Jeff Mordock

Police unions loom as ‘huge obstacles’ in bid to weed out bad cops

Conspicuously absent from police overhaul plans proffered by the White House, Senate Republicans and House Democrats are moves that would weaken police unions and make it easier to weed out bad cops, a tactic that's touted as key to turning around law-enforcement agencies.

June 18, 2020

Henry Frese, ex-defense official, sentenced to 30 months for leaking classified info to journalists

A former Defense Intelligence Agency official was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday for leaking classified information to two journalists, including one with whom he was in a relationship.

June 18, 2020

Bryce Michael Williams charged in Minneapolis 3rd precinct arson

A Minnesota man is the latest to face federal charges for torching the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct after he discussed his alleged role in the fire in a social media interview, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday.

June 17, 2020

William Barr presses to strip Facebook, Twitter of Section 230 immunity

The Justice Department on Wednesday pressed Congress to adopt a set of legislative proposals that could weaken legal protections for social media companies from civil liability if a user posts harmful or misleading content.

June 17, 2020

Michael Flynn’s lawyer says former judge is engaging in ‘flagrant personal and partisan assault’

Attorneys for President Trump's former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Wednesday accused an ex-federal judge appointed to argue against the Justice Department's bid to drop the case of engaging in a "flagrant personal and partisan assault."

June 17, 2020

William Barr’s spot on Bronx prep school’s ‘distinguished alumni’ list questioned

The prestigious Bronx prep school that counts Attorney General William Barr among its graduates is facing pressure to remove his name from its list of distinguished alumni.

June 17, 2020

Noel Francisco, top DOJ official, to step down next month

The Justice Department official who serves as the government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court will resign next month, the department announced Wednesday.

June 17, 2020

DEA’s undercover operations may be helping drug cartels: IG

The Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately monitor undercover agents who had infiltrated drug cartels and participated in illegal transactions to gather evidence, potentially increasing the flow of drugs into the United States, the Justice Department watchdog said in a scathing report Wednesday.

June 17, 2020

Vanita Gupta, Obama DOJ official: All Americans have ‘racial bias’

The former head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division told lawmakers Tuesday that she thinks all Americans are racially biased because every institution in the country suffers from structural racism.

June 16, 2020

Stephen Lynch asks FBI for a briefing on foreign adversaries exploiting George Floyd protests

Rep. Stephen Lynch on Tuesday asked FBI Director Christopher A. Wray for a classified briefing on whether foreign adversaries are exploiting the George Floyd protests to sow discord in the U.S.

June 16, 2020

Ed Meese endorses Jeff Sessions in new radio ad, says recusal from Russia probe was ‘right thing’

Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III endorsed Jeff Sessions, who held the same position under President Trump, for U.S. Senate, in a new radio ad unveiled Tuesday.

June 16, 2020

Prosecutor in Roger Stone case to tell Congress about Barr’s intervention

A pair of Justice Department officials will testify under subpoena next week about allegations that the department has become politicized under Attorney General William P. Barr, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said Tuesday.

June 16, 2020

Protester shot during confrontation over removing statute in New Mexico

A man was shot Monday night in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after a confrontation between protesters and a group of armed individuals who clashed over the statue of a Spanish conquistador.

June 16, 2020

Police suicides could spike amid George Floyd protests, advocates fear

America's law-enforcement officers were suffering a suicide epidemic before anti-police and racial justice protests engulfed the country, now police advocates worry it will get worse.

June 15, 2020

Justice Department sets dates for federal executions

The Justice Department on Monday scheduled new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates with four individuals convicted of murdering children set to die later this summer.

June 15, 2020

Feds charge North Carolina man for threatening to burn down black church in Virginia

A North Carolina man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to burn down a black church in Virginia, the Justice Department announced Friday.

June 12, 2020

Justice Department to release Mueller findings on Roger Stone

The Justice Department said Friday it will make public redacted portions of special counsel Robert Mueller's report detailing the actions of longtime Trump associate Roger Stone.

June 12, 2020

DOJ attorney tells federal appeals court Flynn case has become ‘public spectacle’

Justice Department lawyers have pressed a federal court to sign off on its decision to drop the politically charged case against Michael Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, saying the proceedings had become a "public spectacle."

June 12, 2020

DOJ scolds Montgomery Co., Md., for allowing indoor protests but banning religious gatherings

The Justice Department Thursday scolded Montgomery County, Maryland officials saying it is "selectively enforcing" Constitutional rights by allowing an indoor civil rights protest last week, while still imposing its ban on religious gatherings larger than 10 people.

June 11, 2020

Senate approves subpoenas of Obama officials in Russian collusion probe

A Senate committee approved subpoenas Thursday for more than 50 mostly Obama-era officials in a dramatic escalation of the investigation into origins of the Trump-Russia collusion probe.

June 11, 2020