President Richard M. Nixon sought to fire the special prosecutor leading the Watergate investigation, but his attorney ...

The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

Danielle Sassoon and her colleagues opposed dropping corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams.

Trump’s Justice Department’s order to drop charges against New York’s mayor for political reasons threatens the rule of law.

As numerous DOJ lawyers resigned in protest, the department filed a motion seeking to abandon the Adams case late Friday.

The drama — which recalls the Saturday Night Massacre of Watergate fame — represents the most high-profile effort yet by ...

Other legal experts have drawn comparisons to past instances of executive overreach, such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey during Trump's first term ...

On Friday, seven top prosecutors at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) resigned following an order by DOJ leadership to ...

The president summarily fired and replaced top officials at five watchdog offices in an apparent attempt to consolidate power ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday rather than obey a Justice Department order to ...

The DOJ had ordered the case against Mayor Eric Adams to be dropped following weeks of his cozying up to Trump.