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Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump who was convicted of contempt of Congress, arrives at federal court for a sentencing hearing on Friday.

Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for flouting House Jan. 6 panel

A judge has sentenced the former Trump political adviser to four months incarceration and a $6,500 fine for criminal contempt of Congress.

The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2022.

DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law

The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

Flowers, candles and mementoes are left at a makeshift memorial outside the Tops market on May 18, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. Police say the shooting that killed 10 and wounded three is being investigated as a racially motivated hate crime.

The Justice Department is releasing new guidelines, grants to fight hate crimes

Leaders in the civil rights community are pushing the department and other cabinet agencies to take more aggressive action.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Justice Department on April 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. He tested positive for COVID-19 within hours of making remarks.

Attorney General Garland tests positive for COVID

The 69-year-old cabinet member asked to be tested after learning he may have been exposed to the virus and he is not experiencing symptoms.

Paul Manafort arrives for a hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on June 15. A new court filing says Manafort is suspected of having shared polling data with a business associate who has links to the Russian intelligence service.

Manafort Allegedly Shared 2016 Polling With Associate Linked To Russian Intelligence

Paul Manafort's lawyers botched redactions in a court filing, revealing the information. Separately, the Supreme Court denied a request believed to be a challenge to special counsel Robert Mueller.

Jordanian troops took part in an international hostage rescue exercise in Amman, with other allied forces. A U.S. group focuses on helping the families of hostages before and after their recovery.

Aid Group For Hostages' Families Seeks To Help Through 'Lonely Experience'

Hostage US volunteers help guide relatives through government bureaucracy and personal crises after their loved ones are kidnapped or detained.

Manafort's attorneys said he believes he has offered "useful information" and doesn't agree with the government assertion that he breached the plea agreement.

Special Counsel Says Paul Manafort 'Breached' Plea Deal, Lied to FBI

For their part, Manafort's attorneys said he believes he has offered "useful information" and doesn't agree with the government assertion that he breached the plea agreement.

From left, Hugh Hurwitz, acting director of the Bureau of Prisons; Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen; and David Muhlhausen, director of the National Institute of Justice, appear at a press conference at the Department of Justice on Friday.

Thousands Freed From Prison Custody As DOJ Implements Sentencing Reform Law

More than 3,100 are moving out of the Bureau of Prisons system on Friday and the Justice Department is making other changes to comply with a law passed by Congress last year.

U.S. District Chief Judge Debra M. Brown, left, jokes with District Judge Carlton Reeves for the Southern District of Mississippi, right, his law clerk George Brewster, second from left, and student James Minor, following a "gavel passing ceremony" in Greenville, Miss., Friday, June 11, 2021.

Biden puts forward diverse slate of nominees for U.S. sentencing commission

The federal body that sets advisory guidelines for punishment in federal cases has lacked a quorum — and been unable to operate — for three years.

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, is lauding the new ruling from the Department of Justice.

A Justice Department Ruling Paves The Way For A House Panel To Get Trump's Taxes

The Justice Department said the Treasury Department "must furnish" the Trump tax materials to House lawmakers. But it's far from clear that the information will become public.

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