Latest "Attorney General William Barr" stories

The Beatles ISIS cell

Inside the case against ISIS militants suspected in the deaths of Western hostages

The prosecution is a counterterrorism success in the waning weeks of the Trump administration. But it almost didn't happen.

3 years ago

In this Oct. 19, 2018, file photo, U.S. Attorney David Freed speaks at a news conference at the Centre County Courthouse Annex in Bellefonte, Pa.

Probe into ‘discarded’ mail-in military ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel

The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states.

By Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Trump: Former adviser Bolton faces charges if book released

The former national security adviser could face a “criminal problem” if he doesn’t halt plans to publish a new book, said the president and attorney general.

3 years ago

DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests

Officials in the nation’s capital pushed back Tuesday on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, with the mayor flatly rejecting a Trump administration proposal for the federal government to take over its police force and one county in Virginia pulling its officers from Washington.

3 years ago

FBI: Shooter at Pensacola Navy base coordinated with al-Qaida

The contacts between the shooter, Mohammed Alshamrani, and the al-Qaida operative were discovered on the shooter's phone, according to the official.

3 years ago

Federal probe sparks push to boot multiple Saudi military students

The federal case began after 21-year-old Saudi Royal Air Force officer, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing three U.S. sailors and injuring eight other people.

4 years ago