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April 23, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: State coronavirus restrictions — Attorney General Barr pushes back

Attorney General Bill Barr caused something of a stir Tuesday by quipping that some of the state shelter-in-place restrictions to stem the coronavirus epidemic have been akin to “house arrest.”

April 23, 2020

Threats of 'negligent homicide' lawsuits raised over failure to test for coronavirus

As coronavirus spreads across America, so too does the threat of being charged with "negligent homicide."

April 23, 2020

FBI raid in New Jersey yields boxes labeled ‘respirators,’ reports say

A team of at least two dozen FBI agents -- wearing protective masks as the coronavirus outbreak continues -- seized boxes labeled “respirators” and other items during a raid Wednesday, according to reports.

April 21, 2020

China ups its spy game on US soil as it bids to control coronavirus narrative

For decades, the Communist Party of China (CCP) has waged an espionage war with the United States, exploiting America’s comparatively open society and free-market economy to steal critical information, trade secrets and technology tools.

April 20, 2020

Schiff, Nadler call for DOJ inspector general review of Barr comments related to Trump firing of ICIG

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday called for the Justice Department inspector general to review comments made by Attorney General Bill Barr regarding the firing of the intelligence community watchdog.

April 20, 2020

Sen. Kennedy urges Barr to deny early prison release for Bernie Madoff, Alan Stanford

Sen. John Kennedy, citing the coronavirus crisis, urged Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday to deny early prison releases for Allen Stanford, Bernie Madoff and others who have been convicted of “serious fraudulent crimes."

April 17, 2020

Roger Stone: Without a pardon, my jail term 'is essentially a death sentence'

Longtime Republican political consultant Roger Stone is praying for justice and hoping for a presidential pardon, the 67-year-old Connecticut native said after his court-imposed gag order was recently lifted -- as he will be reporting to jail in a matter of weeks.

April 17, 2020

DOJ seeks to end online sale of 'miracle' treatment for coronavirus

A federal court has ordered a group to stop operating a website selling "unlawful bleach product for coronavirus treatment." 

April 17, 2020

Feinstein, Warner call for DOJ inspector general review of Barr comments related to Trump firing of ICIG

Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Mark Warner on Friday called on the Justice Department inspector general to review Attorney General Bill Barr’s comments in the wake of President Trump firing the intelligence community watchdog.

April 17, 2020

FBI had information Steele dossier was part of 'Russian disinformation campaign,' declassified footnotes show

The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane team investigating the Trump 2016 campaign received multiple indications that former British spy Christopher Steele -- one of their key informants in their investigation -- was part of an elaborate "Russian disinformation campaign," according to four newly declassified footnotes from Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report on FBI misconduct.