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April 19, 2021

AG Merrick Garland says Oklahoma City bombing, Tulsa race massacre 'product of same kind of hatred'

Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke out against domestic extremism on Monday while visiting the sites of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in his first official trip since his confirmation.

April 19, 2021

NY man accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at police officers federally charged

A man who threw a Molotov cocktail and bleach at New York City police officers is facing a federal attempted arson charge, the Justice Department said Monday. 

April 17, 2021

Justice Department sues Roger Stone for nearly $2M in back taxes

The U.S. Justice Department hit Roger Stone and his wife, Nydia, with a lawsuit Friday alleging the couple owes nearly $2 million in taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) dating back more than a decade. 

April 16, 2021

GOP senators demand DOJ, SBA probe over whether Planned Parenthood applied for PPP loans despite ineligibility

EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rand Paul and a group of Republican senators are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland and officials from the Small Business Administration (SBA) open investigations into what they call the "unlawful participation" of Planned Parenthood affiliates in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Fox News has learned.

April 15, 2021

DOJ investigating 'dozens' of Russian firms for supply chain vulnerabilities to hackers

The Justice Department is investigating dozens of Russian firms for potential supply chain vulnerabilities, a top official told reporters on Thursday.

April 14, 2021

Cotton warns that 'every cop in America should be terrified' of Biden DOJ nominee

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., told Department of Justice Civil Rights Division nominee Kristen Clarke at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday that, based on her history of "jumping to conclusions" when it comes to the use of force by police, "every cop in America should be terrified" of her confirmation. 

April 14, 2021

Cruz challenges Biden DOJ pick's contention that she opposes defunding police

President Biden's Justice Department Civil Rights Division nominee Kristen Clarke insisted during her Wednesday confirmation hearing that she does not support defunding police, but Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, confronted her with a recent article she wrote that, he claimed, proves otherwise.

April 14, 2021

Capitol riot: Police officer won't face charges in fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt, prosecutors say

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will not pursue charges against the U.S. Capitol Police officer who allegedly shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, D.C., officials announced Wednesday.

April 14, 2021

Biden DOJ nominee Kristen Clarke defends past controversial writings on race

Justice Department nominee Kristen Clarke defended her past writings and said an op-ed she wrote while in college stating that Black people are superior was satirical, after Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, raised concerns over the piece.

April 12, 2021

‘Skilled predator’ FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds

James Hendricks quietly retired last year as a special agent in charge after the Office of Inspector General — the Justice Department’s internal watchdog — concluded he sexually harassed eight female subordinates