Dec 05 WATCH: Memphis won’t sign police reform agreement with DOJ following Tyre Nichols report, mayor says By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Mayor Paul Young said at a news conference Thursday that Memphis has already made hundreds of positive changes since the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. Continue reading
Dec 04 Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, DOJ probe finds By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 5:53 Examining the record of Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general By Laura Barrón-López President-elect Donald Trump’s new pick to lead his administration’s Department of Justice is receiving a much warmer reception on Capitol Hill and within his party. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's nomination came just hours after his first choice –… Continue watching
Nov 22 6 things to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new pick for attorney general By Michelle L. Price, Colleen Long, Associated Press Bondi has been a longtime and early Trump ally. Continue reading
Nov 21 Trump picks Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz withdraws By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former Florida AG Pam Bondi to be U.S. Attorney General after first pick, Matt Gaetz, withdrew. Continue reading
Nov 21 DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine. Continue reading
Nov 14 5 things to know about Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick for attorney general By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press He’s had legal issues of his own. Continue reading
Nov 14 In nominating close ally Gaetz, Trump shows he values loyalty — and retribution By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Donald Trump has had few defenders in Congress as reliable as Matt Gaetz. Continue reading
Nov 14 Matt Gaetz was once under investigation for sex trafficking. Now he could lead the Justice Department By Alanna Durkin Richer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The federal sex trafficking investigation that began under Attorney General Bill Barr during Donald Trump's first term focused on allegations that Gaetz and a onetime political ally paid underage girls and escorts or offered them gifts in exchange for sex. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 5:10 Trump says he will nominate loyalist Matt Gaetz to be attorney general By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan President-elect Trump nominated one of his most prominent loyalists in Congress to lead the Department of Justice. Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz is the former president’s pick to serve as the nation’s top prosecutor. The right-wing firebrand is well known for… Continue watching