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Joe Biden visits Texas shooting memorial as US Department of Justice announces review into police response

US Justice Department said it will review the police’s response to the tragedy at Robb Elementary

The Independent UK · May 29, 2022

US Justice Department to review police response to Uvalde school shooting

A Justice Department spokesman said the review would be conducted in a fair, impartial and independent manner

Evening Standard · May 29, 2022

Justice Department to investigate police response to Texas school shooting

DOJ spokesman says ‘goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day’

The Independent UK · May 29, 2022

FBI agents accused of botching Larry Nassar case will not face charges, Justice Department says

John Manly, a lawyer for many of Nassar’s alleged victims, called the decision ‘incomprehensible’

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

FBI agents who investigated Larry Nassar won’t be charged

Two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who investigated Larry Nassar, the former U.S. women’s gymnastics team doctor convicted of sexual abuse, won’t face criminal charges, the Justice Department said.

Tribune News Service · May 27, 2022

Senators call decision not to prosecute FBI agents in Larry Nassar case 'infuriating' - Roll Call

Two key senators said the decision not to prosecute FBI agents who did not act on reports of abuse by Larry Nassar was "infuriating."

Roll Call · May 26, 2022

DOJ has decided not to charge the FBI agents who mishandled the Larry Nassar case

The deputy attorney general told Congress last year that prosecutors would review new evidence about FBI failures in the investigation of Larry Nassar.

WEKU · May 26, 2022

U.S. secures forfeiture of Maryland property of former Gambian president

The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has secured the forfeiture of a Maryland property purchased by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh with about $3.5 million in alleged corruption proceeds through a trust set up by his wife.

Reuters · May 26, 2022

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Analysis: Left-wing Colombian candidate plans drug war shakeup

Leading Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is roundly critical of the U.S.-led war on drugs and has questioned the extradition of a drug kingpin, views that may herald a shakeup of how the Andean nation battles the narcotics industry.

Reuters · May 26, 2022