TRUMP PICKS VETERANS AFFAIRS INSIDER TO LEAD TROUBLED AGENCY

David Shulkin's nomination signals a more modest approach to change at the VA after Trump repeatedly pledged an overhaul... READ MORE›

MORE THAN FIVE IRISH PEOPLE DIED ABROAD EVERY WEEK LAST YEAR

In our experience, this is exacerbated when that person was travelling abroad and it is an exceptionally difficult situation for the family to find themselves... READ MORE›

'NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS IN WASHINGTON ARE UNANIMOUS

As campaigning has given way to the tough task of crafting policy, Trump's foreign policy vision for Asia will be vital... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S COMMENTS ON CLINTON RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INDEPENDENCE

Jeff Sessions R-Ala., the president-elect's pick for attorney general, has long advocated for the Justice Department's independence... READ MORE›

STAKES HIGH IN TRUMPA??S FIRST MEETING WITH A FOREIGN LEADER

Trump questioned whether Tokyo pays enough support for the 50,000 U.S. troops based in Japan... READ MORE›

AMID A WORLD OF PROBLEMS, TRUMP'S POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS REMAIN OPAQUE

, another senior Trump adviser, is said to be interested in the top Defense Department job... READ MORE›

JURY SELECTION TO BEGIN IN POLICE OFFICER MURDER TRIALS IN OHIO, SOUTH CAROLINA

Chris Stewart, an attorney for the Scott family, sees the Slager case as a blueprint for others involving police and minorities... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS MOVING QUICKLY IN THE RENEWED INVESTIGATION INTO CLINTON EMAIL SERVER

A bipartisan group of about 100 former federal prosecutors and senior Justice Department officials have also called on Comey to release more information... READ MORE›

FBI DIRECTOR WAS 'WARNED BY JUSTICE DEPARTMENT' AGAINST UPDATING CONGRESS ON NEW INVESTIGATIONA

Hillary Clinton emails FBI director was 'warned by justice department' against updating Congress on new investigationA... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED FBI AGAINST CLINTON EMAIL LETTER

The move creates the potential for a divide between the Justice Department and Comey, who has served in government under both Democratic and Republican presidents... READ MORE›

JUSTICE OFFICIALS WARNED FBI THAT COMEY'S DECISION TO UPDATE CONGRESS WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH DEPARTMENT POLICY

Justice officials warned FBI that Comey's decision to update Congress was not consistent with department policy... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON ACCUSED OF STEALING FURNITURE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT

Hillary Clinton swiped State Department furniture to decorate her Washington home, a former member of her security detail has alleged to the FBI... READ MORE›

YEMEN TO START 72-HOUR CEASEFIRE, SAYS UN SPECIAL ENVOY

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed receives assurances from Yemeni government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for truce, with possibility of it being extended... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SET TO FREE 6,000 PRISONERS, LARGEST ONE-TIME RELEASE

Justice department set to free 6 000 prisoners largest one-time release... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPT. GRANTS IMMUNITY TO STAFFER WHO SET UP CLINTON EMAIL SERVER

Clinton and the State Department have said that none of the material was marked classified at the time it was sent... READ MORE›

STATE DEPARTMENT DELAYS RECORDS REQUEST ABOUT CLINTON-LINKED FIRM UNTIL AFTER THE 2016 ELECTION

Last month, federal officials said they would not release all of Clinton's State Department schedules until after the November election... READ MORE›

N.Y. JUDGE BACKS APPLE IN ENCRYPTION FIGHT WITH GOVERNMENT

In both cases, the government relies on the All Writs Act, a broad 1789 law which enables judges to require actions necessary to enforce their own orders... READ MORE›

STATE DEPARTMENT REOPENS CLINTON EMAILS PROBE

1 22 Hillary Clinton's deleted State Department emails might still be recoverable, according to the company that managed her server... READ MORE›

BRITON ARRESTED FOR CYBERATTACK ON PENTAGON

The man, who was arrested in Sutton Coldfield, close to Birmingham in the West Midlands, has not been identified and has not yet been charged, the spokesman said... READ MORE›

I CAN GET ARRESTED FOR THAT SOME ACTS THAT COULD GET YOU IN HOT WATER OVERSEAS

Countries that ban non-Islamic public observance and or proselytising include Algeria, the Maldives, Bahrain, Brunei, Burma, Iran, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WARNS LOCAL COURTS ABOUT UNLAWFUL FINES AND FEES

Officials said, however, it is an indication that the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts on the problem of local court fines and fees... READ MORE›

NORTH KOREA HAS POWER TO DETER U.S. 'NUCLEAR THREAT:' FOREIGN MINISTER

North korea has power to deter u.s. nuclear threat foreign minister... READ MORE›

YOUNG IRISHMAN DIES IN DROWNING ACCIDENT IN CROATIA

A YOUNG Irishman has drowned in a popular resort town in Croatia the Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed... READ MORE›

HOW TO GET AN IRISH PASSPORT AND AVOID BREXIT

Google Trends found searches for 'Irish passport' increased just after the Brexit results were confirmed... READ MORE›

POWER SHIFT IN U.S. SENATE BRINGS STERNER TONE TO FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, in line to be chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is known as a consensus-builder... READ MORE›

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE WHITE OFFICER WHO SHOT A BLACK MAN HOURS AFTER LOCAL PROSECUTORS SAID THEY WOULDN'T

The US federal government will launch an investigation into the latest killing of a black man by a while police officer, it has said... READ MORE›

Ebola has now killed over 3,000 people, mostly in the West African nations of Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria... READ MORE›

A REPORTER GOT CAUGHT PLAYING POKEMON GO DURING A STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING ON THE ISLAMIC STATE

Reuters U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby stopped mid-briefing to call out the unnamed reporter for checking the app during the briefing... READ MORE›

US STATE DEPARTMENT REOPENS PROBE INTO CLINTON EMAILS

State Department spokesman John Kirby announced the probe into Clinton's alleged misuse of private email servers on Thursday, without giving further details... READ MORE›

STATE DEPARTMENT TOUTS SUCCESS IN 'WINNING' WAR AGAINST EXTREMISM AND BRINGING PEACE TO SYRIA

Secretary of State John F. Kerry noted the year's diplomatic achievements in an op-ed piece for the Boston Globe... READ MORE›

DOJ SEEKS FELONY PLEAS BY BIG BANKS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY INQUIRY

DoJ seeks felony pleas by big banks in foreign currency inquiry NYT... READ MORE›

FERGUSON ACTIVISTS PRESS AHEAD, UNDETERRED BY LATEST SHOOTING

Justice Department report released this week depicting a Ferguson police force mired in racial bias... READ MORE›

COURSERA, STATE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH ONLINE CLASSES FOR ASYLUM-SEEKERS

Their programs variously focus on refugees in Kenya, Jordan, Lebanon and the Democratic Republic of Congo... READ MORE›

MOST SYRIAN REFUGEES COMING TO U.S. ARE WOMEN, CHILDREN

In a November interview with Fox News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had a question about the United States' effort to accept Syrian refugees... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SUES TO BLOCK CIGNA-ANTHEM AND AETNA-HUMANA MERGERS

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court to block a proposed merger between health insurance giants Anthem and Cigna... READ MORE›

WHY IS THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN?

Congress would have to decide whether Homeland Security employees would get retroactive pay after any shutdown... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW POLICE RESPONSE TO PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING

The assessment was requested by Orlando Police Chief John Mina, the Justice Department said... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLEARS OFFICER IN FERGUSON CASE BUT CRITICIZES POLICE FORCE

The U.S. Justice Department will not prosecute a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old whose death in Ferguson,... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN CHARGED IN TOKYO FOR ALLEGEDLY SHAKING BABY TO DEATH

A 36-year-old Australian man has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly shaking his 14-month-old daughter to death, according to Japanese media reports... READ MORE›

IRISH BACKPACKER DIES AFTER ACCIDENT IN TANZANIA

The man understood to be in his 20s and from Portmarnock Co Dublin was backpacking through east Africa with friends when the accident happened... READ MORE›

AETNA-HUMANA MERGER BLOCKED IN MISSOURI AS US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT DRAWS CLOSER TO CONSIDERING THE DEAL

The decision follows a hearing in which Aetna, Humana and the state's insurance regulator presented extensive evidence on the potential impact of a proposed merger... READ MORE›

PENTAGON NOMINEE DIFFERS WITH TRUMP, SAYS PUTIN TRYING TO 'BREAK' NATO, SEES CHINA, IRAN ALSO AS THREATS

Retired Gen. James Mattis, poised to become the first career military officer to lead the Pentagon since the 1950s, said Thursday he believes Russian Presi... READ MORE›

SYRIA CRISIS: US WEIGHS TOUGHER RESPONSE TO RUSSIA

It was the stiffest U.S. warning to the Russians since the Sept. 19 collapse of a truce they jointly brokered... READ MORE›

AMERICAN PSYCHO SYSTEM A 'CO-WORKER OF GOD'

US President Barack Obama made his eighth - and final - address to the United Nations General Assembly this week... READ MORE›

OBAMA HOPES TO RALLY WORLD SUPPORT AT THE UN FOR WORSENING REFUGEE CRISIS

We need to give them basic succor, said Michel Gabaudan, president of Refugees International, an aid group based in Washington... READ MORE›

COMMENTARY: HEREA??S HOW A U.S.-CHINA WAR COULD PLAY OUT

Still, the United States would have considerable reserves of aircraft and ships in reserve... READ MORE›

CAN WASHINGTON PREVENT WAR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA?

The key to handling North Korea, however, has always been China... READ MORE›

TRUMP DRAWS SINGLE-DIGIT RATINGS IN INTERNATIONAL SURVEY

He polls best in China, where there is a split between 40 percent who have no confidence in Trump and 39 percent who do not offer an opinion... READ MORE›

RUSSIA, CHINA AND BREXIT: WHAT PUTIN AND XI HAVE TO LOSE AND GAIN FROM BRITAIN LEAVING THE EU

Illustration picture of postal ballot papers June 1, 2016, ahead of the June 23 'Brexit' referendum when voters will decide whether Britain will remain in the European Union... READ MORE›

MCCAIN: OBAMA 'DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE' FOR ORLANDO SHOOTING

So the responsibility for it lies with President Barack Obama and his failed policies, McCain said... READ MORE›

WHITE HOUSE LETTER OBAMA HEADS TO EUROPE ITS STABILITY AND HIS PRIORITIES IN QUESTION

Mr. Cameron has staked his government on winning the referendum vote on whether to stay in the European Union... READ MORE›

OBAMA TO MEET XI AMID RISING SOUTH CHINA SEA TENSIONS

But in recent weeks, China has reportedly positioned more military equipment on disputed islands in the South China Sea... READ MORE›

MEMO FROM BEIJING PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA IS ALL BUSINESS IN MIDDLE EAST VISIT

China was a major supplier of arms to Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war when the United States and Europe imposed an arms embargo... READ MORE›