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September 12, 2019

US attorney recommends proceeding with charges against McCabe, as DOJ rejects last-ditch appeal

U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu has recommended moving forward with charges against Andrew McCabe, Fox News has learned, as the Justice Department rejects a last-ditch appeal from the former top FBI official and current CNN contributor.

September 10, 2019

DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of Trump’s asylum restrictions

The Supreme Court is considering an emergency appeal from the Justice Department that would allow them to enforce, for now, the Trump administration’s ban on asylum for anyone trying to cross the southern border by transiting through a third country, such as Mexico.

September 10, 2019

'Impeccable integrity': Clapper intervened to lavish McCabe with praise in bid to save him at FBI

James Clapper, formerly the Director of National Intelligence, penned a glowing testimonial to FBI Director Christopher Wray in 2018 in an strenuous effort to save Andrew McCabe’s job, calling the fired FBI deputy director a man of "self-effacing humility" and “impeccable integrity.”

September 5, 2019

Russian, Italian charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from US aviation company

A Russian national and an Italian national were charged earlier this month with conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from American company GE Aviation, the Justice Department announced Thursday. 

September 5, 2019

2 health care providers, dozens of people charged in alleged $115M Medicare kickback scheme

Two health care providers and 28 individuals - including one of the provider’s CEOs, 13 doctors, five nurses and a social worker – were charged for their alleged involvement in a $115 million Medicare kickback scheme in California, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

September 5, 2019

DOJ sends gun legislation package to White House as debate rages over mass shootings

The Department of Justice has sent a package of possible legislative proposals on gun violence to the White House, a person familiar with the matter told Fox News, as the debate rages over how lawmakers and the president should respond to the recent spate of deadly mass shootings. 

September 4, 2019

Cal Thomas: Why isn’t Comey being prosecuted? Like Hillary, he must have known he was breaking the law

The motivations behind Comey’s actions and those in the media who fanned the flames of collusion are being revealed.

September 4, 2019

US citizen, an alleged ISIS sniper, indicted for aiding terror group, officials say

A 43-year-old man from Brooklyn, N.Y., who allegedly became an ISIS sniper and then a high-ranking emir in the terror organization has been indicted for aiding the group in Syria, Department of Justice officials announced Wednesday.

September 3, 2019

Both sides make closing arguments in trial of ex-Obama White House lawyer Greg Craig

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that Greg Craig, a prominent Washington lawyer and former White House counsel under President Barack Obama, misled his then-law firm and the Justice Department about his work for the pro-Russian government of Ukraine in 2012.

September 2, 2019

White House, DOJ working to expedite death penalty for mass shooters

The White House said Monday it has drafted legislation with the Justice Department that would expedite the death penalty for people found guilty of committing mass shootings, following Saturday's attack in West Texas that left seven dead, according to a pool report.