MERRICK GARLAND

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has voted to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official who refused to answer the committee’s questions.

A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in contempt of Congress.

Nations are meeting in Geneva from Monday to Wednesday to discuss an international agreement setting out how to handle the next pandemic -- which experts fear is only a matter of time.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is blasting Sen. Ted Cruz for suggesting that Fauci be investigated for statements he made about COVID-19.

Photo Illustration by Kristen Hazzard/The Daily Beast/GettyThe Department of Justice announced this week that it would crack down on airline passengers who throw tantrums. Now, if Attorney General Merrick Garland would only get around to doing something about people who plot the overthrow of our government and a former president who's serially obstructed justice and abused power we might be getting someplace.Not that in-flight safety isn’t important. It is. Just like it’s important to arrest and

As millions of Americans hit the skies for Thanksgiving Day travel, the Justice Department announced they are cracking down on criminal behavior of airline passengers.

The Justice Department says it will prosecute passengers who assault airline crew members, or endanger the safety of other passengers on flights.

The Justice Department says it will prosecute passengers who assault airline crew members, or endanger the safety of other passengers on flights.

Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. attorneys to prioritize the prosecution of federal crimes on commercial aircrafts.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. attorneys across the country to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights as federal officials face a historic number of investigations into passenger behavior. Garland's memo, issued Wednesday, emphasizes that the Justice Department is committed to aggressively prosecuting violent passengers who assault crew members or endanger the safety of other passengers. Federal law prohibits interfering with a flight crew, including assaulting, intimidating or threatening crew members. The FAA said earlier this month that it had launched 950 investigations into passenger behavior on flights this year. Airlines and their unions have pressed the federal government to push more aggressively for criminal prosecution.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing U.S. attorneys across the nation to swiftly prioritize prosecution of federal crimes that happen on commercial flights.

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Justice Department is giving $139 million to police departments across the U.S. as part of a grant program that would bring on more than 1,000 new officers. The grant funding being announced Thursday through the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services will be awarded to 183 law enforcement agencies across the country and in U.S. territories. The funding is meant to help police departments reduce crime and to encourage community policing. The Justice Department said it received nearly 600 applications from police departments in nearly every state and U.S. territory. In total, the funding allots 1,066 new officers for a total cost of $139,232,523, the Justice Department said.

The Justice Department is giving $139 million to police departments across the U.S. as part of a grant program that would bring on more than 1,000 new officers.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee demanded Tuesday that Attorney General Merrick Garland immediately fire the director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons after an Associated Press investigation detailing serious misconduct involving correctional officers. The AP investigation also found the agency has turned a blind eye to employees accused of misconduct and has failed to suspend officers who themselves had been arrested for crimes. Durbin took particular aim at Director Michael Carvajal, who has been at the center of the agency's myriad crises. Carvajal was appointed by then-Attorney General William Barr but Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said recently that she still had confidence in him despite the many serious issues during his tenure. "It’s clear that there is much going wrong in our federal prisons, and we urgently need to fix it.

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland immediately fire the director of the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons.

An Associated Press investigation has found that more than 100 federal Bureau of Prisons employees have been arrested, convicted or sentenced in criminal cases since the start of 2019.

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump, has been indicted on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Judges, national-security officials, and Liz Cheney say that the effort must proceed.

The committee has sent out subpoenas in recent weeks to aides and allies of former president Donald Trump as part of its investigation into the attack as well as Trump’s attempts to overturn the election results.

Ransomware Arrests Attorney General Merrick Garland, center, accompanied by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray, right, speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Both men are alleged to be affiliated with the Russia-based REvil ransomware gang, which has been blamed for hacks that have extorted at least $200 million in payments, said Attorney General Merrick Garland. The indictment accuses Vasinskyi, 22, of conducting deploying REvil ransomware, also known as Sodinokibi, against victims around the world — including the massive Kaseya attack. Both indictments were filed in federal court in the Northern District of Texas, a state where REvil ransomware compromised the computer networks of some two dozen local government agencies in the summer of 2019. The Justice Department has tried multiple ways to address a ransomware wave that it regards as a national security and economic threat.

The attacks shut down a meat processing plant and an internet software provider earlier this year.

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other top officials announced charges against Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinskyi and Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin, alleging them to be part of the REvil ransomware gang. “The Justice Department is sparing no resource to identify and bring to justice anyone, anywhere who targets the United States with a ransomware attack,” Garland said. European law enforcement authorities also announced Monday that they'd arrested two other suspected ransomware operators with links to REvil in Romania. The arrests were part of a law enforcement investigation called GoldDust that involved the United States and 16 other countries. The Justice Department has tried multiple ways to address a ransomware wave that it regards as a national security and economic threat.

A suspected Ukrainian hacker has been arrested and charged in the United States in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe on the Fourth of July weekend.

Two suspected hackers accused of ransomware attacks resulting in 5,000 infections have been arrested as part of a global cybercrime crackdown, Europol announced Monday. Officials say the attacks, linked to the ransomware gang known as REvil, yielded about half a million euros in ransom payments. REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, has been linked in recent months to ransomware targeting the world's largest meat processor, JBS SA, as well as a Fourth of July weekend attack that snarled businesses around the world.

A lawsuit over new voting laws in Texas is bringing the state into court once again with the Biden administration.

The Biden administration is suing Texas over new voting rules that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats.

The Texas senator then tweeted a clip from his interview containing his false claim about Merrick Garland, but not the fact-check that followed.

The U.S. Marshals Service says suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail despite their complaints about conditions there.

The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would have reshaped the industry.

The coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the labor market have pushed many prison staffing systems into crisis.

While stumping for a Florida state representative, Gaetz proposed two different explosives that could be used to destroy Capitol metal detectors.

The National School Boards Association previously asked the Biden administration for help combating threats and violence against school staff.

The memo came out Oct. 4, less than a week after the National School Boards Association wrote the Biden administration about the threats to school officials and asked for help. Republicans say Garland went too far in instructing Justice Department divisions to coordinate with local law enforcement. “The obligation of the Justice Department is to protect the American people against violence and threats of violence and that particularly includes public officials,” Garland said. The memo spells out federal crimes that could be used in prosecutions for violence, harassment or intimidation of school board officials. “I’ve never seen that memo,” Garland said.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has defended a Justice Department memo aimed at combating threats and violence against teachers, administrators and other school officials.

Attorney General Merrick Garland defends a memo at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about combating threats against school officials nationwide.

Attorney General Merrick Garland defends a memo at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about combating threats against school officials nationwide.

The memo came out Oct. 4, less than a week after the National School Board Association wrote the Biden administration about the threats to school officials and asked for help. Some school board meetings have devolved into shouting contests over issues such as how racial issues are taught, masks in schools, and COVID-19 vaccines and testing requirements. The memo spells out federal crimes that could be used in prosecutions for violence, harassment or intimidation of school board officials. “I’ve never seen that memo,” Garland said. The letter documented more than 20 instances of threats, harassment, disruption, and acts of intimidation in California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio and other states.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is defending a memo aimed at combating threats against school officials nationwide.

Fox NewsDuring a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at one point defended parents throwing up Nazi salutes at school board meetings.Cruz, along with other Republicans, lambasted Attorney General Merrick Garland for directing the Justice Department this month to investigate the rise in violent threats against educators. That rise has coincided with right-wing media fueling fury over mask mandates and so-called critical race theory.Referencing a letter writ

Garland testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing.

Whether or not the Attorney General prosecutes the former White House strategist, polls suggest that provocation is proving more politically effective than probity.

The original data published in August had a technical error that inadvertently excluded some data from Ohio

Funeral services for former Secretary of State Colin Powell are set for November 5. While he is known for his landmark achievements, his one-on-one ability to connect with people is coming to light. WUSATV Mike Valerio reports.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the DOJ is addressing modern-day redlining practices by making more robust use of fair lending authorities.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said the DOJ is addressing modern-day redlining practices by making more robust use of fair lending authorities.

As it turns out, the Department of Justice has emphatically pushed back against contempt of Congress referrals related to the executive branch.

The Justice Department has announced a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the practice of banks discriminating against racial minorities or certain neighborhoods.

A landmark synagogue building in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood remains dormant three years after it was the scene of a rampage that left 11 people dead in what was America’s deadliest anti-Semitic attack.

The House has voted to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., tweeted out a video that appeared to show House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., sleeping during a congressional hearing Thursday.

Earlier this month garland asked the FBI to investigate the recent rise in threats against school board members and school personnel.

Earlier this month garland asked the FBI to investigate the recent rise in threats against school board members and school personnel.

Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers he's working to keep the Justice Department out of politics after four years of chaos during the Trump presidency.

But it's likely up to the Justice Department, and the courts, to determine what happens next. If the House vote succeeds, as is expected, there’s still considerable uncertainty about whether the Justice Department will prosecute Bannon, despite Democratic demands for action. Still, most House Republicans are expected to vote against the contempt measure, despite the potential consequences for the institution. Assuming the full House votes to hold Bannon in contempt Thursday, the matter will be referred to the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington. The Justice Department has in the past been wary of prosecuting congressional contempt cases, especially when the White House and the House of Representatives are controlled by opposing political parties.

Scott Applewhite, file) (J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON — (AP) — The U.S. House is expected to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. It's up to the Justice Department, and the courts, to determine what happens next. Thomas Spulak, a former Democratic counsel to the House, said there are arguments that could be made for and against a Justice Department prosecution. A House-authorized civil lawsuit could also take years, but force Bannon and any other witnesses to defend themselves in court. Another option available to Congress would be to try to imprison witnesses who defy them – an unlikely, if not outlandish, scenario.

Steve Bannon is facing a contempt charge from Congress after he refused to cooperate with a House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

As a legal battle over school mask mandates continues, the Brevard County sheriff said deputies would not be enforcing mandates on school grounds.

House intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff says he “vehemently” disagrees with Attorney General Merrick Garland’s failure so far to aggressively investigate former President Donald Trump.

The congressional committee tasked with investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has been ramping up its efforts in recent weeks.

A federal appeals court is once again allowing Texas to continue banning most abortions.

A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has set a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against former White House aide Steve Bannon after he defied the panel’s subpoena.

The organization that represents Florida school boards has “great concern” for the safety of board members and school officials after recent reports of threats, but...

A federal appeals court is temporarily allowing the nation’s toughest abortion law to resume in Texas.

At one event, riled-up conservatives got so out of hand that the board chair halted the proceedings while the police cleared the room.

The author of “The Orchid Thief” on her fascination with how we communicate across species. And Jane Mayer asks the Attorney General about prosecuting the January 6th rioters.

Abortions have resumed in at least six Texas clinics after a federal judge halted the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. Amy Hagstrom Miller is the president of Whole Woman's Health, which has four clinics in Texas.

The Biden administration is expected on Friday to launch a new security arrangement with Mexico that tackles the most violent drug cartels and migrant smugglers while jettisoning the cornerstone of the last decade of U.S.-Mexico security partnership.

MEXICO CITY — (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday his government would continue to press the United States to increase investment in poor countries during high-level security meetings. López Obrador is scheduled to meet Friday in Mexico City with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland among others. For months, López Obrador has used every opportunity to press the U.S. to address the root causes of migration, especially from Central America. During a visit to Paris Wednesday, Blinken stressed that the meetings in Mexico would cover a wide range of issues. The security talks come just weeks after delegations from both countries met in Washington for meetings on economic matters.

Officials from Mexico and the United States are developing a new framework for their governments’ security relationship that is more “holistic” in addressing crime and will tackle a broader range of issues than the previous initiative.

Cotton sent a letter to Garland on Wednesday, pummeling the attorney general with questions about his widely-panned memo that has a growing list of lawmakers speaking out.

The Connecticut attorney general is calling for "serious review and reform" at TikTok after challenges on the app inspire vandalism and violence.

When Democrat Terry McAuliffe said during the Virginia governor’s debate last week that he doesn’t believe “parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” his opponent pounced.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled Tuesday that Florida will fight a federal effort to address a spike in threats against educators.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is directing federal authorities to meet with local law enforcement about the spike in violent threats against school board members, teachers and others.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled Tuesday that Florida will fight a federal effort to address a spike in threats against educators. DeSantis responded on Twitter to...

The order by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland comes after a school board federation asked President Joe Biden for help.

Virus Outbreak School Boards FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2021 file photo, people hold signs and chant during a meeting of the North Allegheny School District school board regarding the district's mask policy, at at North Allegheny Senior High School in McCandless, Pa. The action is in response to an urgent request last week from the National School Boards Association. It also asked for the Justice Department, FBI, Homeland Security and Secret Service to help monitor threat levels and assess risks to students, educators, board members and school buildings. “We are coming after you,” a letter mailed to an Ohio school board member said, according to the group. “Over the last few weeks, school board members and other education leaders have received death threats and have been subjected to threats and harassment, both online and in person,” Slaven said.

Partnership between the two U.S. airlines reduces competition, according to federal antitrust enforcers.

“In an industry where just four airlines control more than 80% of domestic air travel, American Airlines’ ‘alliance’ with JetBlue is, in fact, an unprecedented maneuver to further consolidate the industry," Garland said in a statement. American and JetBlue announced their deal last year and have already started to coordinate their flights in the Northeast. American and JetBlue argue that the deal is pro-consumer by making their combination a stronger competitor in the Northeast. The airlines argue that the Justice Department has no evidence that their agreement is leading to higher fares. American and JetBlue argue that nothing in their deal controls pricing, and that each airline will continue to set its own fares.

The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the Northeast.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is expressing concerns that the public may increasingly see the court as a partisan institution.

The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues.

The head of the Louisiana State Police says he wants to know why 67% of his agency’s uses of force in recent years have been directed at Black people.

Abortion clinics in neighboring Oklahoma and nearby Kansas say they're still seeing a high volume of patients from Texas as a new state law there banning most abortions remains in effect.

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”.

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”.

Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country.

Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking to the Democratic-run federal government to swoop in and knock down the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country.

The first set of federal agents working for the Justice Department began wearing body cameras under a new policy that reversed a yearslong ban.

Some people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and their Republican allies claim the Justice Department is treating them harshly because of their political views.

A group of more than 100 former and current prosecutors and law enforcement officials is calling on President Joe Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform.

President Joe Biden has nominated acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to be his administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer on a permanent basis.

The attorney for the family of a homeless Black Muslim man who died while being restrained by officers says his case may have helped prompt the U.S. Justice Department this week to launch a widespread civil rights probe into the Phoenix police force.

The Justice Department is launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.

President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats are putting judges on federal trial and appellate courts at a much faster clip than Biden’s recent predecessors.

The Biden administration sued Texas to prevent state troopers from stopping vehicles carrying migrants on grounds that they may spread COVID-19, warning that the practice would exacerbate problems amid high levels of crossings on the state’s border with Mexico.

President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions, including in the office overseeing the prosecutions of defendants in the Capitol insurrection.

Attorney General Merrick Garland is vowing that the Justice Department will crack down on gun trafficking corridors as part of a comprehensive approach to combat surging gun violence.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations.