Aug 16 What Republicans are hoping to find in FBI notes from Clinton interview By Michael Biesecker and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Republicans claim the FBI notes, which are typically kept confidential after an investigation is closed, may show Clinton provided inconsistent answers to questions about her handling of emails containing classified information during testimony last year before the House Benghazi… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 8:12 Baltimore mayor urges turning anger into action after DOJ report on policing By PBS News Hour The Justice Department released a blistering report Wednesday, spelling out a long pattern of racial discrimination by the Baltimore Police Department. An investigation of policing from 2010 to 2015 has revealed an unmistakable picture of disparities. Gwen Ifill gets reaction… Continue watching
Aug 10 Read the full DOJ report detailing bias in Baltimore police force By Larisa Epatko A Justice Department report released Wednesday found “longstanding, systemic” deficiencies in the Baltimore Police Department that failed to provide officers with resources to collect information and do their jobs. Read the full report. Continue reading
Jul 22 Three charged in $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme By Emily Wishingrad “This is the largest single criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice,” said Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General the department’s criminal division, in a statement issued Friday. Continue reading
Jul 20 U.S. goes after more than $1 billion taken from Malaysian fund By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The United States government is seeking the forfeiture of more than $1 billion in assets that federal officials say were misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 3:23 Did Clinton get off easy? House committee grills FBI’s Comey By PBS News Hour James Comey appeared before the House Oversight Committee, where Republicans pressed the FBI chief on the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email use and private servers as secretary of state. While Comey said Clinton’s actions might have deserved some kind of… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 7:22 2 takes on the law used to judge Clinton’s email use By PBS News Hour Both FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Loretta said they would not recommend or pursue charges against Hillary Clinton for her email practices as secretary of state. To examine the law they used to make that decision, Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 3:27 Clinton goes on offense, hoping to leave email story behind By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton campaigned on the the Jersey shore Wednesday, confronting Donald Trump’s business record and unveiling a plan to make public universities tuition free for most American families. But Republicans continued to raise concerns about her use of email as… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 4:45 What we know about the Alton Sterling shooting and his life By PBS News Hour Another police shooting has spurred a civil rights investigation by the Justice Department. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alton Sterling was shot by an officer responding to a disturbance call. A cellphone video led many to ask whether the shooting was… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 12:48 No charges, but will Clinton face political consequences for email scandal? By PBS News Hour Despite the finding by investigators that Hillary Clinton’s emails were handled in an extremely careless way, FBI director James Comey said they wouldn't recommend a criminal prosecution. Judy Woodruff talks with Carrie Johnson of NPR, then gets reaction on the… Continue watching