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.

The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.

In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked ...

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 ...

The U.S. Justice Department has sharply stepped back its anti-corruption efforts under President Donald Trump, from loosening ...

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 ...

After the Watergate scandal, the political establishment ushered in a wave of reforms meant to constrain the president. Many have already fallen by the wayside, and Trump is challenging what's left.