Justice Department to announce new safety measures. On Thursday, President Biden announced a new batch of executive actions designed to address the nation’s gun safety issue. He stated…
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White House Reports Drug Overdose Spike
Opioid use up by 27% in 2020. Regina LaBelle, the acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, gave a briefing this past week…
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President’s Administration Calls For Asylum Process Reform
Reforms target 1 million case backlog. On Thursday, President Biden’s administration announced that it would be focusing its efforts to address the roughly 1 million case backlog in…
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Justice Department Investigating Rep. Gaetz
Alleges violations under trafficking laws. On Tuesday, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida announced that he was under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ). He stated that the…
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Attorney General Orders Hate Crimes Investigations
He wants expedited review of “disturbing trend.” Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered Justice Department employees to give priority to investigating what he called “the disturbing trend in reports…
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New Administration Declines to Uphold Public Charge Rule
President Trump’s rule on immigration will not be defended before Supreme Court. President Biden’s administration formally notified the Supreme Court this week that it would not defend an…
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Justice Department Continues Civil Rights Investigation
Drops the admissions discrimination lawsuit brought by previous administration. The Biden administration announced that it would be reversing another action of the prior administration on Wednesday, as the…
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Final Execution Carried Out Under President Trump
Dustin Higgs becomes 13th death penalty carried out in 6 months by DOJ. In the final days of the current administration, inmate Dustin Higgs was executed by lethal…
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Justice Department Declines Special Probe into Biden Family
AG William Barr said Department previously reviewed allegations. At what was likely his final press conference as attorney general, William Barr addressed the request for the Justice Department…
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Education Department Announces Faith-Based Equal Treatment Rule
Participation in Social Service programs do not endanger legal rights and protections. This week the Department of Education announced a joint final rule, with eight other federal agencies,…
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