Ed Martin, the Justice Department’s new pardon attorney, has begun reviewing pardon applications for some of the few remaining Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendants who were not granted full clemency by former President Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will issue a “FULL and Unconditional Pardon” to former Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Howard Jenkins, who was convicted earlier this year of federal fraud and bribery charges.
The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to cancel federal agreements aimed at overhauling the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments, reversing reforms launched after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew Cuomo, a leading candidate in New York City’s mayoral race, over accusations he misled Congress about pandemic-era decisions made as governor.
Federal prosecutors charged U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey with assaulting law enforcement officers during a confrontation outside a Newark immigration detention center, while dropping a trespassing charge against the city’s mayor tied to the same incident.
Several relatives of Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, crossed into the U.S. last week and surrendered to federal authorities — a move that Mexican officials say likely stems from a cooperation deal with the Justice Department.
A 19-year-old Melvindale man and former member of the Michigan Army National Guard was arrested Tuesday after federal authorities say he planned a mass shooting at a U.S. military base in Warren on behalf of the Islamic State.
President Trump’s surprise decision to fire Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and replace her with his former defense lawyer sparked swift resistance Monday from library staff, escalating tensions between the White House and Congress.
