Oct 21 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Haitian gang threatens to kill captive U.S. missionaries unless ransom is paid In our news wrap Thursday, a Haitian gang is now threatening to kill 17 kidnapped members of a U.S. missionary group unless its random demands are met. Democrats are sending mixed signals on whether they'll agree on a giant social… Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies before House on Justice Department oversight By Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland gave no hints during a House Judiciary Committee Thursday on what the Justice Department will do if the House votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: U.S. to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations By Michael Balsamo, Bob Christie, Associated Press Earlier this year, the Justice Department announced it was opening similar investigation into police forces in Minneapolis, after the death of George Floyd, and in Louisville, Kentucky, after the death of Breonna Taylor. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump urged Justice officials to declare election ‘corrupt’ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press "Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen," Trump said at one point to then-Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, according to notes taken by Richard Donoghue, who was then Rosen's deputy and… Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: U.S. officials indict 4 Chinese nationals for state-sponsored hacking By Associated Press The indictment alleges that three of the defendants were officers in a Chinese state security agency, which is an arm of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 3:03 Emails show how President Trump’s team scrambled to overturn election results By John Yang, Meredith Lee House Democrats say they have new evidence of former President Donald Trump's efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election. As part of an investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Democrats gained access to emails… Continue watching
Jun 17 Department of Justice says West Virginia, Arkansas transgender bans violate federal law By John Raby, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports. Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Garland presents new U.S. plan to fight domestic terrorism By News Desk and Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland will present the administration's plan Tuesday to enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on DOJ budget with Merrick Garland By Associated Press The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents, furthering a promise by Attorney General Merrick Garland to focus on civil rights violations. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers In our news wrap Monday, U.S. investigators have recovered the majority of the cryptocurrency payment given to hackers from last month's Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, Vice President Harris was in Guatemala to discuss the surge in immigration from Central America… Continue watching