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February 1, 2021

Trey Gowdy slams probation sentence for former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith: 'Not a single day in prison'

"Fox News Primetime" host and former House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy criticized the sentence handed down to former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith after he pleaded guilty to falsifying a document in relation to the Russia investigation.

January 31, 2021

MTA worker, second NY man with bomb-making files identified as Proud Boys, face new Capitol conspiracy charges

Two men from New York, newly identified by the Justice Department as members of the Proud Boys, were slapped with additional conspiracy charges Friday in connection to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan.6.

January 30, 2021

Venezuela hired longstanding Democratic donor for $6M

Newly filed lobbying records show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation.

January 28, 2021

Biden DOJ pick Kristen Clarke railed against Sessions task force protecting religious liberty

Kristen Clarke, President Biden's choice to run the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, has previously taken issue with the Justice Department's Religious Liberty Task Force.

January 28, 2021

Big Tech 'complying' with federal requests to preserve evidence on social media amid Capitol riot probe

EXCLUSIVE: Big Tech companies are "complying" with federal law enforcement requests to "preserve evidence" on their platforms as part of federal investigations into the Capitol riot earlier this month, Fox News has learned. 

January 28, 2021

Illinois man charged in Capitol riot after TikTok video allegedly shows him fighting National Guard

An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday after TikTok video allegedly showed him fighting against National Guard members attempting to hold the line with riot shields outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. 

January 28, 2021

New York coronavirus nursing home report reveals ‘massive corruption,’ ‘coverup scandal’

Rep. Elise Stefanik is demanding that New York Attorney General Letitia James and the U.S. Justice Department subpoena Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration for documentation and communications regarding his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

January 26, 2021

Pennsylvania woman accused of Pelosi laptop theft during Capitol riot banned from Internet

A federal judge in Pennsylvania Tuesday ordered the woman accused of helping to steal Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Capitol riot to give up her Internet access and remain under house arrest.

January 26, 2021

AG nominee Merrick Garland to face questions over Hunter Biden probe in hearings

President Biden's attorney general nominee Merrick Garland will face a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a yet-to-be-determined date, but when the day comes he can expect to field questions related to the president's son, Hunter Biden.

January 25, 2021

DOJ IG investigating whether officials tried to overturn 2020 election

The Department of Justice Inspector General's Office announced Monday that they were investigating whether any current or former DOJ employees attempted to alter the results of the 2020 presidential election.