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February 8, 2022

McConnell scorches DOJ over lenient sentence for Minnesota arsonist

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a scathing letter Tuesday blasting the U.S. Attorney’s office for seeking reduced sentences for rioters arrested during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

February 7, 2022

DOJ may allow safe injection sites for heroin use

A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites -- safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses — the Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allowing them

February 7, 2022

Catholic group condemns DOJ priorities amid uptick in vandalism against churches

A Roman Catholic organization is condemning the Department of Justice (DOJ) for seemingly refusing to investigate an ongoing trend of violence against Catholic symbols after a church in Fairfax County, Virginia, reported that its grotto had been vandalized with several statues destroyed Tuesday night.

February 4, 2022

Tennessee university reinstates professor acquitted of ties to China

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has reinstated a professor who was acquitted of federal charges that had accused him of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving NASA research grants.

February 3, 2022

Biden admin barred India travel from union workers, career officials, but allowed top political appointees

A new court ruling exposed that the Biden administration allowed international travel to India for political appointees while blocking travel for career officials and labor union workers, which the administration has pledged to support.

February 3, 2022

US attorney never prosecuted Michigan man after fall Capitol security incident: 'It's alarming he's back'

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia never prosecuted Dale Paul Melvin after he drove his Chevy Tahoe onto the sidewalk of the U.S. Supreme Court near the Capitol last October.

February 3, 2022

Biden, ahead of NYC visit, rolls out strategy to stop flow of guns, bolster law enforcement

The Biden administration on Thursday morning rolled out a strategy to stop the flow of guns, bolster law enforcement and increase funding for community policing ahead of President Biden’s visit to New York City to meet with Mayor Eric Adams.

February 2, 2022

Sen. Hawley accuses DOJ of 'far-left politicking' by asking for a reduced sentence for violent rioter

Hawley accuses Attorney General Merrick Garland of undue, improper leniency for violent rioters

February 1, 2022

Cotton places hold on DOJ nominees after refusal to defend US Marshals involved in Portland Antifa riots

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., placed holds on all Department of Justice nominees after the department failed to respond to his letter demanding answers about its lack of assistance to U.S. Marshals who are currently being sued over their involvement in the defense of the Portland federal courthouse in 2020

January 31, 2022

Cotton threatens to block DOJ nominees over refusal to defend US Marshals in 2020 Portland Antifa riots

Sen. Tom Cotton is threatening to put the brakes on Department of Justice nominees because the department isn't defending U.S. Marshals being sued for their 2020 defense of the Portland federal courthouse.