The policy would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump-era policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Author: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
FBI received 4,500 tips during Brett Kavanaugh confirmation; Blasey Ford attorneys call it ‘a sham’
Christine Blasey Ford’s attorneys say new information on the tips confirms that the FBI background review of Justice Brett Kavanaugh was “a sham.”
DOJ restricts contact with White House, a sharp pivot from Trump administration
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a directive restricting Justice Department contact with the White House to prevent political interference.
Trump inaugural committee chair Thomas Barrack charged in illegal lobbying effort with UAE
‘The conduct alleged in the indictment is nothing short of a betrayal of those officials in the United States, including the former president’
‘Appalling, inexcusable’: FBI admits cascading failures, agent misconduct in Larry Nassar investigation
After allegations of sexual abuse were brought to the FBI in 2015, investigators allege that an official sought employment with the Olympic Committee.
Surge in hate crimes requires Justice Dept. coordinator, Attorney General Garland says
Attorney General Merrick Garland wants a Justice Department coordinator to oversee hate crime enforcement to combat the surge in U.S. hate offenses.
Prison officers charged following Epstein suicide to avoid jail time in deal with federal prosecutors
Prosecutors had claimed that prison officers were sleeping, browsing the Internet when Epstein hanged himself in a Manhattan jail cell
After Chauvin’s guilty verdict: A trial for American policing, the struggle for public trust begins anew
Derek Chauvin was found guilty of George Floyd’s Tuesday after months – on top of years – of calls for police reform. What experts think will happen next.
From $15 million to $0: As racial tensions simmered, Trump administration sought to defund DOJ ‘peacemaker’ unit
Trump’s budget tried to zero out the $15 million of DOJ’s Community Relations Service, which works on the nation’s most intense flashpoints on race.
FBI releases video of 10 rioters who allegedly committed most brutal assaults on police officers
Capitol riot suspects shown wielding clubs, flag poles, furniture pieces, stolen police shields and chemical spray as they stormed under-manned police officer lines.