Jul 21 Watch 11:09 Capehart and Abernathy on how multiple Trump investigations affect the presidential race By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post contributor Gary Abernathy join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how investigations into former President Trump are affecting the 2024 presidential race. Continue watching
Jul 14 Former Trump supporter sues Fox News over Jan. 6 conspiracy theory By Randall Chase, David Bauder, Associated Press Raymond Epps, a former Marine who said he was forced from his Arizona home because of threats, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network made him a scapegoat. Continue reading
Jul 14 Don't postpone Trump's classified documents trial, Justice Department urges judge By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors argued there was no basis for an “open-ended” delay sought by the former president’s lawyers. Continue reading
Jul 08 What to know as GOP leaders gear up to investigate the Hunter Biden case By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Republican chairmen of three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice Department’s handling of charges against Hunter Biden after making sweeping claims about misconduct at the agency. Continue reading
Jun 28 Justice Department dedicates more resources to address high rate of missing, murdered Native Americans By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Five attorneys and five coordinators will be dispatched to several regions around the country to help with investigations of unsolved cases and related crimes. Continue reading
Jun 27 Misconduct by federal jail guards led to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, DOJ watchdog says By Michael R. Sisak, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that negligence, misconduct and poor job performance by the federal Bureau of Prisons and workers at the New York City jail enabled Epstein to take his own life in August 2019. Continue reading
Jun 23 Garland denies whistleblower claims of DOJ interference in Hunter Biden investigation By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back Friday against claims from IRS whistleblowers that the Justice Department interfered with the investigation into Hunter Biden, saying more broadly that attacks on the department’s independence are corrosive. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Attorney General Garland holds news briefing on fighting fentanyl supply By Associated Press The Justice Department has announced it has filed criminal charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and eight people over allegations they illegally trafficked precursor chemicals for fentanyl. Continue reading
Jun 17 Takeaways from the federal report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd's killing By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The Justice Department on Friday issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd's killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints. Here are six key points… Continue reading
Jun 16 Republican support for Trump has increased even as he faces dozens of felony charges By Laura Santhanam During the same week that Trump pleaded not guilty to felony charges tied to his possession of classified documents, a majority of Americans say the twice-impeached and twice-indicted former president should drop out of the 2024 race for the White… Continue reading