Category: Justice Department

What’s the ‘Elephant in the Room’ of the Jan 6. Investigation?

As the congressional body investigating the now infamous 4-hour-long pro-Trump protest wraps up its work, many issues remain unresolved. Indeed, among Democrats, only Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the central question: what role did law enforcement play in what her colleagues, the media, and Justice Department call an “insurrection”? In this hard-hitting episode of Over the…


Justice Department Paying $1.5 Million to Develop Transgender-Specific Program in Federal Prisons

The Department of Justice is paying $1.5 million to implement a “transgender programming curriculum” across all federal prisons. The curriculum, which is still in the works with details to be finalized by Sept. 30, will teach “techniques to seek support for mental health concerns and skills to advocate for physical, emotional, and sexual health and…


US, Partners Dismantle Russian Hacking ‘Botnet,’ Justice Department Says

WASHINGTON—Law enforcement in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Britain dismantled a global network of internet-connected devices that had been hacked by Russian cyber criminals and used for malicious purposes, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. The network, known as the “RSOCKS” botnet, comprised millions of hacked computers and devices worldwide, including “Internet…


Capitol Report (May 30): DOJ to Investigate Police Response; Honoring Those Who Made Greatest Sacrifice

The nation’s biggest Memorial Day parade is back. Marching bands and veterans from each of the 50 states joined the parade. And President Joe Biden delivered his Memorial Day address at the Arlington National Cemetery. What’s his plea as he cites the very soul of our nation? Captain Sam Brown is a combat war veteran…


10 Ways Information-Shapers Have Infiltrated Our Institutions

Commentary Few matters are so important as the integrity of the information we receive and the recent degradation in its reliability. The recent leak of a Supreme Court draft related to the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion case underscores how corrupted so many of our important institutions have become by those dedicated to shaping public…


US Marshal-Led Operation Sees Over 700 Arrested in Mississippi

More than 700 individuals in north Mississippi were arrested during a month-long U.S. Marshals led operation in the state, Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The operation, dubbed “Operation MPACT” (Mississippi Partnering Agencies Coming Together), led to the arrests of hundreds of individuals in the state on a variety of charges including homicide, aggravated assault, aggravated…


Republican Senator Blasts US Justice Dept’s Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal

WASHINGTON—Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz backed the families of passengers killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes and sharply criticizing the Justice Department’s deferred prosecution agreement with Boeing. The $2.5 billion Boeing deferred prosecution agreement, a type of corporate plea agreement, was reached in January 2021 near the end of former President Donald Trump’s…


Justice Department Sues UnitedHealth Over Nearly $8 Billion Deal

Federal regulators are suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s purchase of technology company Change Healthcare, a deal they fear will put too much health care claims information in the hands of one company. The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday that the proposed deal would hurt competition and give UnitedHealth Group—which runs the nation’s largest insurer—access…


Justice Department Sues Missouri Over Its Gun Law

The Justice Department sued Missouri on Feb. 16 to block state officials from enforcing a law that seeks to make invalid several federal firearms laws. The department’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Wednesday, seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, known as the Second Amendment…


Man Convicted in 1988 Explosion That Killed 6 Kansas City Firefighters Wins $344,000 in Records Suit

By Luke Nozicka and Bill Lukitsch From The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A federal judge has awarded more than $344,000 in legal fees to a former prisoner who sued the Justice Department seeking answers about a 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas City firefighters, for which he spent nearly 20 years in prison. Bryan…