Justice Department looking to wind down Trump criminal cases before inauguration
The Justice Department is seeking to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump as he prepares for a second term in the White House. The decision maintains a long-standing policy that prevents Justice Department lawyers from prosecuting sitting presidents. . In making this argument, Justice Department officials cited a 2000 Office of […]
Feds hit NYC Department of Education with subpoena as Adams admin investigations heat up
The Post reported that subpoenas have been sent to the city's Department of Education as part of a federal investigation into outgoing school principal David Banks and his brother. The recently issued legal request, first reported by Politico, involves documents related to Banks and his brother Terrence Banks, a consultant who represents companies that have […]
Biden DOJ Sues Police Department For Not Making Its Application Process Easy Enough For Women, Minorities
The Biden-Harris administration has accused other jurisdictions of discriminating by making law enforcement exams too difficult for women and African Americans. The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday announced Lawsuit against South Bend, Indiana. among them Submission to courtthe Department of Justice accused South Bend police of creating a physical fitness test that discriminated against […]
Senators press Commerce Department to boost transparency about CHIPS Act contracts
A group of senators is calling on the Commerce Department to be more transparent about the terms of contracts entered into under the CHIPS and Science Act, saying the Commerce Department will ensure the U.S. semiconductor industry is “safe and sustainable.” It is argued that it is necessary to ensure that In a letter to […]
Loophole allowed top NYPD official to reap tens of thousands in OT despite department rules barring it
NYPD executives secretly embezzled tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay last year, despite department rules prohibiting managers from collecting such compensation, the Post reported. I found out. Deputy Chief of Operations Kaz Daughtry, the NYPD's liaison to City Hall, will earn $60,000 more than the department's top cop in 2023, thanks in part […]
Legal Group Sues State Department, Seeks Records On Biden-Harris Admin’s Alleged Censorship
The U.S. Departments of State and Commerce and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have refused to provide records regarding the Biden-Harris administration's potential role in global censorship, according to a lawsuit filed by America First Legal (AFL). It is said that The conservative group filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court […]
Lawsuit accuses state department, DOJ of stonewalling FOIA requests regarding climate office personnel
Fox's first appearance: The State Department is facing increasing pressure to release information about its climate change office employees after they filed a new lawsuit accusing them of sabotage. Energy watchdog group Power the Future (PTF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in January seeking an unredacted list of John Kerry's former Special […]
Gretchen Whitmer presses State Department to evacuate US citizens in Lebanon: ‘Families are suffering’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this week implored the Harris-Biden administration to “do more to help” Americans stranded in Lebanon as the Middle East teeters on the brink of all-out war between Israel and Iran. “We have already heard reports of confirmed deaths and are concerned that there will be more deaths,” Whitmer said in a […]
Dick Durbin Touts Justice Department Lawsuit Against Visa
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) touted that the Justice Department would file a lawsuit against Visa after previously calling on two government agencies to investigate opponents of credit card charges. “The Department of Justice just sued Visa, alleging that the company illegally maintains a monopoly on the debit market. Visa and its duopoly partner Mastercard similarly […]
State Department offers $20M reward for arrest of Iranian terrorist involved in assassination plot against John Bolton
The State Department on Thursday offered a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of an Iranian terrorist suspected of involvement in a murder-for-hire plot targeting former national security adviser John Bolton and others. He announced that he would pay money. Shahram Poursafi, designated a Specially Designated Global […]