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May 28, 2026

Biden sues Justice Department to block release of audio recordings

 Former president Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on May 26, seeking to block the Trump administration from releasing the recordings and transcripts of his private interviews with a ghostwriter […]

A Columbia Police Department officer was named a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.
Aug 26, 2024

RealPage faces federal antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department sued real estate software company RealPage Inc. on Friday, accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. […]

A jury last week awarded more than $425 million to plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Google. (Associated Press file)
Aug 6, 2024

Judge rules Google illegally maintains search monopoly

WASHINGTON — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could […]

Hunter Biden could face up to 25 years in prison after being convicted of felony firearms charges, but as a first-time offender, he is likely to get far less time or avoid prison entirely when he is sentenced Nov. 13 in Wilmington, Del. (Associated Press file)
Aug 5, 2024

Hunter Biden faces gun conviction sentencing in November

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced on felony firearms charges in November under an order signed by a judge on Friday. The president‘s son could face up […]

Well-wishers greet Steve Bannon as he reports Monday to the federal prison in Danbury, Conn. (Associated Press)
Jul 2, 2024

Bannon reports to federal prison to serve contempt sentence

DANBURY, Conn. — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a […]

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against almost 200 people, including doctors and nurse practitioners, Thursday in a variety of health care scams worth $2.7 billion. (Associated Press file)
Jul 1, 2024

Feds charge 200 in $2.7B health care fraud crackdown

WASHINGTON — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide crackdown on health care fraud schemes with false claims topping $2.7 billion, the Justice Department said. Attorney General […]

A proposal by the Biden administration would change marijuana from a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids. (Associated Press file)
May 1, 2024

US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug […]

Oct 2, 2023

Garland says he’d resign if asked to target Trump

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would resign if asked by President Joe Biden to take action against Republican presidential frontrunner […]

Aug 8, 2023

US aids investigation of war crimes in Ukraine

DENVER — The U.S. Justice Department is cooperating with the International Criminal Court and supporting Ukrainian prosecutors carrying out war crime investigations, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday as he […]

Feb 22, 2021

Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Merrick Garland was nominated by the White House for a job, Republicans wouldn’t even meet with him. Now, the once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will […]

Jan 7, 2021

Biden to introduce Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will introduce Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday along with three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions […]


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