Emily Zantow

Biden Justice Department has ‘intense focus’ on threats to election workers

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland says the Biden Justice Department is putting "intense focus" on growing and persistent threats to election workers across the country.

August 27, 2021

Florida judge blocks DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates

A Florida judge on Friday blocked Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive order prohibiting mask mandates in schools, saying he overstepped his authority.

August 27, 2021

Capitol Police lieutenant says he fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during Jan. 6 riot

U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Leroy Byrd admitted in an interview Thursday night he is the previously unidentified officer who fired the shot that killed Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt.

August 26, 2021

Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt to reveal identity in NBC News interview

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot protester Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol reportedly will reveal his identity Thursday in an interview with NBC News anchor Lester Holt.

August 26, 2021

Capitol Police working to fix communication ‘gaps’ from Jan. 6

U.S. Capitol Police are working to fix major communication issues after an inspector general review reportedly found that most officers' radio calls for help during the violent Jan. 6 attack were not properly broadcast.

August 25, 2021

Conservative watchdog warns of Democrats’ ‘apparent weaponization’ of Justice Department

A conservative legal group says the Biden Justice Department may be politicizing the hiring process for its Voting Rights Section to further the president's Democratic agenda.

August 24, 2021

Teachers ask court to stop Loudoun schools from enforcing transgender rules

Three teachers want a judge to order the Loudoun County Public Schools district to halt enforcement of a new policy that requires staff to use transgender students' pronouns while a lawsuit challenging the rule plays out.

August 23, 2021

Rally planned near U.S. Capitol to demand ‘justice’ for Jan. 6 detainees

A rally is being planned next month near the U.S. Capitol to demand "justice" for hundreds of people accused of breaching the building on Jan. 6 in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

August 20, 2021

Journalist sues Congress for Jan. 6 Capitol riot surveillance videos

A lawsuit filed in D.C. federal court is demanding Congress disclose thousands of hours of Jan. 6 Capitol riot surveillance videos that are the crux of a mounting legal battle between prosecutors and the press.

August 19, 2021

Feds warn Missouri: Your new law protecting gun owners is unconstitutional

The Biden Justice Department is warning Missouri lawmakers that the state's new gun law is unconstitutional.

August 18, 2021

Portland police union urges city to fund law enforcement: ‘Do you feel safe?’

"Do you feel safe in Portland?" reads a billboard erected this month in Oregon's largest city. It's part of a police union campaign urging city leaders to roll back recent police department budget cuts as local shopkeepers, frustrated by rampant street crime and a 327% spike in homicides, are hiring private security guards to restore order.

August 18, 2021

Two more teachers ask to join suit over Loudoun transgender rights rules

Two Loudoun County teachers plan to join a lawsuit filed by a colleague who argues that a school district policy requiring staff to use transgender students' pronouns amounts to a violation of religious rights.

August 17, 2021

‘Matter of great urgency’: DOJ calls for restoration of Voting Rights Act

A top Justice Department official on Monday urged Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the civil rights-era law that helped secure voting rights for millions facing discriminatory obstacles.

August 16, 2021

DOJ urges state courts to slow evictions amid housing crisis

The Justice Department is urging state chief justices to find creative ways to curb a wave of tenant evictions as a national moratorium has expired and lawsuits are piling up against President Biden's order to keep a modified ban in effect.

August 12, 2021

Judge rules Dominion defamation suits against Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mike Lindell can proceed

A federal judge in the District on Wednesday ruled that Dominion Voting Systems' three defamation lawsuits can proceed against former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.

August 11, 2021

Biden nominates Elizabeth Prelogar to be solicitor general

President Biden on Wednesday nominated acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to permanently take on the job as the federal government's top attorney at the Supreme Court.

August 11, 2021

Dominion sues Newsmax, OAN over 2020 election claims

Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday sued Newsmax and One America News, alleging the conservative networks defamed the company, which sells voting hardware and software, by pushing false claims about the 2020 election.

August 10, 2021

DOJ, New Jersey settle sex abuse claims at Edna Mahan women’s prison

The Justice Department and New Jersey have reached a settlement on claims that the state failed to protect female inmates from being sexually abused by staff at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.

August 10, 2021

Justice Department to review 9/11 files for release amid public outcry

The Justice Department said Monday that it will review undisclosed files on 9/11 after nearly 1,800 people affected by the attack recently told President Biden that he is not welcome at memorial events so long as key documents are withheld.

August 10, 2021

D.C., Seattle now seek more funds to hire cops after cutting police budgets last year

Democratic mayors in two major cities that cut funding for police last year are now seeking more money to recruit officers as departments struggle to maintain staff.

August 9, 2021