WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud, despite critics’ concerns over potential political pressure to target White House opponents. Colin McDonald, a top aide to the Justice Department’s second-in-command, was confirmed in a vote of 52 to 47 to serve … Read more
The Justice Department has requested House Intelligence Committee records related to former CIA Director John Brennan, a frequent target of President Donald Trump, according to two sources familiar with the request. The Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday night to send to the Justice Department several classified hearing transcripts related to Brennan, according to a source familiar … Read more
The Justice Department’s investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime, a federal prosecutor privately conceded under questioning by a skeptical judge earlier this month, according to a transcript of the sealed hearing. That admission by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Massucco came during a March … Read more
Justice Department subpoenas former FBI Director James Comey – CBS News Watch CBS News Federal prosecutors in Miami subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey as part of a probe into Obama-era intelligence officials, two sources familiar with the investigation tell CBS News. Jake Rosen reports. Source link
The Justice Department has seized four internet domains linked to Iran, including one used by a hacker group that claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on a U.S. medical tech company. The seized domains “Justicehomeland.org,” “Handala-Hack.to,” “Karmabelow80.org,” and “Handala-Redwanted.to,” were also used by Iranian Intelligence and Security Ministry to claim credit for hacking and to post … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democrat-backed Virginia law restricting how colleges review applicants’ criminal histories is facing renewed scrutiny after the Old Dominion University attack, with former Attorney General Jason Miyares calling it “Exhibit A” of policies he argues put public safety at risk. Miyares, now a partner at Torridon Law, … Read more
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon accused a top Justice Department official of blocking the release of a document related to a secret investigation of drug trafficking and prostitution by Jeffrey Epstein. Wyden said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche blocked the release of an unredacted 2015 memorandum prepared by the Justice Department’s Organized Crime Drug … Read more
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal criticism of federal judges is dangerous and “it’s got to stop,” two days after President Donald Trump called a federal judge who ruled against the administration “wacky, nasty, crooked and totally out of control.” As he has done before, Roberts was careful … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal criticism of federal judges on Tuesday, lamenting what he described as an uptick in “dangerous” and hostile rhetoric just days after President Donald Trump zeroed in on the courts in a lengthy social media tirade. Speaking publicly at an event … Read more
Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal attacks on Supreme Court justices and lower court judges are “dangerous” and said hostility directed toward specific jurists has “got to stop.” “Judges around the country work very hard to get it right and if they don’t, their opinions are subject to criticism,” Roberts said … Read more