019 at 8:03 pm

White House knew of whistleblower’s allegations soon after Trump’s call with Ukraine leader

WASHINGTON — The White House learned that a CIA officer had lodged allegations against President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine even as the officer’s whistleblower...

Nation & World

September 25, 2019 at 7:00 pm

Justice Dept.’s Dismissal of Ukraine Call Raises New Questions About Barr

WASHINGTON — At the end of August, when two top intelligence officials asked a Justice Department lawyer whether a whistleblower’s complaint should be forwarded to...

Nation & World

April 17, 2019 at 4:00 pm

White House and Justice Department officials discussed Mueller report before release VIEW

WASHINGTON — Not all of Robert Mueller’s findings will be news to President Donald Trump when they are released Thursday morning. Justice Department officials have...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs St. John’s Episcopal Church, across from the White House, after attending services, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) DCCO121 DCCO121

March 24, 2019 at 12:59 pm

AG Barr: Mueller finds no Trump-Russia conspiracy but stops short of exonerating president on obstruction

The investigation led by Robert Mueller found that neither President Donald Trump nor any of his aides conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s 2016...