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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. 

May 27, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Michael Flynn case – return the focus to where it belongs and do this

The criminal-justice system’s principal task is to provide due process to the accused.

May 27, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Trump attorney accuses Mueller of 'monstrous lie and scheme to defraud'

John Dowd explained to me how his commitment of cooperation and transparency in dealing with Mueller was eventually turned against the president.

May 26, 2020

US government investigating rising beef prices during coronavirus pandemic

Prosecutors at the Department of Justice have for “months” been investigating allegations that the meatpacking industry may be coordinating, or manipulating prices amid the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the investigation told Fox News.

May 26, 2020

DOJ charges New Jersey man with $45M scheme to defraud, price gouge NYC for PPE amid coronavirus

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a New Jersey man was arrested for an alleged $45 million scheme to defraud and price gouge New York City into paying him for personal protective equipment that he did not possess and was not authorized to sell amid the coronavirus crisis.

May 25, 2020

Ahmaud Arbery family's legal team says feds looking into how local law enforcement handled shooting

Federal officials are looking into how local law enforcement handled the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, a federal prosecutor told the family, according to the relatives' attorneys.

May 25, 2020

DOJ urges Nevada to reconsider church social-distancing orders, 'unequal treatment'

EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is urging Nevada to reconsider its flat ban on religious gatherings of 10 or more people. 

May 23, 2020

Judge in Flynn case hires lawyer as appeals court reviews his decision not to dismiss: report

U.S. District Court Judge Emmett G. Sullivan has taken the unusual step of hiring an attorney to represent him as an appeals court reviews his decision not to immediately grant the Justice Department's (DOJ's) request to dismiss its case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 23, 2020

Fmr. Acting AG Matt Whitaker says FBI launching review of Michael Flynn probe was 'obviously a good move'

FBI Director Christopher Wray's decision to order an internal review of the bureau's investigation into ex-Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn was "obviously a good move," former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker asserted Saturday.