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Raj Rajaratnam leaves court after he was convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges Wednesday in New York. That conviction has energized the government's campaign against insider trading.

Prosecutors Press On After Insider Trading Conviction

The overwhelming conviction of Raj Rajaratnam this week didn't give federal prosecutors a breather in their campaign against insider trading. The U.S. attorney in Manhattan has 11 defendants waiting in the dock and another big trial scheduled to begin Monday.

FBI Director Robert Mueller, shown with National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter, testifies last September on Capitol Hill at a hearing called "Nine Years After 9/11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland." Mueller's 10-year term expires in September. Leiter is reportedly among those being considered to replace him.

Who Will Become The Next Director Of The FBI?

Robert Mueller began his 10-year term as director in September 2001, days before the terrorist attacks that would change the bureau's direction. As Mueller prepares to step aside, lawmakers and agents have their own ideas about his successor.

Demonstrators march in the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, in Los Angeles in 2009.

Policing The Police: U.S. Steps Up Enforcement

Federal civil rights lawyers are investigating more than a dozen departments, from Arizona to New Jersey, asking whether officers are discriminating against minorities or using too much force. "This is not a gotcha exercise," says the head of the Justice Department's civil rights unit. "We're in this to fix the problem."

Yellow tape hangs on a fence during a protest outside the New York Stock Exchange last December. Almost three years after the financial crisis, most top Wall Street executives haven't faced any criminal reckoning.

After Financial Crisis, Wheels Of Justice Turn Slowly

This week's fraud conviction of Lee Farkas, CEO of one of the country's largest private mortgage lending companies, has been trumpeted by federal prosecutors. But opportunities for the Justice Department to crow about victories in financial cases are few and far between.

Teens walk past a closed oyster business last week in Golden Meadow, La. A number of Louisiana fishermen have had to close because of economic conditions blamed on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Nearly a year after the spill, hundreds of lawsuits are slowly moving through the courts.

Legal Drama Over Gulf Oil Spill Could Last Years

Last year's huge oil spill left an enduring mark on communities along the Gulf Coast. But courts are just starting to turn to the question of who's to blame for the disaster — and who should pay for it.

President Trump visits the Israel Museum in Jerusalem last year. His decision to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem delighted many Israelis and angered Palestinians. But how much will it really cost?

FACT CHECK: Is Trump Building A $250,000 Embassy In Jerusalem?

In a meeting with Israel's prime minister, Trump appeared to be conflating the price tag for a permanent embassy and a temporary upgrade.

President Trump, seen in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, lashed out in a series of tweets at the FBI after his former national security adviser's guilty plea in the Russia probe.

Week Ahead: Trump Aims To Dismiss Russia Probe As Partisan; Can He Get His Taxes Win?

After anti-Trump texts between FBI agents, expect conservative allies of the president to allege that special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigators have an anti-Trump agenda.

President Trump and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell talk to reporters in the Rose Garden following a lunch meeting at the White House in October to combat rumors they have a strained relationship.

Trump's Blowup With Bannon Means He's Now All-In With McConnell And GOP Establishment

The president has no choice right now other than to align himself with the Republican establishment both legislatively and politically. Will that hold?

Sen. Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, speaks outside his office on Capitol Hill about accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct against him. He apologized but said he would not resign.

Franken Reiterates He Won't Resign: 'I Know That I've Let A Lot Of People Down'

The Minnesota Democrat, speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill for the first time since multiple accusations of sexual harassment, said he is sorry but reiterated he would not give up his Senate seat.

On the domestic front in 2018, President Trump is expected to focus on immigration, infrastructure, welfare and health care.

Immigration, Infrastructure And Iran: The President's Plans For 2018

President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?

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