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Florida Naval base shooting declared ‘act of terrorism’ by Justice Department

A Royal Saudi Air Force cadet who opened fire last month at a Florida naval base and killed three American service members in an act of terrorism marked last year's anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by declaring on social media "the countdown has begun."

January 13, 2020

Disability advocates slam Democrats’ plan for ‘satellite’ Iowa caucus sites

The Iowa Democratic Party hailed its plan for "satellite" caucus sites this year as a boon for disabled voters who for the first time would have easy-access options to join the democratic process.

January 12, 2020

DOJ’s Hillary Clinton investigation winding down with no results: Report

The Justice Department's two-year inquiry into Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation is winding down without producing significant results, The Washington Post reported Thursday night.

January 10, 2020

Grafton Thomas charged with five additional hate crimes

The man accused of stabbing five people during a Hanukkah celebration in New York last month was charged with five additional federal hate crimes Thursday.

January 9, 2020

NYC Bar Association demands Congress investigate AG William Barr

The New York City Bar Association has asked Congress to investigate Attorney General William P. Barr, saying he's turned Justice Department prosecutors into "political partisans," according to a letter released Thursday.

January 9, 2020

Ron Johnson presses DOJ for answers on allegations Obama administration hacked journalist

The chairman of a powerful Senate committee on Thursday demanded that Attorney General William P. Barr disclose whether the Obama-era Department of Justice hacked the computers and phones and an investigative reporter.

January 9, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan to ‘step back’ as senior U.K. royals

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family, sending shock waves across the pond, the couple announced Wednesday.

January 8, 2020

Collins, Jeffries propose bill banning BOP from monitoring attorney-client emails

Federal prosecutors would be barred from reading emails sent by prisoners to their attorneys under a new bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday by two members of the House Judiciary Committee.

January 8, 2020

Rod Rosenstein, who oversaw the Mueller probe, joins law firm King & Spalding

Rod Rosenstein, the former high-ranking Justice Department official who oversaw ex-special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, has joined law firm King & Spalding, the firm announced Wednesday.

January 8, 2020

Michael Flynn, ex-Trump aide, deserves up to 6 months in prison, say U.S. prosecutors

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn should serve up to six months in jail, an abrupt reversal of their previous request to spare him prison time.

January 7, 2020

FBI gun background checks reached record levels in 2019

Background checks on gun purchases hit a record of 28.3 million in 2019, amid calls for tighter gun restrictions by the Democratic presidential candidates.

January 6, 2020

Trump administration urges courts to stay out of impeachment fight in McGahn dispute

House Democrats and the Trump administration are squaring off in federal court over the impeachment probe, testing the bounds of congressional oversight and executive privilege in a pair of cases that could reshape the balance of power between each end of Pennsylvania Avenue.

January 3, 2020

Democrats to demand court to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify

House Democrats on Friday will demand a federal court to compel former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in the impeachment inquiry, testing the limits of executive power to defy Congress.

January 2, 2020

Andrew McCabe, ex-FBI deputy, admits to role in media leak, obstructing probe

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe admitted he misled investigators about his role in a media leak and apologized for it, according to transcripts of his interviews with investigators released Thursday.

January 2, 2020

Religious leaders weigh sanctuary, security after attacks

Religious leaders are struggling to find ways of protecting their sanctuaries without sacrificing their sacred settings amid a 2,500% increase in deadly attacks at houses of worship since 1999.

December 31, 2019

Peter Strzok says anti-Trump texts were protected by First Amendment

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok said in a court filing that the Justice Department violated his rights to privacy and free speech when it fired him over a slew of text messages critical of President Trump.

December 31, 2019

Grafton Thomas, Hanukkah stabbing suspect, charged with federal hate crimes

Federal prosecutors filed hate crime charges Monday against the man accused of stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration over the weekend in New York.

December 30, 2019

Michael Avenatti was $15M in debt when he tried to extort $25M from Nike, prosecutors say

Michael Avenatti was more than $15 million in debt when he tried to extort $25 million from Nike, federal prosecutors said in a New York court filing.

December 26, 2019

Pornography crackdown vowed by Donald Trump still never materialized

President Trump's election victory in 2016 panicked the adult film industry because it expected the biggest crackdown on pornography since the Reagan administration.

December 25, 2019

Halim Flowers, convicted murderer, praises Trump policies, prison reform

Halim Flowers is a convicted murderer at 16 years old, author of 11 books, poet, burgeoning fashion mogul, and outspoken proponent of President Trump's criminal justice reform.

December 24, 2019