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Washington Post Column: AG Merrick Garland Wants Congress to Do Something About Voting Rights
By Merrick Garland, Attorney General Our society is shaped not only by the rights it declares but also by its willingness to protect and enforce those rights. Nowhere is this clearer than in the area of voting rights. Fifty-six years ago Friday, the Voting Rights Act became law. At the signing ceremony, President Lyndon B….
IG Investigation Found No Evidence of FBI Agents Leaking Information Prior to 2016 Presidential Election
A Justice Department inspector general’s investigation was unable to identify who in the FBI leaked information to the media or Rudolph Giuliani prior to the 2016 presidential election.
Members of Congress Demand Answers Following Blistering Report on Border Patrol in Michigan
Two members of Congress are calling on the Homeland Security director to address alarming allegations in a Michigan ACLU report that accused Border Patrol of “blatant racial profiling.”
Biden’s ATF Nominee Is Three Votes Away from Getting Confirmed
The confirmation of David Chipman, President Biden’s pick to lead the ATF, appears to rest in the hands of two Democrats and an independent in the U.S. Senate.
CBP to Begin Outfitting Border Patrol Agents with Body Cameras
About a third of Border Patrol agents will wear body cameras by the end of the year
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Uses Bowling Ball to Rescue Driver from Burning Car
An off-duty Border Patrol agent saved a man from a burning car in metro Detroit using a bowling ball, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday.
FBI Investigates Fatal Stabbing of Pentagon Officer Outside Pentagon
By Steve Neavling The FBI is investigating the fatal stabbing of a Pentagon police officer near the Pentagon transit center in Virginia on Tuesday morning. Responding law enforcement shot and killed the suspect shortly after 10:30 a.m., The Associated Press reports. The stabbing prompted the temporary lockdown of the Pentagon. The suspect was Austin William…
IG Report: FBI Used Provocative Photos of Female Staffers to Lure Predators in Undercover Stings
FBI agents posted provocative photos of young female coworkers online to lure predators in sex trafficking investigations, placing them “in danger of becoming the victims of criminal offenses,” according to an Inspector General report.