Feb 07 LISTEN: Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's immigration ban By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press On Tuesday night, a three-judge panel from the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the legal battle over President Trump’s immigration ban. Continue reading
Feb 03 U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer released a statement late Friday saying they "will file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate." Soon after, the White… Continue reading
Feb 03 State Dept: Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump order By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Up to 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the U.S., the State Department said Friday. Continue reading
Jan 31 WATCH: Dems use obscure rule to delay Sessions vote as attorney general By Alan Fram, Associated Press Republicans are muscling more of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees to the cusp of Senate confirmation over Democratic objections, with committees poised to advance his picks to head agencies in the thick of partisan battles over health care, legal protections,… Continue reading
Jan 30 Trump replaces acting attorney general Yates after she orders DOJ to stop defending refugee ban By Julie Pace, Associated Press Yates said in a memo Monday that she is not convinced that Trump's order is lawful, or that its defense is consistent with the department's obligation to "always seek justice and stand for what is right."… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 3:16 News Wrap: Justice Department finds widespread bias by Chicago police By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Justice Department charged that Chicago’s police have been violating people’s rights for years. The department found widespread use of excessive force and racial bias against blacks and Latinos. Also, President-elect Donald Trump aimed… Continue watching
Jan 13 FBI's Comey faces fresh scrutiny with email server probe By Eric Tucker and Ken Thomas, Associated Press FBI Director James Comey, already under fierce public scrutiny for his handling of the election-year probe of Hillary Clinton, faces a new internal investigation into whether he and the Justice Department followed established protocol in the email server case. Continue reading
Jan 12 Justice Department watchdog to investigate DOJ, FBI actions months before election By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The Justice Department inspector general says he will investigate the actions of the Justice Department and FBI in the months leading up to the 2016 election. Continue reading
Jan 11 Facing charges, Volkswagen agrees to pay $4.3 billion in emissions cheating scandal By Michael Rios U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy announced Tuesday that the German automaker would plead guilty to felony charges. Continue reading
Jan 10 Jeff Sessions to face Sen. Cory Booker and civil rights questions at confirmation hearing By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats are expected to use the two days of hearings to challenge Sessions' commitment to civil rights, a chief priority of the Justice Department during the Obama administration. Continue reading