Politics Feb 25 WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court President Joe Biden has introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Politics Feb 25 Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court In Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.
Politics Feb 24 Whistleblowers say they’re being bullied for exposing federal prison abuses Federal prison employees say they're being bullied and threatened for raising concerns about serious misconduct and claim it's indicative of widespread problems in the Bureau of Prisons.
Nation Feb 23 Senators demand Attorney General Garland reform Bureau of Prisons after AP investigation The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland take immediate action to reform the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons.
Politics Feb 17 Senate launches group to examine reports of corruption and abuse in federal prisons The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons.
Politics Feb 09 Capitol Police chief denies baseless claim its officers are spying on House Republicans U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and baseless claims from House Republicans that the department's officers are operating as politically driven spies.
Nation Feb 07 White House considers expanding limits on ‘no-knock’ warrant after Amir Locke death White House press secretary Jen Psaki says Biden is looking at whether to further limit federal agents' use of the tactic after a local SWAT team fatally shot 22-year-old Amir Locke in Minneapolis.
Nation Jan 26 Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, two sources told the Associated Press on Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.
Politics Jan 13 Founder of Oath Keepers, 10 other members charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol insurrection Stewart Rhodes is the highest-ranking member of an extremist group to be arrested in the deadly siege and it is the first time the Justice Department has brought a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
Nation Jan 05 A year after Jan. 6, FBI still hunting for pipe bomber and other insurrection suspects A year after thousands of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of people who assaulted officers and committed other crimes still haven't been caught.