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August 2, 2019

Devin Nunes: Comey shouldn't be 'walking in the cornfields' just yet

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., warned James Comey on Friday that he shouldn't be "walking in the cornfields" yet, despite a Justice Department decision not to prosecute the former FBI director for leaking memos of interactions with President Trump.

August 2, 2019

Comey feuds with Rep. Meadows over IG probe: ‘@ me next time, bruh’

James Comey tangled with Rep. Mark Meadows in the Twitter arena overnight after the Republican congressman accused the feisty former FBI director of going silent ahead of the release of what could be a damaging inspector general report.

August 1, 2019

Matt Gaetz: Trump-Russia collusion narrative not the crime, but the 'cover-up'

Though the Justice Department decided against prosecuting former FBI Director James Comey for leaking classified information, he will still be held accountable overall, according to Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.

July 31, 2019

Another Manson murder? Debra Tate, victim's sister, fights to reopen probe into 1969 suspicious death

Fifty years after her tragic murder at the hands of Charles Manson’s cult followers, actress Sharon Tate is in the limelight again – her innocent and playful persona embodied by Margot Robbie in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”

July 30, 2019

As federal government restores capital punishment, Pennsylvania pushes to end it

A mother on a mission: Vicki Schieber's 23-year-old daughter, Shannon, was brutally murdered by a serial rapist in 1998. And for the past two-decades she has dedicated herself to fighting against the death penalty. "His death wasn't going to help us heal."

July 30, 2019

Justice Department misplaced files on investigation into nuclear weapons plant, officials say

The Justice Department has misplaced more than 60 boxes of documents from a 27-year-old criminal investigation into safety violations at a former nuclear weapons plant in Colorado, officials said Tuesday.

July 28, 2019

Edwin Meese: Special counsel never should have been appointed for Russia probe

Former Attorney General Edwin Meese has said he believes former Special Counsel Robert Mueller should never have been appointed.

July 28, 2019

Craig DeRoche: After the First Step Act, we all have a role to play to build a society of second chances

It will take employers, faith communities, social service organizations and ordinary citizens doing our part to build a society of second chances.

July 27, 2019

Andrew McCarthy: Here's what Mueller report dodged

Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony was such a bumbling fiasco that it was easy for a viewer to be confused.

July 26, 2019

Lawyer for accused Russian agent Maria Butina alleges prosecutorial misconduct, reveals relationship with CEO

An attorney for Maria Butina -- the accused Russian agent who was sentenced to 18 months in prison earlier this year -- is alleging “possible misconduct on the part of federal agents or assistant attorneys who investigated and prosecuted Maria,” saying the defense was misled about the role of a well-known, wealthy CEO in the case.