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January 23, 2021

Justice Department considers not charging all Capitol rioters, amid concerns of flooding the courts

Officials from the Department of Justice may be considering not prosecuting every rioter who illegally breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to reporting by the Washington Post Saturday – a move that could prove controversial.

January 22, 2021

On the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, questions remain in Planned Parenthood controversies

As the nation marks the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and President Trump’s term has come to an end, questions remain about how the former administration had addressed congressional concerns surrounding Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s (PPFA) fetal-tissue practices and its lack of action that ultimately prompted criticism from conservatives.

January 21, 2021

Biden to keep Wray as FBI director

President Biden is expected to keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his post during his administration, Fox News has learned.

January 20, 2021

FBI arrests New York City man linked to Capitol siege

A New York City man who operates a business that teaches men how to pick up women and who described seeing police officers running away during the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol as the "coolest thing ive ever seen," was arrested Wednesday, authorities said. 

January 20, 2021

Connecticut man charged with assaulting an officer during U.S. Capitol breach

A Connecticut man who was captured using a police shield to pin a Washington D.C. police officer against a doorway as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol has been charged, authorities said Wednesday. 

January 20, 2021

Biden gives DOJ green light to resume Obama-era 'slush fund' payouts to liberal groups

President-elect Joe Biden is calling for the Justice Department to look into reinstating a controversial Obama-era practice that allowed prosecutors to make settlement agreements that resulted in defendants paying outside groups instead of victims or the government.

January 20, 2021

DOJ won't charge Sen. Burr over pre-pandemic stock trades

Sen. Richard Burr on Tuesday announced that a Department of Justice probe into stock trades he made before the coronavirus pandemic ravaged financial markets was now closed, indicating the end of investigations into transactions made by four senators ahead of the pandemic.

January 19, 2021

Adam Johnson, man seen carrying Nancy Pelosi's lectern during Capitol riot appears in court

The man photographed carrying Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s lectern appeared virtually in federal court Tuesday and after being charged on three criminal counts found himself to be a little more free than he was last week.

January 19, 2021

Maryland man who wanted to be 'lone wolf killer' tracked by parole-monitoring device to Capitol, FBI says

A Maryland man out on probation after a burglary conviction was tracked to the inside of the U.S. Capitol on the day of the Jan. 6 riot by his GPS monitor, after he received permission from parole supervisors to travel to Washington, D.C., to purportedly hand out Bibles with a religious group, the FBI said. 

January 19, 2021

'No tolerance' for Inauguration Day violence: acting attorney general

Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen on Tuesday said there will be "no tolerance" for violence on Inauguration Day.