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October 8, 2021

McConnell slams Garland for school board memo, says parent protests are 'democracy, not intimidation'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell beame the latest GOP elected official to weigh in on Attorney General Merrick Garland's memo to the FBI on school board protests Friday,

October 7, 2021

FBI says Zodiac case remains open after independent group says it has ID'd killer

The Zodiac Killer case remains open. The FBI confirmed this Thursday, one day after the decades-old crime saga drew widespread media attention when an independent group revealed the name of a man it believes is responsible for several murders in the San Francisco area.

October 7, 2021

FBI conducted 'intersectionality' training for employees

The Federal Bureau of Investigation hosted an employee training session focused on the concept of intersectionality, according to new documents shortly revealed after Attorney General Merrick Garland directed the FBI to investigate “threats of violence” at school board meetings in what critics have described as an effort to crack down on parents who oppose critical race theory in schools.

October 6, 2021

Sen. Marco Rubio: The FBI should be focused on organized crime, not parents at a school board hearing

Florida Senator Marco Rubio ripped into the Biden administration for allowing the left to normalize intimidation and harassment amid DOJ probe into threats against school boards.

October 6, 2021

JD Vance blasts Biden's DOJ for treating concerned American parents like 'enemies of the state'

U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance sounded off on President Biden's DOJ officials for their decision to investigate the reported threats against school staff during board meetings. The National School Board association compared some parents' actions to that of domestic terror.

October 6, 2021

Sen. Ernst slams Biden admin's 'dangerous overreach' with FBI probe of school board threats

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, blasted the Department of Justice Wednesday on “Fox & Friends” for directing the FBI to crack down on alleged harassment of school officials by parents, calling the move a dangerous government overreach into local elected activities.

October 6, 2021

GOP congressman calls DOJ school memo 'politically motivated abuse of power'

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s memo calling for federal intervention to address violence and threats toward state and local school board members continues to provoke a strong response from Republican lawmakers who say Garland’s words were dangerously vague and his plans exceed the scope of the FBI’s duties.

October 6, 2021

Asra Nomani: Feds have 'declared a war on parents,' FBI probe ‘unconscionable’

Virginia mom and Parents Defending Education member Asra Nomani spoke with 'Fox & Friends' on Wednesday to react to the Department of Justice (DOJ) tapping the FBI to look into potential threats from parents against school board members.

October 6, 2021

Nashville shooting leaves ATF agent seriously wounded; suspect dead

An agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) was seriously wounded by gunfire Tuesday afternoon during a shootout near Metro Police headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said. 

October 5, 2021

Sen. Hawley excoriates President Biden for weaponizing the DOJ against parents by using FBI to silence them

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo, joined "Hannity" Tuesday ripping into the Biden administration for its attempt to silence parents who speak out at local school board meetings.