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ReportingJun 24, 2026Read →

Trump Orders DOJ to Investigate Alleged Gas Price Gouging

As oil prices have dropped, gas prices remain high — and President Donald Trump wants to know why. To that end, the president has directed the Justice Department (DOJ) to open an investigation into alleged gas price…

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StoryJul 30, 2020Read →

DC Circuit Court Agrees to Revisit Ordering District Court to Drop Prosecution of Flynn

Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s legal troubles may not be over after all. The full Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday agreed to reconsider its decision to order U.S. District Court…

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StoryJul 29, 2020Read →

Pelosi Pushes Back on Barr’s Criticism of Her ‘Stormtroopers’ Remark: ‘Just a Henchman’ for POTUS

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is pushing back on Attorney General William Barr’s rebuke of her previous remark, calling him a “blob” and a “henchman” for the president. As MSNBC’s Ari Melber said the Trump…

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StoryJul 28, 2020Read →

Barr Pushes Back on Claim That Trump Is Using DOJ to Punish Opponents

Attorney General William Barr is fighting back against allegations that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been weaponized to prosecute political opponents of President Donald Trump while benefiting his allies. During…

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StoryJul 22, 2020Read →

Trump Says He Will ‘Immediately Surge Federal Law Enforcement’ to Chicago

President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Justice will “immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago.” The announcement comes after a spike in gun violence that left 12 people dead over…

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ReportingJul 18, 2020Read →

US Government Executes Third Man This Week After 17-Year Hiatus

A week that marked the return of capital punishment by the U.S. government after a 17-year hiatus ended on Friday with a third execution of a federal prisoner. Dustin Lee Honken, a convicted murderer, was pronounced…

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ReportingJul 16, 2020Read →

US Supreme Court Allows Second Federal Execution in 17 Years to Proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the second federal execution this week and in 17 years to take place, overturning orders from a lower court after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) challenged…

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ReportingJul 15, 2020Read →

US Judge Blocks Second Federal Execution in 17 Years

A U.S. District Court in Washington early on Wednesday blocked what would be the second federal execution in 17 years, hours before it was due to take place. The U.S. Department of Justice had planned to execute Wesley…

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ReportingJul 14, 2020Read →

US Says It Executes Daniel Lee, First Federal Execution in 17 Years

The U.S. government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in 17 years, putting to death convicted murderer Daniel Lee after the Supreme Court cleared the way overnight, a U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman said…

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ReportingJul 13, 2020Read →

US Judge Delays First Federal Executions in 17 Years

Last updated 7/13/2020 at 10:28 a.m. ET. A U.S. federal judge issued an injunction on Monday stopping what would have been the first federal execution in 17 years, scheduled for later in the day, to allow the…

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ReportingJul 10, 2020Read →

US Civil Rights Groups Protest ‘Out-Of-Touch’ Justice Department Police Commission

Prominent U.S. civil rights groups are refusing to appear before a Justice Department law enforcement commission set up to recommend ways to increase respect for police and reduce crime, calling it out of touch with…

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ReportingJul 9, 2020Read →

US Judge Hearing Flynn Case Asks Appeals Court to Reconsider Dismissal

The judge hearing the criminal prosecution against U.S. President Donald Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn on Thursday asked an appeals court to reconsider a recent decision dismissing the case. U.S. District Judge…

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ReportingJul 9, 2020Read →

Ousted US Prosecutor Says Barr Pressed Him to Resign

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, who was ousted last month as his office led a probe into President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani, told lawmakers on Thursday U.S. Attorney General William…

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ReportingJul 7, 2020Read →

Exclusive: US Probing Allegations TikTok Violated Children’s Privacy – Sources

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department are looking into allegations that popular app TikTok failed to live up to a 2019 agreement aimed at protecting children’s privacy, according to two people…

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ReportingJul 2, 2020Read →

Ousted US Prosecutor Berman to Appear for Closed-Door Congressional Interview

Geoffrey Berman, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who was ousted from his job last month amid an investigation by his office into President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph Giuliani, will appear for a…

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ReportingJul 1, 2020Read →

FBI, Justice Department Probing Death of Black Man in Encounter With Colorado Police

Federal law enforcement authorities said on Tuesday a civil rights investigation is underway into the death in 2019 of an unarmed Black man in Colorado after police applied a chokehold to him and he was sedated by…

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StoryJun 30, 2020Read →

DOD Denies Report of Russian Bounties on US Troops: ‘No Corroborating Evidence’

The Department of Defense (DOD) is denying the reports that allege Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. soldiers. “To date, DOD has no corroborating evidence to validate the recent…

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ReportingJun 28, 2020Read →

Four Arrested for Damage to Andrew Jackson Statue Near White House

Four men have been charged in connection with damage to a statue of President Andrew Jackson during protests near the White House, the U.S. Justice Department said on Saturday. The four people, who were from Washington…

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ReportingJun 24, 2020Read →

US Appeals Court Orders Dismissal of Criminal Case Against Michael Flynn

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday directed a federal judge to drop the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn as demanded by the Justice Department, preventing a…

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ReportingJun 23, 2020Read →

Justice Department Says No Federal Crime Committed in NASCAR Noose Case

The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it found that no federal crime was committed after a noose was found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR’s top series. “After a thorough review of…

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