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July 27, 2020

Operation Legend's first murder charge announced in Kansas City

Authorities in Kansas City, Mo., nabbed a murder suspect thought to be the first person charged with a slaying under a controversial federal program created to combat a spike in crime in cities across the country. 

July 27, 2020

NGOs, activists press Barr to declare Chinese Communist Party a 'transnational criminal organization'

Hundreds of U.S. and international religious and human rights groups and activists are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to declare the Chinese Communist Party a “transnational criminal organization," or TCO.

July 27, 2020

US attorney for Oregon blasts Portland officials in blistering interview: 'Nonsensical, political theater'

Oregon's U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams told The Oregonian over the weekend that Portland officials were engaged in "nonsensical, political theater" by banning city police from working with federal law enforcement and swore that the federal government would not be abandoning any of the federal buildings in the city. 

July 25, 2020

Secret source for anti-Trump Steele dossier is revealed

The primary source for Christopher Steele's unverified dossier has been revealed as a United States resident who once co-wrote a research paper showing Russian President Vladimir Putin plagiarized his dissertation.

July 24, 2020

Judge denies Oregon's request to stop arrests by federal agents in Portland

A federal judge on Friday denied an order sought by Oregon's attorney general to prohibit federal agents from making arrests during the ongoing chaotic protests in Portland amid a battle between progressive local leaders and the Trump administration over the presence of federal forces. 

July 24, 2020

Philadelphia man facing charges of stealing $104G from a Wells Fargo during George Floyd protests

He was taken into federal custody and made his initial appearance in court on July 17.

July 24, 2020

Colorado Rep. Ken Buck says big tech CEO hearing will cover privacy, antitrust and bias allegations

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday discussed the upcoming congressional hearing with America's big tech CEOs and said it will cover user privacy violations, antitrust behavior and the suppression of free speech through political bias. 

July 24, 2020

18 arrested in Portland for alleged arson, property damage, assaults on police

The Justice Department on Friday announced that it has arrested 18 people on federal charges for their roles in riots and protests that have raged for weeks near a federal courthouse in Portland. 

July 24, 2020

Michael Cohen released from prison, returning to home confinement in NYC apartment

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was released from prison Friday and is expected to return to home confinement in his New York City apartment after a federal judge ruled that his return to imprisonment was “retaliatory” and related to his forthcoming tell-all book.

July 23, 2020

Bureau of Prisons denies judge's 'false' claim Michael Cohen's imprisonment was 'retaliatory' over planned book

The Bureau of Prisons sharply rejected a judge's justification for releasing former Trump attorney Michael Cohen back to home confinement on Thursday, saying the decision was based on "patently false" assertions.