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January 16, 2020

McCabe reveals critical flaw in FISA system, denies political bias

Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe claimed there is an "inherent weakness" in the process the FBI uses to obtain warrants under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and expressed doubt that it will be corrected without any major change.

January 16, 2020

Pair with Iranian ties get prison time for illegal surveillance of Iranian opposition groups in US: DOJ

Two men with Iranian backgrounds were sentenced to prison terms Wednesday after being convicted of conducting surveillance and collecting information about American citizens and U.S. nationals who are members of the group Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), the U.S. Department of Justice said.

January 15, 2020

Justice Department changes First Step Act system assessing inmate risk

The Department of Justice is introducing a new system to identify programs that inmates can take part in that could reduce recidivism and also assess an inmate's likelihood of reoffending before they are released. 

January 15, 2020

5 Pakistani businessmen indicted over alleged scheme to export US goods for nuclear weapons program

Five Pakistani businessmen were indicted in federal court Wednesday for their alleged roles in smuggling U.S.-origin supplies into Pakistan to support the country’s nuclear program.

January 15, 2020

Virginia passes Equal Rights Amendment, becoming 38th state to approve landmark resolution

Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday after both state legislatures voted in favor of the measure, in an effort to have it added to the U.S. Constitution. 

January 15, 2020

FISA court adviser, ex-Obama DOJ official, calls FBI's proposed reforms 'insufficient' in point-by-point rebuke

David Kris, who has been appointed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to oversee the FBI's proposed surveillance reforms on Wednesday alerted the court that the bureau's proposals are "insufficient" and must be dramatically "expanded" -- even declaring that FBI Director Christopher Wray needs to discuss the importance of accuracy and transparency before the FISC every time he "visits a field office in 2020."

January 14, 2020

Flynn attorney: Prosecutors have committed 'one atrocity after another' against ex-Trump national security adviser

Author and attorney Sidney Powell, who is representing former national security adviser Michael Flynn in his federal case related to the Russia investigation, told Fox News Tuesday she believes her client may be able to successfully withdraw his guilty plea for lying to the FBI.

January 14, 2020

Michael Flynn moves to withdraw guilty plea, citing 'bad faith' by government

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn moved Tuesday to withdraw his guilty plea for lying to the FBI in the Russia probe, citing "bad faith" by the government.

January 14, 2020

Fred Fleitz: Pensacola shooting – Trump is honest about radical Islam threat, Obama tried to ignore it

Attorney General Barr’s acknowledgment that the Pensacola shooting was an act of radical Islamist terrorism is another confirmation that President Trump is keeping an important promise to protect the American people..

January 13, 2020

Ex-Treasury employee pleads guilty to leaking Trump team info, after dramatic bust with flash drive in hand

A former top Treasury Department official pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports associated with members of the Trump campaign, following her dramatic arrest in October 2018 as she toted a flash drive full of sensitive documents.