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August 4, 2020

AG Barr and Ivanka Trump announce DOJ providing $35m in housing to human trafficking victims

Ivanka Trump has made human trafficking a focal point of her work. 

August 4, 2020

Nursing homes accused of fraud, mismanagement receive millions more from government: report

Nursing homes with histories of fraud and labor violations received hundreds of millions of dollars in a "no strings attached" federal handout meant to cover shortfalls and expenses during the coronavirus pandemic, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.

August 4, 2020

Trump administration to direct $35M in grants toward housing for human trafficking survivors

The Trump administration on Tuesday is expected to award more than $35 million in grants to provide safe, stable housing to survivors of human trafficking.

August 1, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Trump was personally targeted by FBI probe during Obama administration, new disclosures show

As I contended in “Ball of Collusion,” my book on the Trump-Russia investigation, the target of the probe spearheaded by the FBI — but greenlighted by the Obama White House, and abetted by the Justice Department and U.S. intelligence agencies — was Donald Trump.

August 1, 2020

Detroit police chief 'excited' for continuing relationship with federal law enforcement under Operation Legend

Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Saturday that his department is in support of the government's plan to send 42 federal agents to his city and is "excited" about their "continued relationship with" their federal law enforcement partners.

July 31, 2020

China calls US accusations of hacking to steal coronavirus vaccine data 'pure slander'

Hackers backed by the Chinese government attempted to steal coronavirus vaccination data from US-based biotech company, Moderna Inc., a U.S. security official tracking Chinese hacking reveled in an exclusive Reuters report Friday.

July 31, 2020

Federal appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence

A federal appeals court has vacated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, based on the opinion that the judge in the case did not vet the jury property, with regard to possible bias stemming from pretrial publicity. 

July 30, 2020

8 indicted in Pittsburgh's May riots: 'Throwing IEDs and bricks at police officers'

Federal prosecutors unveiled indictments Thursday against eight Pennsylvania residents accused of taking advantage of protests over George Floyd’s death in Pittsburgh to attack police, damage property and commit other crimes.

July 30, 2020

FBI, DOJ claim errors in FISA court filings did not impact orders

The FBI and the Department of Justice claimed in a Wednesday filing that an investigation of 29 FISA court applications that had been audited by the DOJ inspector general showed that there were no errors that affected how the court ruled.

July 29, 2020

Attorney General Bill Barr tests negative for coronavirus, 1 day after Rep. Gohmert encounter

Attorney General William Barr tested negative for the coronavirus Wednesday after an encounter with Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert – who said he came down positive with the illness earlier in the day.