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U.S. Senator Manchin says he will oppose voting rights bill pushed by his colleagues
West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the U.S. Senate, announced on Sunday he intends to oppose a sweeping voting rights bill backed by the majority of his fellow Democrats that would expand access to voting across the nation. → Read More
Florida man accused of storming U.S. Capitol pleads guilty
A Florida man on Wednesday became the second person so far to plead guilty for his role in storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, after he entered the Senate chamber clad in a Trump T-shirt and waving a red flag that said "Trump 2020." → Read More
U.S. Attorney General Garland expands resources to combat hate crimes
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday directed the Justice Department to expand funding and other resources to states and municipalities to help track and investigate hate crimes, and ordered prosecutors to step up both criminal and civil investigations into hate incidents. → Read More
Biden's ATF nominee Chipman confronts disinformation in Senate hearing
U.S. President Joe Biden's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday confronted head-on a social media disinformation campaign against him, telling a Senate committee he played no part in a deadly encounter between agents and members of a cult in Waco, Texas, in 1993. → Read More
U.S. Senate confirms Kristen Clarke as top Justice Dept. civil rights lawyer
A divided U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Kristen Clarke to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, where she will oversee two high-profile investigations into possible patterns of police misconduct in Minneapolis and Louisville. → Read More
U.S. judge orders mental evaluation of Capitol riot’s ‘QAnon Shaman’
A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health assessment for Jacob Chansley, the man nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" who was widely photographed wearing a horned headdress inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump. → Read More
Josh Duggar, former reality TV star, charged with child porn possession
Joshua James Duggar, the 33-year-old former star of the popular reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting," appeared in federal court on Friday to face criminal charges that he received and possessed child pornography, the U.S. Justice Department said. → Read More
Software company SAP to pay $8 mln to resolve case involving exports to Iran
German software maker SAP SE (SAPG.DE) will pay $8 million in penalties as part of a settlement with the United States to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by exporting some of its software products to Iran, the Justice Department said on Thursday. → Read More
Rudy Giuliani in crosshairs of office that launched his rise
The U.S. prosecutor's office in New York that jump-started Rudy Giuliani's career now has the onetime "America's Mayor" in its crosshairs, after federal agents on Wednesday searched his Manhattan apartment and law office as part of an investigation into his business dealings with Ukraine. → Read More
Three Georgia men charged with hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery death
U.S. prosecutors charged three white men in Georgia on Wednesday with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in last year's slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who was gunned down as he was out jogging through a suburban neighborhood. → Read More
Justice Department ends Trump-era limits on grants to ‘sanctuary cities’
The U.S. Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during Donald Trump's presidency that cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. → Read More
Divided U.S. Senate confirms Vanita Gupta to No. 3 job at Justice Department
A divided U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Vanita Gupta as the first woman of color to serve in the No. 3 job at the Justice Department, a role at the forefront of the department's renewed efforts to combat systemic racism in policing. → Read More
U.S. Senate confirms Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee, Lisa Monaco, as deputy attorney general, the No. 2 position at the Justice Department. → Read More
U.S. Capitol Police officer died of natural causes after attack -medical examiner
Washington, D.C.'s chief medical examiner on Monday ruled that a Capitol Police officer died of natural causes following multiple strokes after the attack on the Capitol, a finding that will make it harder for prosecutors to charge anyone with his murder. → Read More
U.S. judge detains two Proud Boys over role in storming Capitol
A federal judge on Monday ordered that two prominent leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group be detained for their roles in storming the U.S. Capitol, saying they posed a danger to the community and could not be trusted to abide by strict conditions of release. → Read More
Dr. Fauci expects decision on J&J vaccine as soon as Friday
[u'A decision on whether to resume use of Johnson & Johnson\'s COVID-19 vaccine could come as soon as Friday, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CBS\'s "Face the Nation" on Sunday, adding that he would not be surprised if there is a "resumption in some form."'] → Read More
Biden's Justice Department picks for civil rights, environment to face Senate panel
President Joe Biden's nominees to lead the Justice Department's civil rights and environmental units are due to face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday on how they would address racial inequities in policing and climate change. → Read More
Biden's pick for top U.S. civil rights lawyer, Kristen Clarke, faces fraught task
President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke, is poised to take on the role at a fraught time in American history. → Read More
Biden nominates three more for top Justice Department posts
President Joe Biden nominated three people for top U.S. Justice Department posts on Monday, including a person who will provide legal advice to the administration and another supervising criminal investigations, the White House said. → Read More
Thousands of low-level U.S. inmates released in pandemic could be headed back to prison
For Kendrick Fulton, the COVID-19 pandemic opened the door to an unexpected opportunity to rebuild his life in Round Rock, Texas, after serving 17 years behind bars for selling crack cocaine. → Read More