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July 23, 2020

DOJ inspector general announces probe into law enforcement activity in Portland, DC

The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced Thursday that he is opening an investigation into the DOJ law enforcement response to recent unrest in Portland and Washington D.C., after multiple calls for it to do so from lawmakers and officials.

July 23, 2020

Ex-Dem congressman accused of ballot stuffing, bribery and obstruction

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Myers was charged this week with conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing ballot boxes for specific candidates in several primary elections, bribery and obstruction, the Justice Department said Thursday.

July 23, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Trump's 'Operation Legend' relies on longstanding federal-local cooperation to quell crime

There is abundant law that gives federal agencies jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute violent crime.

July 23, 2020

Chinese hackers charged by DOJ also behind pastor's imprisonment

Two state-sponsored cyberspies in China, charged with trying to steal U.S. coronavirus vaccine research and millions of dollars' worth of sensitive information from businesses and government agencies, also targeted a Christian pastor.

July 22, 2020

Trump, Lightfoot speak over phone as Chicago mayor says president 'got the message' on federal crime response

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she spoke with President Trump over the phone Wednesday over his intention to deploy a "surge" of federal agents to the city, which has been plagued by increases in violent crimes. 

July 22, 2020

LeGend Taliferro: FBI offers $25G reward for info on young Kansas City boy's murder

The FBI is offering a $25,000 in connection with the shooting death of a Missouri 4-year-old who was shot to death in his sleep last month.

July 22, 2020

Trump to 'surge' federal agents to Chicago, other cities, amid spike in violent crime

President Trump announced on Wednesday that he is deploying 100 federal agents to Chicago to help combat rising crime rates – a move that marks an expansion of the White House’s intervention into local law enforcement as Trump continues to position himself as the “law and order” president.

July 22, 2020

Oregon Democrats formally request investigations into DHS, DOJ response to Portland riots

Oregon’s congressional delegation on Wednesday formally requested an investigation into the response by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Justice Department to the riots in Portland -- after DHS pledged not to back down.

July 21, 2020

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs new law to strip human traffickers of commercial driver's licenses for life

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a batch of new laws Tuesday aimed at bolstering foster care and battling human trafficking in the Peach State, including a bill that will ban traffickers from driving commercial vehicles for life.

July 21, 2020

Republican senators introduce bill to crack down on gangs like MS-13

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., along with Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a bill Tuesday to make it easier to qualify for advanced sentencing due to gang activity and create a federal database of gang activity within the Department of Justice (DOJ).