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April 21, 2021

Cruz rips Biden DOJ nominee as 'partisan ideologue' for liking tweet attacking Nikki Haley

Ahead of the Senate vote on Vanita Gupta’s confirmation to be associate attorney general, Sen. Ted Cruz took one final shot at President Biden’s controversial Justice Department nominee, casting doubt on her “regret” of past remarks. 

April 21, 2021

After Derek Chauvin verdict, Garland announces DOJ Minneapolis policing probe

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department will be conducting an investigation of law enforcement in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

April 20, 2021

Biden, Harris slam 'systemic racism' in US, say Chauvin guilty verdict is 'giant step' toward racial justice

The guilty verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin "can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in America," President Biden and Vice President Harris said Tuesday.

April 20, 2021

Biden tells Floyd family 'now there's some justice' after Chauvin guilty verdict

President Biden and Vice President Harris called the family of George Floyd after the jury delivered a guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, saying "now there's some justice," and vowing that his "legacy" will stay "intact." 

April 20, 2021

Biden DOJ dispatches 'peacemakers' to Minneapolis ahead of Chauvin verdict: report

The Justice Department has reportedly dispatched officials from its Community Relations Service to act as peacemakers and facilitate listening sessions in Minneapolis.

April 20, 2021

Dem Rep. Dingell snaps over police, race: 'I am tired of people making us make false choices'

Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell said she is "tired" of having to make "false choices" between racial justice and public safety in a spirited moment on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as the country awaits a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minnesota.

April 19, 2021

Merrick Garland gets emotional describing family's flight from anti-Semitism, says America 'protected them'

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that his family’s experience fleeing anti-Semitism informed his view of how the Justice Department should function in the United States.

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.