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May 29, 2020

Ian Prior: Trump right to order fed investigation of Floyd death in Minneapolis – here’s what could happen now

President Trump was absolutely right to direct the Justice Department and FBI Thursday to conduct an expedited investigation of the death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police Monday.

May 28, 2020

Chinese, North Korean individuals charged in scheme to illegally divert funds to Pyongyang nuclear program

The Justice Department on Thursday filed charges against more than two dozen Chinese and North Korean individuals in an alleged scheme to divert more than $2.5 billion in illegal funds for North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.

May 28, 2020

George Floyd case: Protests erupt across the country after Minnesota man's death

Multiple cities across the U.S. exploded into outcry on Wednesday night, just days after Minneapolis resident George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died while in police custody.

May 28, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: What happened to Gen. Flynn 'should not happen to any American'

Every day more is uncovered about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, unmasking, and guilty plea of former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, the more House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., believes the Justice Department's (DOJ) inquiry lead by Attorney General William Barr is "appropriate." 

May 28, 2020

Gregg Jarrett on Flynn unmasking by Obama officials: Many had 'no business snooping' on Trump team

Many of the Obama-era officials who had a hand in the investigation and eventual charge of Gen. Michael Flynn had "no business" seeking to unmask incoming Trump administration members, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett stated Thursday. 

May 27, 2020

Barr asks US Attorney John Bash to review 'unmasking' before and after 2016 election, DOJ tells Fox News

Attorney General Bill Barr has asked U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas John Bash to review the practice of "unmasking" before and after the 2016 presidential election, a controversy that has picked up steam after the Justice Department moved to drop charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, the DOJ told Fox News on Wednesday night.

May 27, 2020

House Dems adjourn without FISA vote after Trump announces veto threat

The House of Representatives adjourned late Wednesday without voting on whether to reauthorize advanced surveillance tools used by law enforcement -- a measure that had wide bipartisan support back in March, but which has drawn sudden GOP opposition amid news of apparent FBI misconduct.

May 27, 2020

Venezuelan ex-politician, Maduro ally charged by US with narco-terrorism, cocaine trafficking

A former Venezuelan lawmaker accused of working with a drug cartel allegedly headed by high-ranking military officials and international terror groups is facing multiple drug trafficking and weapons offenses in another round of criminal charges targeting the regime of embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

May 27, 2020

Nunes knocks Democrats amid FISA legislation stalemate: 'We have a lot of serious problems here'

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told “America’s Newsroom” Wednesday that Democrats had not involved Republicans in making changes to legislation reauthorizing surveillance powers used by the FBI.

May 27, 2020

DOJ urges Trump veto on FISA legislation, vote in limbo

The Justice Department on Wednesday urged President Trump to veto legislation to reauthorize surveillance authorities used by the FBI just hours before a scheduled vote in the House, marking the latest curveball that puts the legislation in limbo.