Jeff Mordock

Brad Wiegmann: DOJ eyes push for expanding domestic terrorism charges

The Justice Department is coming under intense pressure from the White House and congressional Democrats to increase investigations and prosecutions of white supremacists and racist crimes in America.

April 29, 2021

Joe Biden says he was not told in advance about Giuliani raid

President Biden said Thursday he was not given advance notice of the FBI raid on Rudolph W. Giuliani's apartment.

April 29, 2021

Widow of Cpl. Keith Heacook, slain Delaware police officer, says violence against cops must stop

The widow of a slain Delaware police officer late Wednesday called for an end to the violence against police officers as 2021 is on pace to be the deadliest in history for law enforcement.

April 29, 2021

Police officers under siege with violent attacks, job scrutiny

A Delaware police officer died Wednesday after he was viciously beaten this week and became one of the latest victims in a growing wave of violent attacks on police in America.

April 28, 2021

Feds execute warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s NYC home

Federal investigators on Wednesday raided former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's home and office as part of an ongoing investigation into his dealings in Ukraine.

April 28, 2021

Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police Officer, sprayed with Mace, not bear spray: Prosecutors

Prosecutors told a federal judge Tuesday that U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was assaulted with Mace -- not the more dangerous bear spray as originally reported -- debunking another false narrative that emerged after the officer's death the day after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

April 27, 2021

Merrick Garland announces probe into Louisville Police Department following Breonna Taylor’s death

The Justice Department will investigate the policies and operations of the Louisville, Kentucky, police department in the wake of the police shooting of Breonna Taylor, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Monday.

April 26, 2021

Merrick Garland pledges to give police groups heads-up on future probes

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday afternoon promised to give leaders of some of the nation's largest police groups advance notice of future investigations into local departments, sources involved in the meeting told The Washington Times.

April 23, 2021

Brad Wenstrup calls for FBI to review decision labeling 2017 congressional shooting ‘suicide by cop’

A Republican lawmaker who witnessed the 2017 shooting at a congressional baseball practice is demanding a new investigation into how the FBI determined the incident was "suicide by cop."

April 23, 2021

Senators spar over dispatching mental health experts to police calls

Democrats on a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Thursday championed dispatching mental health experts instead of police to some emergency calls to reduce fatal police encounters, but Republicans said having unarmed civilians respond to emergencies puts the public at greater risk.

April 22, 2021

LeBron James’ tweet on police shooting is ‘disgraceful’ and ‘reckless,’ police unions say

The nation's top police unions Thursday ripped LeBron James saying his tweet reacting to the deadly police shooting of a Black teenager in Columbus, Ohio was "disgraceful and extremely reckless."

April 22, 2021

Vanita Gupta confirmed by Senate as No. 3 at Justice Department over Republican objections

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Vanita Gupta as the third highest official at the Justice Department, despite near unanimous opposition from Republicans, who branded her as a radical who would defund police.

April 21, 2021

Manhattan will no longer prosecute prostitution and unlicensed massages

City prosecutors in Manhattan will no longer prosecute prostitution and unlicensed massages, District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said Wednesday.

April 21, 2021

Justice Department to launch sweeping probe into Minneapolis Police Department

The Department of Justice will open an investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in illegal conduct, including civil rights violations, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.

April 21, 2021

Merrick Garland: Derek Chauvin federal probe open despite verdict

The guilty verdict in the case of Derek Chauvin won't derail the Justice Department's investigation into the former Minneapolis Police officer, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday night.

April 20, 2021

Derek Chauvin guilty verdict incites revelry, not riots

The widespread civil unrest many feared in the wake of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial seemed to have been largely averted, at least in the late-afternoon daylight hours, after Tuesday's news that the former police officer had been found guilty on all charges connected to the death of George Floyd.

April 20, 2021

Derek Chauvin verdict proves justice system works, police unions say

Two of the nation's largest law enforcement groups said Tuesday the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin is proof the justice system works, even for police officers.

April 20, 2021

Glenn Greenwald blasts New York Times for ‘weaponizing’ Brian Sicknick’s death

Journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday blasted The New York Times for "weaponizing" the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick.

April 20, 2021

67 percent of Americans unaware of John Durham probe: Poll

A whopping 67 percent of Americans are unaware of special counsel John Durham's investigation into decision-making at the FBI and Justice Department surrounding the probe into former President Trump's purported ties to Russia, according to a poll released Tuesday.

April 20, 2021

Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police officer, died of two strokes, natural causes: Medical examiner

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died of natural causes, one day after fighting off rioters during the Jan. 6 attacks, the District's medical examiner said Monday -- debunking rampant reporting and speculation in the news media that Trump supporters were responsible for the death.

April 19, 2021