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Biden speeds up asylum process for migrants bound for these five cities
The Biden administration is accelerating the asylum timeline for migrants who enter the US illegally en route to five major cities. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick...
Anxious Biden fears first son Hunter will serve prison time over gun case: report
Hunter Biden faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison if convicted of the three felony charges against him in the Delaware gun case.
Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department has determined that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed the company to avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
FBI retaliated against whistleblowers with clearance holds despite repeated denials: watchdog
The watchdog recommended that federal law enforcement agencies immediately revise policies to protect whistleblowers who have been retaliated against, which is already required under existing statutes.
Oversight Committee unveils blistering contempt report against AG Garland over Biden tapes
Congressional Republicans inched closer to holding AG Merrick Garland in contempt as the House Oversight Committee dropped a scathing report against him.
How feds plan to use Hunter Biden's drug-filled memoir against him in weapons case: 'Feeding the beast'
Prosecutors in the gun case against Hunter Biden want to introduce at trial excerpts from his memoir in which he describes "feeding the beast" of his drug addiction.
House GOPers moving forward with contempt charges against AG Garland over Biden tapes
The House Oversight Committee announced Monday it will move forward with contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland over his refusal to comply with a subpoena for audio...
DOJ civil rights chief probing Columbia protests has 'deeply concerning' antisemitic ties
House Republicans said Tuesday they are “deeply concerned” about Justice Department official Kristen Clarke’s ability to investigate civil rights complaints at Columbia University given her “history of association with known...
House Republicans ready to hold Merrick Garland in contempt over refusal to provide audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel
House Republicans will move forward with contempt of Congress charges against Attorney General Merrick Garland next week over his refusal to comply with a subpoena for audio recordings of President...
Trump hush money prosecutor was political consultant for DNC, ex-Obama donor
A Manhattan prosecutor heading up the “hush money” case against former President Donald Trump was a political consultant for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in 2018 — and once donated...
Trump says DOJ indicted Rep. Cuellar over border critiques of Biden: ‘Take him out!’
Former President Donald Trump claimed over the weekend that the Justice Department indicted Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar over his criticism of President Biden's handling of the ongoing border crisis. "Biden...
Texas Dem indicted for allegedly accepting $600K in foreign bribes faces bipartisan call to resign
Cuellar and his wife Imelda were charged Friday over claims they took $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijani oil and gas company and a Mexican bank.
Iowa 'will not back down' after Biden administration threatens to sue if state arrests, deports migrants
“The only reason we had to pass this law is because the Biden administration refuses to enforce the laws already on the books,” Gov. Reynolds wrote on X.
Google blasted as 'negligent' over evidence destruction as landmark DOJ antitrust case wraps up
A federal judge blasted Friday Google over a “negligent” policy that resulted in the deletion of employee chat records as closing arguments wrapped up in a landmark antitrust case that...
Texas Dem Rep. Henry Cuellar indicted by DOJ on charges of taking $600K in bribes from Azerbaijan, Mexico bank
Cuellar, a pro-life moderate who has been critical of President Biden's handling of the border crisis, issued a statement shortly after NBC News reported that an indictment would be made...
Google grilled in closing arguments of landmark DOJ antitrust case: 'You really think that DuckDuckGo is a competitor?'
Judge Amit Mehta is expected to rule later this year on whether Google has maintained an illegal monopoly.
Kristen Clarke lied and must step down from the DOJ — NOW
When you work for Joe Biden, laws really are for the little people. Even when you're in charge of enforcing them.
Google paid Apple $20B in 2022 alone for default status: docs
The massive sum appeared in unsealed testimony by a top Apple executive in the trial’s early days last fall and marked the first public confirmation of the figure.
DOJ official comes clean after falsely testifying to Senate that she had never been arrested
Clarke asserted that since the arrest was expunged, she wasn’t required to disclose it to lawmakers.
GOP rep again demands perjury probe of Trump 'fixer' Michael Cohen
House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik and Intelligence Committee Chair Michael Turner are re-upping their demand for the Justice Department to probe Michael Cohen's alleged perjury to Congress.