Jul 15 WATCH: Trump administration announces arrests in ‘campaign to destroy MS-13’ By Associated Press The meeting comes as the federal government continues efforts around the country to arrest or deport members of the gang. Continue reading
Jul 13 Judge orders new delay on federal death penalty hours before execution in Indiana By Associated Press Daniel Lewis Lee, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana. Continue reading
Jun 29 Cities try to arrest their way out of homeless problems By Ryan E. Little, Gina Scalpone, Nick McCool, Theresa Diffendal, Zack Demars, Aneurin Canham-Clyne, Riin Aljas, The Howard Center for Investigative Reporting Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Reporting by a consortium of seven universities shows that most of the country's least affordable communities have five or more laws that prohibit everything from sharing food to standing in one place too long. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:54 In ‘extremely unusual’ hearing, 2 DOJ lawyers allege politicization of justice The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on whether the federal agency tasked with enforcing the law is in fact breaking it. Two current Justice Department attorneys charged that department leaders -- including Attorney General William Barr -- ordered… Continue watching
Jun 24 Barr agrees to testify as House panel investigates whether he has politicized the DOJ By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press One of Barr's federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Justice officials testify on the role of political influence in Barr’s DOJ By Candice Norwood and Associated Press One of Barr's federal prosecutors is testifying to the committee Wednesday that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: FBI says shooter at Pensacola base coordinated with al-Qaida By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray are set to hold a news conference to announce developments in the shooting late last year at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 11:42 Shields and Brooks on DOJ’s Flynn reversal, Trump’s pandemic response Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the Department of Justice’s request to throw out the case against Michael Flynn, the politicization of American government institutions… Continue watching
May 08 Trump praises Barr for dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department dropping prosecution against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was swiftly embraced by Trump, who has relentlessly tweeted about the “outrageous” case and last week pronounced Flynn “exonerated."… Continue reading