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The FBI is trying to add diversity to its ranks by recruiting at HBCUs

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

The FBI has launched a new diversity initiative aimed at reaching out to historically Black colleges and universities to try to recruit more African Americans to be special agents.

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The Justice Department is suing Texas over the state's redistricting plans

Monday, December 06, 2021

The lawsuit says the redistricting disadvantages Black and Latino voters and does not reflect the outsize effect minorities played in the state's recent population growth.

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Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will appear before the Jan. 6 panel

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol says former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has agreed to provide documents and appear for a deposition.

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Families of Parkland shooting victims settle lawsuit with DOJ for about $130 million

Monday, November 22, 2021

Families of more than a dozen victims of the 2018 school shooting have reached a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve their lawsuit over the FBI's failure to act on tips about the gunman.

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2 suspected Iranian hackers are charged with trying to intimidate U.S. voters

Thursday, November 18, 2021

The two Iranian nationals allegedly sent threatening emails to American voters and spread disinformation ahead of the 2020 election.

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Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to contempt of Congress charges

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The former Trump adviser was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.

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Self-styled 'QAnon shaman' is sentenced to 41 months in Capitol riot

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Jacob Chansley, who had pleaded guilty to obstruction, apologized and called his high-profile actions on Jan. 6 "indefensible."

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Steve Bannon appeared in court after refusing to comply with Jan. 6 panel's subpoena

Monday, November 15, 2021

Steve Bannon appeared in federal court, surrendering to the FBI on two counts of contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena from the panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

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A key source for the infamous Trump-Russia dossier is charged with lying to the FBI

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Igor Danchenko was taken into custody Thursday as part of special counsel John Durham's investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe.

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DOJ's China Initiative aims to counter theft of U.S. secrets and technology

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Critics say the initiative has created a climate of fear among Chinese Americans, and has had a chilling effect on scientific research.

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Families of Charleston church massacre victims reach $88 million settlement with DOJ

Thursday, October 28, 2021

The Justice Department has reached an $88 million settlement with the victims of the racist church massacre in Charleston S.C. over the flawed background check which allowed the shooter to buy a gun.

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The FBI is still looking for a trove of nuclear sub secrets in an espionage case

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

The bureau has not recovered the vast majority of secret documents related to nuclear submarines that a U.S. naval engineer is accused of trying to sell to a foreign power, an FBI agent testified.

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The FBI searched properties in Washington and New York linked to a Russian oligarch

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

FBI agents executed search warrants at properties that are tied to metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska, who is sanctioned by the U.S. government.

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Trump files lawsuit to stop the release of documents related to the Capitol riot

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Former President Donald Trump is suing the the National Archives and the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol to try to block the release of documents.

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DOJ will ask the Supreme Court to halt the Texas abortion ban

Saturday, October 16, 2021

A high-stakes legal back-and-forth is playing out over Texas' restrictive new abortion law.

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DOJ to ask the Supreme Court to halt enforcement of Texas' abortion law

Friday, October 15, 2021

The Justice Department says it will ask the Supreme Court to step in and block enforcement of Texas' restrictive abortion law. This is the latest move in the legal battle over the law.

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Ex-Navy nuclear engineer and his wife are charged in an espionage plot

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

A former U.S. Navy engineer and his wife are due in federal court Tuesday. The Justice Department accuses them of trying to share secrets about nuclear submarine technology with another country.

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Senate report details Trump's efforts to use DOJ to overturn election results

Thursday, October 07, 2021

The report from the panel's Democratic majority documents the chaotic final weeks of Trump's presidency following his loss to Joe Biden.

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A U.S. judge blocks enforcement of Texas' controversial new abortion law

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

Known as SB 8, the law bans almost all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape, sexual abuse and incest.

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Texas' abortion law is back in court

Friday, October 01, 2021

A federal judge will decide whether to block Texas' new restrictive abortion law after hearing from Justice Department attorneys and lawyers for the state. He offered no timetable for a decision.

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