Politics Dec 23 4 key findings from the House Ethics report on Matt Gaetz misconduct allegations Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and has insisted he never had sex with a minor.
Politics Dec 16 Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress.
Politics Dec 13 WATCH: DOJ holds briefing on $650M settlement with McKinsey for its role in opioid epidemic McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work to help opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma boost the sales of the highly addictive drug OxyContin, according to court papers filed in…
Politics Dec 13 No undercover FBI agents at Jan. 6 riot, watchdog finds in rebuke to conspiracy theories The report Thursday from the Justice Department inspector general’s office knocks down a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, when rioters determined to overturn…
Nation Dec 04 Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, DOJ probe finds The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.
Politics Dec 02 What Biden’s decision to pardon his son means President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, though he had previously said he would not do so.
Politics Nov 25 Read the full motion to dismiss election interference case against Trump Read the full motion by Jack Smith that marks the end of the Justice Department's landmark effort to hold Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power.
Politics Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump’s election interference and classified documents cases Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him.
Politics Nov 14 Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now he could lead the Justice Department The federal sex trafficking investigation that began under Attorney General Bill Barr during Donald Trump's first term focused on allegations that Gaetz and a onetime political ally paid underage girls and escorts or offered them gifts in exchange for sex.
Politics Nov 08 Trump’s 2020 election case deadlines cancelled after his reelection President-elect Donald Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris means that the Justice Department believes he can no longer face prosecution in accordance with department legal opinions meant to shield presidents from criminal charges while in office.