House Republicans, Justice Department face off over Biden audiotapes
Washington — Attorneys for Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee and Attorney General Merrick Garland were in court Monday in a dispute over audio recordings of President Biden's interview with Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified materials after his vice presidency. The judge found she she was having "trouble with both sides," albeit on different issues in the case.The committee sued Garland in July in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, escalating the fight over the audiotapes of Hur's interview with the president and the ghostwriter of his book, Mark Zwonitzer. Hur...
Virginia appeals order to return noncitizens to voter rolls
(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced late Sunday the commonwealth will file an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to block the return of more than 1,500 noncitizens to voter rolls. The appeal follows a unanimous panel ruling Sunday from the Fourth Circuit of Appeals rejecting Virginia's request to stop an order from a lower court to reinstate noncitizens removed from voter rolls within 90 days of an election. ...
Justice Department Charges Vikash Yadav In Foiled Assassination Plot
On October 17, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) released an indictment of Indian citizen Vikash Yadav for his role in the foiled plot to murder Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on American soil. The charges listed in the indictment are murder-for-hire and money laundering. The indictment also mentioned that 39-year old Yadav is an “employee of the Government of India’s Cabinet Secretariat, which houses India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing.”
Virginia asks Supreme Court to greenlight 1,600 voter roll removals
Virginia asked the Supreme Court on Monday to greenlight the removals of more than 1,600 people from the state’s voter rolls. State officials say the individuals are noncitizens, but the Justice Department challenged that assertion and convinced a district judge to reinstate the voters because the removals took place too close to the election. Virginia…
The DOJ’s continued assault on political participation
In a brazen display of governmental overreach, the Department of Justice is once again attempting to criminalize political participation in America. The recent warning letter sent to Elon Musk’s America PAC is not just a bureaucratic formality; it’s an aggressive attack on the very fabric of our democratic process. The alarming truth is that the […]
Florida Sues DOJ in Explosive Lawsuit Over Trump Assassination Attempt Investigation
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has taken legal action against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), filing a lawsuit in federal court to challenge what she calls an unlawful attempt to prevent Florida from conducting its own criminal investigation into the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Florida had initiated an independent investigation to ensure state laws were enforced, but shortly after, the DOJ began pressuring the state to halt its inquiry.