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March 18, 2021

GOP lawmakers ask AG Garland to probe whether Cuomo's group home directive violated residents' civil rights

Republican members of Congress from New York are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Gov. Andrew Cuomo's April 2020 directive requiring group homes for the developmentally disabled to take in residents with coronavirus who have been declared "medically stable."

March 18, 2021

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: Merrick Garland, the Justice Department and the coming war on privacy

When Attorney General Merrick Garland was asked at his confirmation hearings earlier this month what his priorities would be if confirmed, he responded immediately that it would be a vigorous pursuit of domestic terrorism.

March 17, 2021

3 South Carolina officers sentenced in FBI fake cartel sting

Three more ex-South Carolina law enforcement officers have been sentenced to federal prison following an FBI operation in which agents posed as Mexican drug cartel members.

March 16, 2021

US government says no evidence a foreign power manipulated 2020 election results

Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah all made attempts to harm President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, according to a declassified intelligence assessment, while Russia sought to harm then-candidate Joe Biden, and China held back.

March 16, 2021

Manchin target of ad in West Virginia pressuring him to block controversial Biden DOJ nominee

The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) is launching a campaign aiming to scuttle the nomination of Vanita Gupta to be the associate attorney general for civil rights by targeting moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in his home state of West Virginia. 

March 16, 2021

Sen. Whitehouse calls for DOJ probe of FBI's Kavanaugh background check, suggests it was 'fake'

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Monday told Attorney General Merrick Garland that he should look into the background investigation the FBI did of Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation process, alleging that the probe may have been "fake." 

March 16, 2021

Ex-Marine released from Iranian jail in 2016 fights espionage claims

After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million in compensation from a special U.S. government fund.

March 13, 2021

Capitol riot investigation: DOJ expects at least 100 more to be charged

The Justice Department expects to charge at least 100 more people in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that left five people dead, court filings show.

March 12, 2021

Feds still investigating allegations of reconnaissance Capitol tours in days leading up to riots

Federal prosecutors are still "requesting video" from Capitol authorities in an effort to ascertain if certain members of congress gave Capitol tours to rioters in the days leading up to the January 6th insurrection, according to a source familiar with the inquiries.

March 11, 2021

CNN report suggests GOP senators oppose two Biden DOJ nominees because they're 'women of color'

A CNN report on Tuesday suggested that Republican senators may be opposing the confirmation of two of President Biden's Justice Department nominees because they're women of color.