Democrats intensified their demands for Robert Mueller's full report after learning the special counsel's findings from his Trump-Russia investigation run to more than 300 pages.
Six committee chairs in the Democratic-led House of Representatives called on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to release the full Mueller report to Congress by next Tuesday.
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jeffrey Rosen as the next deputy U.S. attorney general, the White House said on Tuesday night, in the latest shuffle in the Justice Department at a time when it faces close scrutiny over its Russia investigation.
A source close to Rosenstein said he intends to stay on until Mueller submits a report to the Justice Department on the Russian meddling investigation. The source said that would mean Rosenstein would remain until early March.
Three Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday arguing that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's appointment is unconstitutional and asking a federal judge to remove him.
U.S. Senate Democrats are considering legal action over President Donald Trump's appointment of a new acting attorney general, congressional sources said on Friday.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will fly with President Donald Trump on Air Force One on Monday. This flight may be their most extensive conversation since last month's news reports that Rosenstein discussed possibly secretly recording Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has agreed to speak privately with lawmakers following reports he'd discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will remain in his job at least until Thursday, when he is scheduled to sit down with President Donald Trump to discuss his future at the Justice Department.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 181.45 points, while the S&P 500 slid by 0.4 percent. U.S.-China trade tensions also remained a focus for markets.
Francisco would have enormous control over the Russia inquiry, including determining its scope and resources. Mueller would have to consult with Francisco before taking key investigative steps, including any new indictments.
In a statement Monday, Andrew McCabe said he "had no role in providing information of any kind to the media stories about events following Director Comey's firing."
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein discussed secretly recording President Donald Trump, and also talked about getting members of Trump's cabinet to invoke the Constitution to declare him unfit to remain as president, The New York Times reported.
A majority of Americans think Trump interfered in the Russia probe in a way that amounts to obstruction of justice, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday.
Sessions, has been a regular target of Trump's rage since he recused himself from any investigations of Russian interference during that presidential contest.
Sessions, who has normally turned the other cheek to Trump's criticisms, fired back against Trump a day earlier, vowing not to let the Justice Department become "improperly influenced by political considerations."