What Data About You Can the Government Get From Big Tech?

The revelations of a leak investigation started in the Trump administration are a reminder that Big Tech companies often hand over information about their users.

Trump Pressed Official to Wield Justice Dept. to Back Election Claims

The former president began pressuring his incoming acting attorney general even before announcing that his predecessor was stepping down, emails show.

Where Biden’s Justice Department Isn’t Breaking From Trump

Democratic gripes are increasing, as some critics worry that the department is rubber-stamping Trump-era policies.

Justice Dept. Will Toughen Rules for Seizing Lawmakers’ Data, Garland Says

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland met with news media executives amid fallout over prosecutors’ seizures of records from phone and tech companies for leak inquiries.

NATO, Crime, Jupiter: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

Couple Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanor Charge in Capitol Attack

As more suspects plead guilty, prosecutors will reveal potential sentences for several groups of defendants.

Justice Dept. Official to Step Down Amid Uproar Over Leaks Inquiry

John C. Demers, a Trump appointee who remained in the department, would typically have been briefed on investigations like those involving the secret collection of journalists’ phone records.

Apple Is Said to Have Turned Over Data on Trump’s White House Counsel in 2018

The company notified Donald F. McGahn II last month that it had been subpoenaed for his account information three years ago.

Garland Confronts Long-Building Crisis Over Leak Inquiries and Journalism

Prosecutors’ approach to unauthorized disclosures of government secrets has undergone a sea change in the 21st century.

Bitcoin and Encryption: A Race Between Criminals and the F.B.I.

The F.B.I. scored two major victories, recovering a Bitcoin ransom and tricking lawbreakers with an encryption app. But criminals may still have the upper hand.

Garland Confronts Long-Building Crisis Over Leak Inquiries and Journalism

Prosecutors’ approach to unauthorized disclosures of government secrets has undergone a sea change in the 21st century.

Garland Pledges Renewed Efforts to Protect Voting Rights

The attorney general’s commitment served notice to Republican-led states imposing new voting restrictions, and included a vow to protect the voting rights of people of color.

Justice Dept. Watchdog to Investigate Seizure of Democrats’ Data

Democrats denounced the Trump administration’s seizure of lawmakers’ data as an abuse of power and called on Republicans to back the congressional inquiry.

In Leak Investigation, Tech Giants Are Caught Between Courts and Customers

Apple, under fire for turning over the data of two lawmakers to the Trump Justice Dept., said it did so unknowingly, while Google fought a request for New York Times data because it related to a corporate client.

Hunting Leaks, Trump Officials Focused on Democrats in Congress

The Justice Department seized records from Apple for metadata of House Intelligence Committee members, their aides and family members.

Wife of El Chapo Pleads Guilty to Helping Run His Drug Empire

Under an agreement with U.S. prosecutors, Emma Coronel Aispuro will likely be sentenced to at best 108 to 135 months in prison.

CNN Lawyers Gagged in Fight With Justice Dept. Over Reporter’s Email Data

The disclosure of the aggressive leak investigation tactic followed a similar revelation involving The New York Times.

McGahn Affirmed That Trump Tried to Oust Mueller, Transcript Shows

The former White House counsel testified behind closed doors last week about the former president’s attempts to interfere with the Russia investigation.

CNN reveals the government obtained a gag order on its lawyers in a fight over reporter email data.

The disclosure was the latest involving aggressive steps the Justice Department took in leak inquiries late in the Trump administration.

Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Bomb Amazon Data Center

Prosecutors said that Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, of Wichita Falls, Texas, had also boasted that he was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 when Trump supporters stormed the building.