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Adam Schiff releases transcripts of closed-door interviews from Russia probe

The House Intelligence Committee released transcripts Thursday of 57 closed-door interviews with witnesses during the panel's investigation into Russia's 2016 election interference.

May 7, 2020

Michael Flynn tweets video of grandson in celebration of DOJ dropping charges

President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn Thursday celebrated the Justice Department's move to withdraw his case by tweeting a video of his grandson reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

May 7, 2020

Andrew McCabe says Michael Flynn dropped charges was ‘pure politics’

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe Thursday slammed the Justice Department for dropping criminal charges against President Trump's former national security director Michael Flynn.

May 7, 2020

Justice Department drops case against Michael Flynn

The Justice Department on Thursday moved to drop its case against President Trump's first National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, a shocking reversal in one of the most high-profile cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

May 7, 2020

GAO says Post Office ‘unsustainable,’ urges congressional action

The United States Postal Service has lost $78 billion since 2007 and its current business model is unsustainable unless Congress intervenes, according to a scathing report Thursday by the Government Accountability Office.

May 7, 2020

Flynn attorney says client’s old law firm offers ‘lame excuses’ for missing documents

Michael Flynn's attorney said the high-powered D.C. law firm that formerly represented him has offered "lame excuses" for failing to turn over all its documents related to his criminal case.

May 7, 2020

Steve Mnuchin: Secret Service should return to Treasury Department

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin late Wednesday offered his support for a proposal that would move the Secret Service back to the Department of Treasury.

May 6, 2020

New Englanders are first in nation charged with fraudulently seeking coronavirus stimulus aid

Federal prosecutors on Tuesday named a pair of New England businessmen as the first in the nation to be charged with fraudulently seeking coronavirus stimulus loans.

May 5, 2020

Justice Department asks judge to toss sexual harassment lawsuit against FBI

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal judge to toss a lawsuit filed by current and former female FBI recruits who say there's a culture of sexual harassment at the bureau's training academy in Quantico, Virginia.

May 5, 2020

Michael Flynn case ‘misconduct’ must be probed by FBI, Jim Jordan says

Top Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee Monday demanded FBI Director Christopher Wray investigate his agency's handling of the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

May 4, 2020

Democrats demand Justice Department address coronavirus-related hate crimes

A group of Senate Democrats on Monday demanded the Justice Department address the rise in hate crimes and discrimination against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

May 4, 2020

Pence praises DOJ action siding with Virginia church that was cited for holding 16-person service

Vice President Mike Pence on Monday cheered the Justice Department for siding with a Virginia church that challenged Gov. Ralph Northam's ban on in-person religious services of more than 10 people.

May 4, 2020

House Republicans investigating Chinese influence on U.S. universities

A group of House Republicans on Monday launched an investigation into Chinese propaganda at U.S. universities, accusing the communist regime in Beijing of turning American schools into "indoctrination platforms."

May 4, 2020

California man arrested and released three times in one day because of coronavirus policies

A suburban Los Angeles man was arrested and released three times over the course of 12 hours because of California's zero-bail policy to reduce its jail population amid COVID-19 fears.

May 4, 2020

Justice Department sides with Virginia church in lawsuit over coronavirus restrictions

The Justice Department late Sunday sided with a Virginia church suing Gov. Ralph Northam in what is believed to be the first legal action since Attorney General William P. Barr directed federal prosecutors to be on the lookout for state coronavirus restrictions that infringe upon religious and other freedoms.

May 4, 2020

Federal court extends deadline for DOJ to turn over Mueller materials, setting up SCOTUS fight

A federal appeals court has granted the Justice Department an extra 10 days to provide Congress with the redacted grand jury materials from former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, setting up a potential battle for the secret documents before the Supreme Court.

May 1, 2020

William Barr, attorney general: ‘It’s time to start rolling back’ coronavirus restrictions

Attorney General William Barr has called for curtailing some of the restrictive coronavirus measures imposed by local and state governments.

May 1, 2020

Jonathan Turley calls on Joe Biden to make Senate records public

Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley said Friday that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden should allow searches of his Senate papers in response to a former Senate staffer's sexual assault allegation.

May 1, 2020

House committee demands Bezos testify over whether Amazon lawyer lied to Congress

Members of the House Judiciary Committee said Friday they want to hear from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about whether an Amazon lawyer made "criminally false statements" in his congressional testimony last year.

May 1, 2020

Trump: Michael Flynn ‘capable’ of White House return

President Trump said Thursday he would welcome Michael Flynn back into the administration after bombshell court filings have raised questions about the criminal case against his former national security adviser.

April 30, 2020