Category: Executive Branch

Former National Security Officials Urge Congress to Investigate FBI’s Security Clearances After Durham Report Findings

A group of former national security officials is calling on Congress to investigate the FBI’s handling of security clearances after special counsel John Durham concluded that the bureau behaved recklessly in its handling of a 2016 investigation of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. Former national security adviser Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, former Secretary of Veteran Affairs…


‘We’re Not Finished’: Biden Touts Gun Safety Law, Vows to Ban Assault Weapons

President Joe Biden on Friday praised a gun safety legislation that he signed into law last year, stating that it has prevented firearms from falling into the wrong hands and helped save lives. Speaking at a gun safety summit in West Hartford, Connecticut, the president promised to take more actions, including banning assault weapons, ending…


Justice Department Accuses Minneapolis Police of Violating Rights, Dangerous Tactics

Following an investigation prompted by the death of George Floyd, the Justice Department accused the Minneapolis police on Friday of a consistent pattern of violating constitutional rights, discrimination against minorities, and “excessive” and “unjustified deadly force” in policing. The sweeping civil rights investigation was conducted over a span of two years by the U.S. Department…


Bank Executive Pay Could Be Seized for Failures Under Senate Bill Proposal

The Senate Banking Committee will consider a bipartisan bill that would allow government regulators to seize compensation from executives deemed responsible for a bank failure. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sen Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the panel’s ranking Republican, came to a deal on June 16 after a wave of regional bank failures…


House Appropriator Shares Growing GOP Support to Cut DOJ, FBI Budget Amid Political Woes

Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that handles the budget for the U.S. Department of Justice, said Republicans are gathering in support to cut the department’s budget. Cline, who is a member of the staunchly conservative House Freedom Caucus, said members of the caucus are leaning on House Speaker Kevin…


Biden Picks COVID-19 Vaccine Proponent as Next CDC Director

President Joe Biden has tapped an aggressive promoter of the COVID-19 vaccines as the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Biden, on June 16, announced he’d chosen Dr. Mandy Cohen, the former top health official in North Carolina, to lead the CDC after the current director steps down this…


Biden Delivers Remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit

President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit at 2:05 p.m. ET on June 16. …


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President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit at 2:05 p.m. ET on June 16. …


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President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit at 2:05 p.m. ET on June 16. …


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President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit at 2:05 p.m. ET on June 16. …