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April 25, 2022

DOJ charges man with threats against Merriam-Webster over dictionary's gender definitions of woman and girl

Justice Department charged a California man with threatening Merriam-Webster Inc. over what he described as the dictionary’s “cultural Marxist” and “anti-science propaganda” definitions of gender.

April 21, 2022

Cuellar says 'no wrongdoing' on his part after it's revealed he's not target of FBI probe

Rep. Henry Cuellar says there was "no wrongdoing" on his part after he was informed he's not a target of an FBI investigation that saw his home and office raided.

April 20, 2022

Justice Department probe finds Mississippi prison violates Constitution

A two-year investigation by the Justice Department into a Mississippi prison plagued by allegations of the mistreatment of inmates found "severe, systemic" problems at the correctional facility and that conditions and practices violated the Constitution.

April 20, 2022

McConnell slams president behind ‘court-packing' panel for completing Jackson appointment before Breyer leaves

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is raising concerns about President Biden’s formal commission of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court before Justice Stephen Breyer vacates his seat.

April 20, 2022

Biden to tap Arizona US attorney as interim ATF director

The Biden administration is expected to tap Gary Restaino, the U.S. Attorney from Arizona, to serve as interim director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives until President Biden’s nominee to the post is confirmed, a source told Fox News Wednesday

April 20, 2022

DOJ to charge nearly two dozen for allegedly defrauding $150 million in COVID-19 aid

The DOJ has charged 21 people for defrauding nearly $150 million using COVID-19 schemes

April 20, 2022

DOJ threatens takeover of NYC's Rikers Island, other jails amid 'extraordinary level of violence and disorder'

The Justice Department threatened to take over New York City’s Rikers Island and other jails from Mayor Eric Adams’ control and seek an independent receiver to enforce “dramatic reforms,” arguing the “jails are in a state of crisis” amid an “extraordinary level of violence and disorder.”

April 19, 2022

DOJ will appeal federal judge’s ruling dropping COVID masks for public transport if CDC deems it necessary

The U.S. Department of Justice says it will appeal a ruling that eliminated COVID-19 mask mandates for public transportation if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deems it necessary.

April 18, 2022

Former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke, who shot, killed Laquan McDonald, will not face federal charges, DOJ says

The former Chicago police officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald will not face federal civil rights charges following his release earlier this year after serving less than the nearly seven-year prison term he received for the 2014 fatal shooting.

April 16, 2022

Secret Service has a lot to answer for: Former agent

Former Secret Service agent Gary Byrne joined “The Ingraham Angle” Friday to weigh in on two men accused of posing as federal officers and giving Secret Service agents with gifts.