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.
Nation Jan 04 Jan. 6 insurrection prompts year of change for U.S. Capitol Police U.S. Capitol Police were ill-prepared for the thousands of protesters who descended on Capitol Hill during last year's insurrection.
Health Dec 01 First U.S. case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified in California The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking steps to tighten U.S. testing rules for travelers from overseas, including requiring a test for all travelers within a day of boarding a flight to the U.S. regardless of vaccination status.
Economy Nov 23 U.S. sues to halt sugar merger, says it would harm competition The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival. The department contends that the deal would harm competition and consumers.
Politics Nov 16 Durbin calls for removal of federal prisons director amid 'mounting crises' Sen. Dick Durbin's demand came two days after the AP revealed that more than 100 Bureau of Prisons workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since the start of 2019.
Politics Nov 15 Trump ally Steve Bannon taken into custody on contempt charges Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has surrendered to federal authorities to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Politics Nov 12 Steve Bannon indicted on contempt of Congress The Justice Department said Friday that Bannon was indicted on one count for refusing to appear for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents in response to the committee’s subpoena.