A report found up to 70% of guard positions were unfilled at some prisons. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has a 26% staff turnover rate. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

Paxton wrote on social media that the filing of the motion “automatically excuses” the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from complying with the subpoena pending a hearing and resolution of ...

Ethics watchdogs and unions accuse DOGE of skirting federal transparency rules. Within minutes of President Donald Trump's swearing-in on Monday, a handful of ethics watchdogs and public interest ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday his picks for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, and multiple deputy assistants to the president in the Office of Legislative ...

WASHINGTON − As President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration looms, Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department Thursday against claims that it has been weaponized, and ...

Smith left the Justice Department on Friday, three days after he submitted his final report on Trump’s federal investigations. By Clarissa-Jan Lim Special counsel Jack Smith, who pursued two ...

With Donald Trump’s re-inauguration as president less than three weeks away, Chief Justice John Roberts is warning against calls to resist or defy the Supreme Court’s decisions. Roberts made ...

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Justice, told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that "partisan weaponization of the Department of Justice will end ...

WASHINGTON—Justice Department lawyers who have angered President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are facing tough decisions about whether to stay in government—and how to best protect ...

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to issue an emergency order reinstating a federal anti-money laundering law as a legal battle plays out in a lower court. Passed in 2021, the ...

Elon Musk may be taking new steps to form Starbase, a new municipality in coastal South Texas for SpaceX employees. Representative Image Elon Musk is moving forward with plans to create a ...

WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that the independence of the federal courts is under threat from "illegitimate activity," raising concerns about violence and intimidation ...