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October 27, 2021

Jesse Watters torches AG Merrick Garland as 'corrupt puppet of the radical left' after Capitol Hill hearing

Fox News host Jesse Watters tore into Attorney General Merrick Garland Wednesday for standing by his memo to Department of Justice employees addressing a federal response to violence and intimidation of school board officials.

October 27, 2021

Cruz blasts Omar, Swalwell for accusing him of 'defending Nazis'

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz slammed Democratic Reps. Eric Swalwell and Ilhan Omar after the pair retweeted clip claiming that the senator was defending Nazis.

October 27, 2021

Garland refuses to back away from DOJ memo after school board apology

Attorney General Merrick Garland doubled down on his memo to Department of Justice employees addressing a federal response to violence and intimidation of school board officials — despite the National School Boards Association apologizing for the letter that inspired the memo.

October 27, 2021

Karol Markowicz: The war on parents is real

The latest front in the war on parents began with a letter from the National School Board Association on September 29th.

October 27, 2021

Tom Cotton to AG Garland: 'Thank God you are not on the Supreme Court'

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., tore into Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, chastising him for his memo to Justice Department employees about intervening in violence, threats and intimidation targeting school board officials.

October 27, 2021

Virginia mother says feds, helicopter showed up at school board meeting and she's received 'daily threats'

A mother of six in Fairfax County, Virginia said Wednesday that federal agents, including unmarked vehicles and a helicopter, were present at her local school board meeting.

October 27, 2021

Sen. Kennedy blasts critical race theory 'drivel,' says objections are about 'parental love'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) pushed back on critical race theory in the classroom arguing the conversation is about “parental love” as parents across the nation demand more influence on their children's education.

October 26, 2021

McCarthy demands AG Garland retract memo urging FBI to investigate parents who threaten school boards

Three House Republicans have penned a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, demanding that he “immediately retract” a memo which instructed the DOJ to investigate certain parents concerned about their child's education.

October 26, 2021

Josh Hawley blasts ‘collusion’ between National School Boards Association and Biden admin

Missouri senator Josh Hawley says Attorney General Merrick Garland needs to answer for the FBI's involvement in school boards.

October 26, 2021

150 people arrested, over $31M seized in international drug trafficking sting: Department of Justice

U.S. and European law enforcement officials have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.