Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Garland says he won't let the Justice Department be used as a political weapon

Attorney General Merrick Garland says he won't allow the Justice Department “to be used as a political weapon.”

Garland says he won't let the Justice Department be used as a political weapon
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Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America

Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices
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11 strikes in 16 seconds: One Capitol rioter's violent attack on police with a hockey stick

It's one of the most violent scenes captured on camera during a mob's attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago: A U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Michigan attacked police officers with a hockey stick, wildly swinging it at least 11 times in 16 seconds

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Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit

The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage, accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices

Justice Department accuses RealPage of a scheme to help landlords hike rents in antitrust lawsuit
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Judge knocks down Hunter Biden's bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed

A federal judge has denied Hunter Biden’s latest bid to dismiss the tax charges against him, setting the stage for his trial to begin next month in California

Judge knocks down Hunter Biden's bid to use Trump ruling to get his federal tax case dismissed
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Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian businessman trying to 'influence' US agencies, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say Hunter Biden was hired by a Romanian businessman who was trying to “influence U.S. government agencies” during Joe Biden’s term as vice president

Hunter Biden was hired by Romanian businessman trying to 'influence' US agencies, prosecutors say
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Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden's legal team over 'false statements' in a court filing

A federal judge in California is threatening to sanction Hunter Biden’s lawyers, saying they made “false statements” in a court filing seeking to throw out the tax case against President Joe Biden’s son

Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden's legal team over 'false statements' in a court filing
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Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone

A Department of Justice watchdog investigation has found no evidence that politics played an improper role in a decision to propose a lighter prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump

Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone
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Man plotted electrical substation attack to advance white supremacist views, prosecutors say

Authorities say a New Jersey man who authorities say was on his way to Ukraine to join a volunteer fighting unit has been arrested in an alleged plot to attack a U.S. electrical substation to advance his white supremacist ideology

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Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown

The Justice Department has charged nearly 200 people in a sweeping crackdown on health care fraud schemes nationwide with false claims topping $2.7 billion

Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown
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Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence

A federal appeals court panel has rejected longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon’s bid to stay out of prison while he fights his conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack

Appeals court panel refuses to delay Trump ally Steve Bannon’s 4-month contempt prison sentence
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Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute

Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will go to court to enforce the subpoena against Attorney General Merrick Garland for access to President Joe Biden’s special counsel audio interview

Speaker Johnson says House will go to court for Biden audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute
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Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon says he'll fight a judge's ruling that he must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol insurrection

Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
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From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges

President Joe Biden's son Hunter is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department

From collapsed plea deal to trial: How Hunter Biden has come to face jurors on federal gun charges
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Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors’ request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution

Judge denies request to restrict Trump statements about law enforcement in classified records case
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction

A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol

Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant who is charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules
Economy|Health|News

Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says

The FBI says scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year

Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
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Garland speaks with victims' families as new exhibit highlights the faces of gun violence

A new exhibit inside the federal agency that’s responsible for enforcing the nation’s gun laws features photos of the faces of more than 100 victims of gun violence

Garland speaks with victims' families as new exhibit highlights the faces of gun violence
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Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case

Donald Trump has lost a bid to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington

Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
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Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces

The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings

Justice Department ramps up efforts to reduce violent crime with gun intel center, carjacking forces
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Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber's case

A federal appeals court has ordered Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s case to be returned to a lower court to probe claims of juror bias

Appeals court orders judge to probe claims of juror bias in Boston Marathon bomber's case
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House GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry

House Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden as part of the chamber’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

House GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry
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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira is expected to plead guilty in federal court

The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other national security secrets is expected to plead guilty

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira is expected to plead guilty in federal court
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Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter's sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases

A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter's sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases

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