Masood Farivar is a Senior Analyst in VOA’s South and Central Asia Division.
US Supreme Court weighs whether members of Electoral College can vote as they wish and whether states can punish them if they refuse to support winning ticket in their states
For the first time ever, a president fired an inspector general at the urging of an agency head who was being investigated for possible wrongdoing
Citing a recent Supreme Court ruling involving the so-called Bridgegate scandal, Barr said not every abuse of power is a federal crime
FBI uncovered al-Qaida link after cracking Mohammad Alshamrani's cellphone
In recent days, Justice Department has announced three criminal cases related to Chinese talent programs that aim to acquire critical technology
The conspiracy theory took on new life after the Justice Department, in a dramatic about-face last week, moved to drop its criminal case against Michael Flynn
At issue is whether Congress and local prosecutors have the authority to investigate a sitting president
As all-out global race for coronavirus vaccine accelerates and hackers home in on related scientific research, US officials are preparing to single out long-standing cyber adversary China
William Barr has praised Trump’s response to the pandemic as ‘statesmanlike’ and blasted the press for ‘jihad’ against a anti-malaria drug Trump promoted
Justices will hear oral arguments in religious freedom case, Trump financial records
The move marked a dramatic turnabout in a celebrated case that often inflamed partisan passions in Washington and among the general public
Two businessmen sought to fraudulently obtain more than half a million in stimulus loans
Clarence Thomas, who had asked only two questions in 14 years, asks four questions
COVID-19 forces 231-year-old court to embrace new technology
'Now that the curve has been flattened, the rate of the spread has been slowed, it’s time to adjust to the situation,' says William Barr
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Congress has approved four emergency relief packages worth more than $2 trillion
97 people were killed and 150 wounded, up from the year before
Bomb plots, anti-lockdown protests and anti-Semitic signs at state capitols, and trafficking in conspiracy theories are among the tactics
Federal Bureau of Prisons has sent nearly 1,200 inmates home since late March
A number of legal scholars had challenged Trump’s claim of 'total' authority to reopen the economy
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