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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The outage appeared only to affect the Texas public safety department. Driver license offices reopened after the New Year’s Day holiday. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans ...

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 ...

A tornado that touched down in Brazoria County, Texas, struck some homes and other structures on Saturday, the authorities said. It was a day of tornado warnings in Texas, Louisiana and ...

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 ...