Judge sets Navarro contempt of Congress trial for September - Roll Call A federal judge on Tuesday set a Sept. 5 trial date for former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on criminal contempt of Congress charges. Roll Call · May 30, 2023
Stewart Rhodes Gets 18 Years After the DOJ Reiterates a Conspiracy Claim That Jurors Rejected It remains unclear whether the Oath Keepers leader had a specific plan to violently disrupt the electoral vote count on January 6. Reason · May 29, 2023
Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeals A growing number of Capitol rioters are facing hefty fines on top of prison sentences at their sentencing hearings The Independent UK · May 28, 2023
2 more Oath Keepers are sentenced to prison terms for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack A federal judge sentenced Army veterans Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to more than eight years in prison and Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Fla., to four years in the 2021 riot. WEKU · May 27, 2023
US: Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement U.S. authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing to disrupt and ultimately topple the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement The Independent UK · May 27, 2023
Trump’s Lawyers Reportedly Gave Him An Ominous Warning Donald Trump's lawyers and top advisers have reportedly warned him of another impending indictment Zenger · May 26, 2023
How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See the data by state. The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022. USAFacts · May 25, 2023
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years Sentence is the longest yet for a participant in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, led by Donald Trump supporters. Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer. WEKU · May 25, 2023
Justice Department expands anti-profiling rules to cover thousand more in judicial system The Justice Department has come out with new guidance emphasizing that investigations must be free from bias involving race and gender or against people with disabilities The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Trump lawyers are "feeling desperate" Letter to AG Merrick Garland suggests "Trump's lawyers believe an indictment is coming soon," says Barb McQuade Salon · May 24, 2023
9th Circuit reverses judge's ruling striking down deportation law as racist The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a ruling by a federal judge in Nevada that struck down a U.S. deportation law as racist and unconstitutional The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
Ex-Trump lawyer may be signaling DOJ Ex-Trump lawyer Tim Parlatore is effectively pointing the finger at Trump attorney Boris Ephsteyn, expert says Salon · May 22, 2023
Ex-Trump WH lawyer: He will "go to jail" "I think this is a tight obstruction case," said attorney Ty Cobb Salon · May 22, 2023
Axios · May 21, 2023 Trump's 2025 vision: A lot more power for him He's laying out a plan for a dramatic expansion of federal power — particularly the presidency.
Salon · May 20, 2023 Durham report: Bill Barr's final shot Durham's probe was a massive waste of time and money, instigated by a man who undercut the DOJ's independence
WEKU · May 20, 2023 American Airlines and JetBlue must end partnership in the northeast U.S., judge rules The ruling is a major victory for the Biden administration, which has used aggressive enforcement of antitrust laws to fight against mergers and other arrangements between large corporations.
Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023 US judge rules against American Airlines, JetBlue partnership Judge Leo Sorokin called the alliance a threat to ‘full-throated competition’ in the US airline industry.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 American Airlines and JetBlue must abandon their partnership in the Northeast, federal judge rules American Airlines and JetBlue must give up their partnership in the northeast U.S. That's what a federal judge in Boston ruled on Friday
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Court finds FBI improperly used surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, racial justice protests FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U
The Independent UK · May 19, 2023 Trump’s White House lawyer predicts ex-president will end up in jail as Mar-a-Lago probe heats up Ty Cobb’s prediction came as it was revealed that the National Archives had found a trove of records allegedly proving the former president knew he shouldn’t have taken classified documents to Mar-a-Lago
Fortune · May 19, 2023 How the FBI prevented $130 million in crypto ransomware attacks by hacking the hackers behind Hive The group had extorted $100 million in ransoms from schools, financial firms, and health care facilities since June 2021.
Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023 Federal judge says Clarence Thomas ethics complaints mishandled more than a decade ago WASHINGTON — The federal courts’ policymaking body in 2011 mishandled ethics complaints surrounding financial disclosures by Justice Clarence Thomas, a sitting federal judge testified Wednesday.
The Independent UK · May 17, 2023 AOC heckles George Santos after Congress votes on his future: ‘Resign! Resign bro!’ ‘New Yorkers need better!’
The Independent UK · May 17, 2023 Federal attorneys agree to pause litigation for water violations in Mississippi's capital Attorneys for the federal government, Mississippi and the state’s capital city have agreed to request to delay litigation from a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that says the city hasn't been meeting standards for providing reliable drinking water