President Joe Biden’s administration on Nov. 18 announced it is appointing a special prosecutor for a probe involving former President Donald Trump, who just launched a 2024 presidential bid. Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden appointee who heads the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced the appointment in Washington. “Based on recent developments, including the…
Biden Administration Appoints Special Counsel for Trump Probe
President Joe Biden’s administration on Nov. 18 announced it is appointing a special counsel for a probe involving former President Donald Trump, who just launched a 2024 presidential bid. Attorney General Merrick Garland, a Biden appointee who heads the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced the appointment in Washington. “Based on recent developments, including the…
DOJ Blocking Requests for Information on Enforcement of ‘Federal Election Scheme’
A watchdog group is alleging that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is refusing to divulge key details on how the agency is enforcing President Joe Biden’s executive order signed last year that directed federal agencies to increase voter turnout. The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) filed a lawsuit against the DOJ earlier this year about…
New York Republicans Ask DOJ to Investigate State AG Over Nikki Haley Donors List Leak
October 14, 2022
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A group of New York Republicans is pressing the Department of Justice to investigate state Attorney General Letitia James, whom former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has accused of leaking a list of donors to her policy advocacy group. In a Tuesday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, firstly obtained by Fox News, Congresswoman Nicole…
Republican Senators Warn DOJ Not to Police Speech Against Transgender Surgeries on Children
October 12, 2022
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Senate Republicans are warning Attorney General Merrick Garland not to target Americans who speak against transgender surgeries on children the way his department did to parents protesting at school board meetings. In a letter sent on Tuesday to Garland, a group of five senators said they remain concerned that he would repeat a pattern played…
Top Senators Press Wray, Garland on FBI Paying Primary Source for Anti-Trump Dossier
September 27, 2022
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Top U.S. senators are pressing the FBI’s director and the attorney general for answers on how the government paid the primary source for the anti-Donald Trump dossier, which has been proven to be full of baseless information. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the top…
Capitol Report (Sept. 26): WH Responds to Biden’s Low Approval; CCP Ambassador Attempts to Influence US Lawmakers
September 26, 2022
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A new poll finds a majority of Democrats don’t want President Joe Biden to be the party’s 2024 presidential nominee. How is the White House responding? Is the recession worsening? Signals are intensifying as a key economic gauge drops for the sixth straight month. To discuss the latest economic trends and how the federal government…
Justice Department Harasses Citizens for Exercising First Amendment Rights
September 23, 2022
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Commentary The Justice Department has hit Eagle Forum of Alabama with a voluminous subpoena that violates the organization’s First Amendment rights to speak freely, engage in the political process, and talk to its elected representatives. It’s an intimidation tactic, pure and simple, and shows just how partisan the Justice Department has become. This out-of-control behavior should scare…
Alabama Lawmakers Call DOJ’s Subpoena of Conservative Nonprofit ‘Political Harassment’
September 22, 2022
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Alabama lawmakers are alleging that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has engaged in political harassment after its subpoena of a conservative nonprofit that assisted in the writing of a bill prohibiting puberty blockers and transgender surgery on people under 19 years of age. In a Sept. 20 letter (pdf) addressed to U.S. Attorney General…
AG Merrick Garland Issues Memo Warning DOJ About Talking to Congress
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to Department of Justice (DOJ) employees reiterating the agency’s policy that prohibits communicating with congressional lawmakers. Garland wrote in a Tuesday memo to staff that the agency is reminding “all Department personnel of our existing policies regarding communications between the Justice Department and Congress,” citing and directing to…
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