Deadly American kidnapping in Mexico: What you need to know Four Americans were hauled off in a pick-up truck after allegedly being caught in the crossfire of a shootout. Al Jazeera · Mar 8, 2023
DOJ files suit to block JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger The Justice Department on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against JetBlue Airways’ proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines — a merger that would create the fifth-largest U.S. airline. Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023
DOJ files suit to block JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger - Roll Call The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against JetBlue Airways’ proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. Roll Call · Mar 7, 2023
Jim Jordan issues subpoenas to investigate ‘weaponization’ of federal agencies WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed the former head of a defunct Biden administration advisory board on disinformation, which was disbanded just months after being formed amid public backlash. Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023
Ukrainian victims of war with Russia deserve justice, Garland says On his way to Ukraine for an unannounced visit last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about upholding the rule of law inside the U.S. and overseas in an exclusive interview with NPR. WEKU · Mar 6, 2023
Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes. WEKU · Mar 6, 2023
Ukrainian forces cling to Bakhmut under severe Russian pressure Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Saturday has carried out an inspection of the front line in eastern Ukraine, according to the ministry, as fighting raged around the besieged city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces defending the eastern city are facing increasingly strong pressure from Russian forces, British intelligence said. Read… France 24 · Mar 4, 2023
As it happened: street fighting in Bakhmut as battle rages for control of the city UK intelligence says Ukraine attempting to reinforce contested city with elite units but resupply lines increasingly limited The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 374 of the invasion Situation in besieged city of Bakhmut appears dire as Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz meet to coordinate support for Ukraine The Guardian - AU · Mar 4, 2023
Zelenskyy tells US, Europe law chiefs Russia must face court Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and top European legal officials, and called for Russia to face international prosecution for war crimes The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023
Garland supports effort to hold Russia accountable for war crimes U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with war crimes prosecutors in Ukraine as he made an unannounced visit to the country. WEKU · Mar 3, 2023
Ted Cruz continues to take aim at AG Merrick Garland at CPAC At the conservative political convention, the Texas senator also criticized President Joe Biden for his response to the Ohio train derailment and Dr. Anthony Fauci for his role during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas Tribune · Mar 2, 2023
Hunter Biden probe free of interference, Garland pledges Attorney General Merrick Garland says he won’t interfere with an investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes run by the U.S. Attorney in Delaware The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023
Deal reached with Republicans to repeal Iraq war authorizations, says Schumer – as it happened Senate’s Democratic leader says foreign affairs committee will begin considering the measure next week The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023
Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023 US spy agency girds for fight over warrantless surveillance WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration officials urged Congress to renew a warrantless surveillance program that expires later this year, calling it a “key intelligence authority.”
The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2023 Biden administration urges Congress to renew warrantless surveillance law Section 702 cast as an essential tool to gather intelligence about terrorists and other foreign targets located overseas
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 US officials make case for renewal of surveillance powers Biden administration officials are urging Congress to renew a surveillance program that the U.S. government has long seen as vital in countering overseas threats of terrorism, cyberattacks and espionage operations
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023 Trump accuses prosecutors of ’trying to steal a second Presidential Election’ The former president says ‘They did it in 2020, and we’re not going to let them do it again in 2024’
Salon · Feb 16, 2023 Mark Meadows hit with Jan. 6 subpoena Meadows is expected to assert executive privilege but may face federal criminal charges instead, experts say
Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023 Senators fault Department of Justice for 'appalling' conditions in jails LOS ANGELES — The federal government started investigating Los Angeles jails in 1996 — back when Bill Clinton was president, the Spice Girls were all the rage, and Tupac Shakur's killing dominated the news.
The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2023 Untouchable review: Trump as ‘lawless Houdini’ above US justice Elie Honig offers a powerful indictment of the former president and those who have failed to bring him down
Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023 Trump team handed over more classified Mar-a-Lago documents WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team turned over several pages of documents with classified markings and a laptop containing electronic scans of those materials to federal investigators in recent months, a person familiar with the situation said.
Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023 Trump lawyer in Mar-a-Lago search appeared before grand jury WASHINGTON — Evan Corcoran, one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, appeared before a federal grand jury last month as part of the special counsel investigation into whether classified information and other government records were mishandled at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Guardian - US · Feb 10, 2023 FBI search of Pence’s Indiana residence finds new classified document Lawyer for Trump’s former vice-president reportedly present for search, which followed discovery of documents there last month
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023 How they compare: Trump, Biden, Pence classified documents There are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence