Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards David Dwayne Cassady, inmate in Georgia. Courtesy: Georgia Department of Corrections A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and other crimes while in a Georgia prison built two bombs which he mailed to a District of Columbia office building and the federal courthouse and building in Anchorage, Alaska, prosecutors … Read more
The Justice Department’s top antitrust official said Friday that Apple shareholders should encourage the company to “compete on the merits,” one day after the government sued the iPhone maker over allegedly anticompetitive practices. “Competition on the merits is good for everybody,” Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for antitrust, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “Good for … Read more
WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice on Friday told Republicans that it would hand over documents from special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified material. But the department won’t give Republicans the transcript or audio of Hur’s interview with Biden, which was what Republicans wanted most after Hur said in … Read more
President Biden will issue an executive order Wednesday preventing large-scale transfers of Americans’ personal data to U.S. adversaries, such as Russia, China and Iran. The executive order directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish protections for genomic data, biometric data, personal health data, geolocation data, financial data and sensitive government-related data. “Our intelligence community … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Republicans last year that it would be a mistake to publicize raw paperwork reflecting an informant’s tip to the FBI. Republicans had found out a confidential human source told his FBI handler in 2020 about a Ukrainian oligarch saying he bribed Joe Biden. They demanded the Justice Department hand … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden has triggered instant flashbacks to history-shaping events of 2016. That’s when FBI Director James Comey castigated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over her email practices despite recommending against charges. In this year’s already heated election season, the Justice … Read more
Former President Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity from prosecution on criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Tuesday. “We cannot accept that the office of the Presidency places its former occupants above the law for all time thereafter,” a three-judge panel wrote in … Read more
Federal prosecutors are investigating activist-turned-congresswoman Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat who is a member of the progressive “Squad,” for allegedly misspending campaign funds. Bush acknowledged the probe in a statement Tuesday, not long after Punchbowl News first reported that she was under investigation. “I can confirm that the Department of Justice is reviewing my campaign’s … Read more
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling on the Justice Department to pause funding for predictive policing technology unless officials show the tech meets accuracy and effectiveness standards. In a letter released Monday, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) and a group of five other senators asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to halt all DOJ … Read more
Andrew Cuomo leaves Il Postino restaurant in Manhattan, New York City on Monday, December 19, 2022. Gardiner Anderson | New York Daily News | Getty Images Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo subjected at least 13 women to a “sexually hostile work environment” while he was in office, the Department of Justice said Friday as … Read more
