Jeff Mordock

Mitch McConnell urges Senate Republicans to vote against Jan. 6 commission

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday urged Republicans to vote against a bill to create an independent, bipartisan commission to probe the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, calling the proposed panel extraneous and divisive.

May 27, 2021

David Chipman, Biden nominee for ATF director, supports AR-15 rifle ban

David Chipman, President Biden's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said Wednesday that he supports banning the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, one of the most popular guns in America.

May 26, 2021

David Chipman, Joe Biden’s pick to lead ATF, dodges on Hunter Biden gun incident

President Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday stonewalled questions about whether he would turn over records related to allegations that Mr. Biden's son Hunter lied on a background check to buy a gun.

May 26, 2021

Donald Trump: Grand jury report is ‘continuation of the greatest witch hunt in American history’

Former President Trump ripped New York prosecutors late Tuesday after reports surfaced that the Manhattan district attorney has convened a grand jury to weigh criminal charges against the Trump Organization, its top executives and Mr. Trump himself.

May 25, 2021

Justice Department to appeal decision ordering release of memo cited by Barr in Russia probe

The Justice Department will appeal a court decision ordering the public release of a memo cited by former Attorney General William Barr as the reason for not charging President Trump with obstructing the Russia probe.

May 25, 2021

David Chipman, Joe Biden’s ATF nominee, to tout experience at confirmation hearing

David Chipman, President Biden's nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, will emphasize his experience fighting gun violence when he appears Wednesday before skeptical Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

May 25, 2021

Senate OKs ‘radical’ Kristen Clarke to lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Kristen Clarke to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division despite near-unanimous opposition from Republicans who branded her as a radical who would defund police.

May 25, 2021

Justice Department appeals release of William Barr memo used to clear Donald Trump of obstruction

The Justice Department late Monday said it will appeal a court decision ordering the public release of a memo cited by former Attorney General William P. Barr as the reason for not charging President Trump with obstructing the Russia probe.

May 24, 2021

Judicial Watch sues D.C. police, medical examiner for records related to Ashli Babbitt’s death

Conservative activist group Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Monday demanding police and medical examiner investigations into the death of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Capitol Police officer during the Jan. 6 riot.

May 24, 2021

Gordon Sondland, impeachment witness, sues Mike Pompeo, State Department

Gordon Sondland, an ambassador in the Trump administration who testified against former President Trump during the first House impeachment trial, filed a lawsuit Monday against former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the State Department, saying that his $1.8 million in legal fees were not paid as promised.

May 24, 2021

House passes bill to create Jan. 6 commission; 35 Republicans join Democrats

The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, with some rank-and-file Republicans spurning party leadership and siding with the Democrats.

May 19, 2021

Slain officer’s family urges lawmakers to back Jan. 6 commission

The family of a Capitol Police officer who took his own life after defending the building during the Jan. 6 attack is urging lawmakers to vote for legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to probe the riot.

May 19, 2021

Mitch McConnell says he will oppose ‘slanted and unbalanced’ Jan. 6 commission bill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he won't support legislation to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

May 19, 2021

Chuck Schumer rips GOP opposition to Jan. 6 commission: ‘Shameful desire to protect Donald Trump’

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday slammed Republicans opposing legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

May 19, 2021

Attorney for ‘QAnon Shaman’ rips Capitol rioters, compares Trump ‘propaganda’ to Hitler

The lawyer for the Capitol riot suspect known as the QAnon Shaman in an interview Tuesday ripped rioters as "short-bus people," and said the world hasn't seen "propaganda" like it has in the last four-plus years since Adolf Hitler.

May 18, 2021

Bills aimed at fixing Capitol security after Jan. 6 attack advance in the House

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday advanced two measures aimed at bolstering security at the U.S. Capitol in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

May 18, 2021

Justice Department sought to unmask Twitter user behind Devin Nunes parody account

The Justice Department last year unleashed its subpoena power to uncover the identity of a Twitter user who created an account mocking Rep. Devin Nunes, according to court documents unsealed late Monday.

May 18, 2021

Kevin McCarthy, House GOP leader, opposes new probe into Jan. 6 Capitol attack

The top House Republican said Tuesday he won't support the creation of a commission to investigate the pro-Trump mob's attack on the Capitol in January, blaming Democrats for dithering and politicking and saying he didn't want to hurt ongoing criminal cases.

May 18, 2021

Rudy Giuliani attorneys: Justice Dept. treating him like ‘head of a drug cartel’

Attorneys for former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani on Monday attacked the legitimacy of the search warrants that led to the federal raid of his home and office last month.

May 17, 2021

Joel Greenberg, Matt Gaetz’s associate, pleads guilty to sex trafficking charges

A former associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida pleaded guilty Monday to multiple federal crimes, including sex trafficking of a minor and agreed to cooperate with the investigation into the Republican lawmaker.

May 17, 2021