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Federal Prosecutors File 26 Hate Crime Charges Against Suspected Buffalo Shooter
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that they had filed 26 hate crime charges against the gunman suspected of killing 10 people in a racially-motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store.
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Jan. 6 Panelists: Enough Evidence Uncovered to Indict Trump
Members of the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot say they’ve uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Trump has denied all wrongdoing. The committee says Trump’s 2020 campaign manager, Bill Stepien, is among the witnesses scheduled to...
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Congress and DOJ Are Both Reviewing Jan. 6 Evidence — With 1 Key Difference
The Department of Justice’s criminal investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot have ensnared many lower-level offenders, with the first waves of charges going after obvious crimes caught on video. DOJ investigators are “working their way up” the ladder of Jan. 6 protesters and have a long way to go before they would bring cases against leaders like Trump,...
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AG Garland Announces DOJ Will Look at Police Response in Uvalde
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Wednesday his department would be doing a non-criminal investigation into the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas.
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AG Merrick Garland Reiterates Need to Protect Supreme Court Justices
Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke on Wednesday about the steps being taken to protect members of the Supreme Court.
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Attorney General Names Team Reviewing Police Response to Uvalde School Shooting
The Justice Department on Wednesday is releasing new details in its review of the law enforcement response to the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
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Attorney General Garland Unveils New Initiatives to Combat Hate Crimes
The announcement comes as authorities investigate the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, as a hate crime.
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Haitian Gang Leader Charged in Kidnapping of US Missionaries
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year. Germine Joly, 29, is accused of leading the 400 Mawozo gang and is the first person charged in the U.S. in connection with the kidnapping of the...
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Speaker Pelosi Tests Positive for COVID-19
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, is isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus on Thursday.
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Garland, Raimondo Test Positive for COVID-19
Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days
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Super Yacht Seized From Russian Oligarch in Spain
Merrick Garland spoke after authorities seized a yacht from a Russian oligarch in Spain.
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House Panel's Possible Options for Alleging Trump 1/6 Crimes
The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump last year of inciting the Capitol insurrection
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Garland Vows Accountability for Anyone Responsible for 1/6
Attorney General Merrick Garland vows to hold accountable anyone who was responsible for last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, whether they were physically there or not
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DOJ Alleges Texas' New Voting District Maps Were Drawn With ‘Discriminatory Intent'
The Department of Justice is suing Texas over new redistricting maps approved by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott this fall, saying the plans discriminate against voters in the state’s booming Latino and Black populations.
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Justice Dept. to Prioritize Prosecuting Violence on Flights
Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights
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Justice Department Tells Prosecutors to Prioritize Cases Against Crimes on Flights
Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. attorneys to prioritize the prosecution of federal crimes on commercial aircrafts.
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Justice Department Sues to Block Big Sugar Merger, Warning of Price Hikes and Supply Chain Strains
Attorney General Merrick Garland’s DOJ argued that the sugar merger would raise prices at a time when global supply chains are already under pressure.
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Trump Ally Steve Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Probe Subpoena
Bannon, who faces two criminal counts of contempt of Congress over the Jan. 6 probe subpoena, is expected to turn himself in Monday, NBC News reported.
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Biden Takes Shot at Putin as He Touts REvil Ransom Seizure, New Criminal Cyberattack Cases
Russia-linked REvil Group, also known as Sodinokibi, on July 2 launched an international ransomware attack. The gang previously attacked meatpacking giantJBS.
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Justice Dept. Sues Texas Over ‘Restrictive Voting Procedures' in New Law
The DOJ says they’re suing Texas and the Texas Secretary of State over SB1, alleging it violates the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts.