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Exclusive-James Taylor: Bureaucrats Are Sabotaging the Trump EPA’s Repeal of the Endangerment Finding
The Trump EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding – which asserted carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare – is one of the most consequential actions of President Trump’s second term. Now, however, Department of Justice bureaucrats are sabotaging the legal basis for the repeal. Read More
Survivors push for probe into potential leads
In a private meeting last week, a group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and family members of the late Virginia Giuffre pointed U.S. House Oversight Chair James Comer to allegations from the Justice Department’s Epstein files to further investigate. Read More
Epstein survivors push Comer to investigate potential leads from DOJ’s files in private meeting
By Jake Tapper, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — In a private meeting last week, a group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and family members of the late Virginia Giuffre pointed House Oversight Chair James Comer to allegations from the Justice Department’s Epstein files to further investigate, arguing that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s suggestion Read More
Supreme Court Declines to Revive Former Trump Adviser’s Lawsuit Against James Comey
The Justice Department in April agreed to pay Mr. Page, a former adviser to President Trump’s 2016 campaign, $1.25 million to settle other claims. Read More
Trump names James M. McDonald to lead powerful New York federal prosecutor's office
President Donald Trump has nominated James M. McDonald as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. McDonald is set to replace Jay Clayton, who Trump nominated for director of national intelligence this week. McDonald, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the same district, is currently a litigation partner at Sullivan and Cromwell. If confirmed, he would oversee a prestigious Justice Department office handling cases from terrorism to public corruption. Trump expressed confidence in McDonald's ability to deliver strong results. Clayton's nomination follows pressure from Congress to replace Tulsi Gabbard as national intelligence director. Read More
Bill Gates arrives for testimony in a congressional panel's Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Bill Gates has arrived at the Capitol to speak before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. Gates said Wednesday he hoped his testimony would be helpful to the work of the House Oversight Committee to find justice for Epstein's victims. Committee members are slated to interview the billionaire Microsoft co-founder behind closed doors, as they've done with other witnesses. Republican committee chairman congressman James Comer requested Gates testify after he appeared multiple times in a trove of documents released by the Justice Department as part of its Epstein investigation. Gates has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of girls. Read More
Rep. Comer to Newsmax: Praises 'Aggressive' DOJ in Govt Fraud Cases
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer praised Justice Department fraud investigations, citing Minnesota arrests and California healthcare enforcement actions. Read More
James Gunn's DCU Officially Sets Up The Perfect Justice League Movie Villain
James Gunn’s DC Universe may be far removed from a Justice League movie at the moment, but it has already teased the perfect villain for the team. Read More
New podcast series investigates fatal shooting of teenager at Seattle protest : Embedded : NPR
In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.In this eight-part series, hosts Sydney Brownstone of The Seattle Times and Will James of KUOW team up with NPR’s Embedded to investigate Antonio’s death. Alongside reporter David Gutman, they track down key figures and eyewitnesses from the night of the shooting and surface crucial evidence that has never been made public.Who bears responsibility for the shooting? And how did an idealistic protest for protecting Black lives turn into a circle of silence surrounding the killing of a Black teenager?The series premieres on Thursday, June 11. Support journalism like this by signing up for NPR+ at plus.npr.org Read More
New details revealed of Epstein assistant’s abuse allegations as GOP lawmakers call for DOJ investigation
House Oversight Chair James Comer and other Republican lawmakers are calling on the Justice Department to investigate allegations involving two men accused Read More
'Justice Can't Be a Political Force'
James Comey, the former FBI director recently indicted by Donald Trump's Justice Department, sits for an in-depth interview with Rolling Stone. Read More
Federal Judge Rules Anti-MAGA Protest Group Can Keep Flying '86 47' Flag
The ruling comes after accusations that President Donald Trump weaponized his Justice Department by indicting ex-FBI chief James Comey for using the phrase. Read More
Top prosecutor in seashells case against former FBI director James Comey steps down
Comey maintains his innocence after the Justice Department accused him of ‘making threats to harm’ the president Read More
Podcasters cited for criminal contempt for harassing former AHS CEO
An Alberta Court of King’s Bench justice has cited podcasters David Wallace and James DiFiore for criminal contempt of court for harassing former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos via a series of podcasts released last year. Read More
Supreme Court Infighting Has Deep Roots
Recent tensions among Supreme Court justices echo historic court feuds, including Justice James McReynolds’ antisemitic attacks against Justice Louis Brandeis. Read More
James Bulger's murder must not be a battering ram to raise the age of criminality
Labour’s proposal to consider raising the age of criminal responsibility - the age at which a child can be held legally responsible for a crime and prosecuted through the criminal justice system - from 10 is one of those ideas that sounds compassionate at first glance Read More
OTHERS SAY: The DOJ’s Comey indictment
For an administration that has been all too willing to weaponize the Department of Justice, the recent indictment of former FBI Director James Comey marks a new low. Read More
15 years after man's death, family is still waiting for justice
Faith Railey's only son, James Christopher, would have turned 44 on May 15, but this year marked 15 years since he was killed. He was 28. Read More
James Harden’s foul baiting caused his own teammate to slip in crucial Game 6 moment
James Harden got hit with some karmic justice on Friday in a potential closeout game for his Cleveland Cavaliers. The former league MVP appeared to take a dive after attempting a three-point shot midway through the fourth quarter in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup. Read More
Louisiana trooper suspended amid criminal investigation
Louisiana State Police Lt. James Jefferson III was suspended without pay Thursday, after he was arrested in March on domestic violence and obstruction of justice charges. Read More