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

Danielle Sassoon and six of her Justice Department colleagues followed in the principled tradition of Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus when they resigned this week rather than participate in ...

It’s not easy to steal the spotlight from two seasoned publicity lovers like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, but Musk’s 4-year-old son X AE A-Xii, or “X” for short, made it look easy during his ...

While Elon Musk's 4-year-old son got the ball rolling, Danielle Sassoon delivered a much more serious message to the president.

Danielle Sassoon can’t be dismissed as some kind of liberal deep-stater. Her résumé suggests anything but: registered ...

A U.S. federal judge in Rhode Island has declared President Donald Trump in violation of his order to release billions of dollars in federal grants and has directed the president to comply with the ...

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The Trump team has rarely if ever faced such resistance from within the government, a move that may pave the way for further ...

A top federal prosecutor has just resigned after being ordered to drop the charges against Eric Adams. And she’s not alone.