May 22 Senate expected to act on NSA collection of phone records By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The fate of the bulk collection of American phone records by the National Security Agency is now before the Senate, in what is increasingly looking like a game of legislative chicken. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 6:09 DOJ gets unprecedented guilty plea by five banks for rigging currency markets By PBS News Hour Five major banking institutions pleaded guilty to rigging currencies and manipulating the foreign exchange market in a case brought by the Department of Justice and other authorities. The banks were accused of manipulating the world's largest and least-regulated trading market,… Continue watching
May 09 Update: DOJ announces investigation into Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department waded anew Friday into fraught big city police-community relations, with new Attorney General Loretta Lynch declaring the subject "one of the most challenging issues of our time."… Continue reading
May 08 Justice Department launches investigation of Baltimore police By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will conduct a broad investigation into the Baltimore police force in search of law enforcement practices that are unconstitutional and violate civil rights, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday. Continue reading
Apr 29 AG Lynch decries ‘senseless’ violence in Baltimore By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Wednesday called the rioting in Baltimore "senseless acts of violence" that were counterproductive to improving relationships between the police and community. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Kathmandu overwhelmed by rubble after earthquake By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the death toll in Nepal’s earthquake zone topped 4,000, with more than 6,500 injured after Saturday’s earthquake. The situation for survivors grew dire and thousands fled the ravaged capital as food and water ran out. Continue watching
Apr 24 Lynch to bring prosecutor’s perspective to Justice Department By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As attorney general Loretta Lynch assumes a portfolio that includes fighting terrorism, preventing cyberattacks and dealing with police and race — issues strikingly similar to what she's dealt with as top federal prosecutor for much of New York… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: No jail time for former CIA director Petraeus for sharing secrets with mistress By PBS News Hour On our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge sentenced former CIA Director David Petraeus to two years probation and a $100,000 fine for giving classified material to his biographer and mistress. Also, the Senate confirmed Loretta Lynch, the first black… Continue watching
Apr 23 Loretta Lynch is confirmed as next U.S. attorney general By Erica Werner, Associated Press Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided to the end. Continue reading
Apr 23 Loretta Lynch heads for confirmation as attorney general By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats argued Thursday for long-overdue confirmation of President Barack Obama's attorney general pick, Loretta Lynch, as her nomination headed for a confirmation vote after a five-month wait. Continue reading