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Joe Biden taps Supreme Court reject Merrick Garland for next attorney general

President-elect Joseph R. Biden will select federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland, a one-time nominee for the Supreme Court, to serve as attorney general, according to reports.

January 6, 2021

Activists seek to delay for 3 federal executions

Anti-death penalty activists on Tuesday launched last-minute bids to push back three scheduled federal executions until President-elect Joseph R. Biden takes over, hoping he will spare their lives.

January 5, 2021

Lisa Montgomery, only woman on federal death row, petitions Donald Trump for clemency

In a last-ditch effort to stop her execution, lawyers for Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, on Tuesday petitioned President Trump for clemency.

January 5, 2021

Republican AGs unveil new initiative to undercut Biden-Harris agenda

Republican attorneys general across the country are gearing up an initiative to undercut the liberal agenda of the Biden-Harris administration.

January 4, 2021

Proud Boys sued over attack on Black church in Washington

A civil rights group on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and one of its leaders over allegations its members last month vandalized a historically Black church in Washington.

January 4, 2021

Sonia Tabizada of California pleads guilty to threatening to bomb D.C. Catholic school, kill nuns

A California woman on Monday pleaded guilty to threatening to bomb a Catholic school in D.C. and kill its nuns because she opposed its decision to publish same-sex wedding announcements in its alumni magazine.

January 4, 2021

Justice Department vows to extradite Julian Assange after British judge blocks request

The Justice Department on Monday vowed it would bring WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S. to face trial after a British judge rejected its extradition request.

January 4, 2021

Lisa Montgomery execution: Appeals court refuses delay

A federal appeals court on Friday refused to delay the execution of the only woman on federal death row, reversing a lower court's decision that halted the execution last week.

January 1, 2021

Pelosi names first female chaplain for Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday named Rear Adm. Margaret Grun Kibben as the chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives, making her the first woman to serve as chaplain for either chamber of Congress.

December 31, 2020

Louie Gohmert sues Mike Pence in bid to overturn election results

A group of Republicans led by Rep. Louie Gohmert on Monday sued Vice President Mike Pence in an unusual gambit aimed at overturning President-elect Joseph R. Biden's election victory.

December 28, 2020

Elections officials, local lawmakers target of violent threats

Anger and suspicion over the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election are fueling threats and intimidation toward elections officials and lawmakers.

December 24, 2020

Politicians respond to Give-a-Ham challenge during coronavirus pandemic

Politicians across the country this holiday season have responded to the Give-a-Ham challenge, a social media effort encouraging people to donate hams to the needy.

December 24, 2020

Donald Trump pardons Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, Charles Kushner, others: Report

President Trump has reportedly released a new set of presidential pardons and commutations benefiting political allies and relations.

December 23, 2020

William Barr thanks DOJ employees on final day for meeting ‘historic challenges’

Attorney General William P. Barr on Wednesday spent his last day as head of the Justice Department, thanking his colleagues for their "outstanding work" and for meeting "historic challenges."

December 23, 2020

New Hampshire woman charged with sending threatening texts to Republican Michigan election official

A New Hampshire woman was charged Wednesday with sending threatening texts, including photos of a mutilated female body, to a Republican election official in the Detroit area who refused to certify the results from the Nov. 3 presidential election.

December 23, 2020

Trump authorizes John Durham to present classified information to grand jury in Russia probe

President Trump has authorized U.S. Attorney John Durham to present classified information to a grand jury as part of his investigation into the FBI's Russia collusion probe, an unusual power that would help him make a stronger case if he pursues indictments.

December 23, 2020

Donald Trump pardons Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins, others

President Trump on Tuesday handed out 20 pardons and commutations, including two to men snared in former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe and three to Republican former congressmen.

December 22, 2020

Detroit, police sue Detroit Will Breathe in bid to hold Black Lives Matter rioters accountable

Detroit police officers are fighting back against Black Lives Matter protesters in court, saying demonstrators are not being held accountable for their actions in the streets.

December 22, 2020

Federal judge: Crime victims’ groups can file motion supporting Carter Page’s right to address court

A federal judge on Tuesday granted a request by a coalition of crime victims' rights groups to file a motion in support of Carter Page's request to weigh in on the sentencing of an ex-FBI lawyer.

December 22, 2020

Kevin Clinesmith lawyers say crime victims groups shouldn’t intervene for Carter Page

Attorneys for ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith asked a federal judge Tuesday to block crime victim rights groups from speaking out in support of Carter Page's request to weigh in on Clinesmith's sentencing.

December 22, 2020