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Feds: Houston's illegal dumpsites may violate civil rights

The Justice Department said Friday it is investigating illegal dumping in the city of Houston — including dead bodies — that officials said are left in Black and Latino neighborhoods in the nation’s fourth largest city

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Bannon guilty on two criminal contempt of Congress charges - Roll Call

A jury found Steve Bannon guilty on two criminal charges of contempt of Congress for his refusal to cooperate with the House Jan. 6 panel.

Roll Call

Justice Department to investigate Houston over dumping response - Roll Call

The DOJ is investigating whether Houston violated civil rights law in response to allegations of illegal dumping in some neighborhoods.

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January 6 panel: shining a light on American democracy’s nose dive

The gripping hearings have laid out a remarkably complex plot of a simple story: a president’s attempt to blindly retain power

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Mark Meadows sold the remains of his soul to Trump. He might pay a higher price

As Congress and the Justice Department continue to investigate the events of Jan. 6, Trumpworld is desperate for a legal scapegoat — and it looks like former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows could be the chosen one.

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump watched Capitol riots on TV and ignored pleas to call it off, inquiry hears

Donald Trump watched the January 6 US Capitol attack on TV and refused to call it off despite desperate pleas from aides and even his own family, a congressional inquiry has heard.

Evening Standard

‘The dam has begun to break’: Jan. 6 panel lays out Trump’s 187 minutes of inaction

WASHINGTON — Then-President Donald Trump’s refusal for more than three hours to call off the mob attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6 constituted a dereliction of duty, the House committee investigating the insurrection said in its prime-time hearing Thursday.

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Immigration judge union seeks recognition as top judge quits

The National Association of Immigration Judges has asked the federal government to restore its union recognition after the Trump administration stripped its official status and the system’s chief judge resigned after two years on the job

The Independent UK

Supreme Court will decide case over immigration priorities - Roll Call

The high court will decide if DHS followed law when it told immigration agents to focus on immigrants with more serious criminal convictions.

Roll Call

Embattled immigration judges group renews union fight - Roll Call

The association representing immigration judges across the country asked a federal labor authority Thursday to restore its collecting bargaining powers.

Roll Call

What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Steve Bannon's defense to begin in Trump adviser's trial

Steve Bannon’s lawyers are expected to begin their defense as Bannon's contempt of Congress trial enters a new phase on Thursday

The Independent UK

Exclusive-U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos

The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile silos that the company could then transmit to China, two people familiar with the matter said.

Reuters

Commentary: There is a gap in the evidence we've seen against Trump. We have to rely on the DOJ to fill it

The criticism of the Department of Justice continues to grow: Detractors see the department as too far behind the Jan. 6 committee. They want to know why Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Justice Department have yet to come forward with a serious criminal charge against Donald Trump.

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The Independent UK

What to watch as Jan. 6 panel returns to prime time

The House Jan. 6 committee is headed back to prime time for its eighth hearing

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 187 minutes as Capitol attacked

The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer in prime time

Tribune News Service

Trump administration memo shows citizenship question connected with census

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census that would benefit Republicans, despite initial concerns within the administration that it wasn’t legal, according to a new trove of documents released by Congress on Wednesday.

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What have we learned from the January 6 hearings?

Eight televised hearings laid out how the Jan 6 attack was part of a wider effort by Trump to overturn 2020 election.

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The Independent UK

Secret memo links citizenship question to apportionment

Some Trump administration officials had initial doubts that it was legal to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census but pressed forward and attempted to add it anyways

WEKU

Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push

Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College.

Tribune News Service

Senate support builds to seize, liquidate Russian oligarch assets

WASHINGTON — Senators are making headway on a potentially significant piece of bipartisan legislation that would give the Justice Department new authorities to seize and liquidate ill-gotten assets of Russian oligarchs and use the proceeds to benefit the people of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Contempt of Congress trial for former Trump adviser Bannon begins

Prosecutors say Steve Bannon deliberately defied Congress; defence lawyers argue he was negotiating with Jan 6 panel.

Roll Call

Senate support builds to seize, liquidate Russian oligarch assets - Roll Call

Senators are pushing legislation giving the Justice Department new authority to seize assets of Russian oligarchs.

The Independent UK

US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals

The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted U.S. hospitals with ransomware

Salon

Garland memo to DOJ came from Bill Barr

The memo cites Bill Barr's demand to flag the AG if Justice Department is investigating a presidential candidate

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