U.S. Department of Justice
Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
LOS ANGELES | The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month’s midterm elections. A letter sent Tuesday to Secretary of State Shirley Weber from Trent McCotter, the acting deputy U.S. attorney general, says the department has […]
DOJ says it’s investigating whether White House TV pool’s coverage halt violated antitrust law
WASHINGTON | The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law, an agency spokesperson said Saturday. Emily Covington, a spokesperson for the department, said group boycotts among business competitors might violate U.S. law. “The Antitrust […]
Former DOJ lawyer says Tina Peters met Trump to discuss elections, election security
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline DENVER | A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney said Monday that former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters met with President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss “election integrity” and plans for upcoming elections. Ed Martin, who left his position with the Justice Department to […]
No charges in Nolan Wells’ death following grand jury review
PASCAGOULA, Miss. | A grand jury has found there wasn’t evidence to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black teen who was found dead after a July 4 boating trip off the Mississippi Gulf Coast — a conclusion swiftly questioned by Wells’ family. The decision announced late Monday by Angel Myers McIlrath, […]
No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesn’t require cameras
As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras. Unlike nearly every other similarly sized city, Madison doesn’t require its police to wear them. The absence of that footage has left residents in […]
Justice Department activates untested court for ‘alien terrorist’ deportations
WASHINGTON | The Trump administration has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to consider government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States. The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until this past Wednesday, when the Justice […]
Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
ATLANTA | The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The Justice Department served a grand jury subpoena in April seeking the names and personal contact information of county employees and volunteer […]
Touring Trump’s Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation’s capital
WASHINGTON | America is celebrating its 250th year. And what better way to mark that anniversary than with an American summer staple — a trip to Washington, D.C.? But visitors to the nation’s capital will find that it is undergoing tremendous change, courtesy of President Donald Trump’s takeover makeover. Since returning to office 17 months […]