

The Justice Department’s decision to open up a criminal investigation of Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, is a major escalation in the pressure campaign against the central bank to cut interest rates. [...]

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.” [...]

Former department officials warned that such a broad inquiry raised the specter that forms of political protests could be criminalized. [...]

A Maryland man used his government job to order new cellphones worth over $150,000 and then sell them to a pawnshop, federal prosecutors said. [...]

Workers are demanding more robust staffing levels and higher pay. The strike comes three years after a smaller job action won significant gains. [...]
