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DOJ Suspends Federal Executions — But Activists Say Biden Should Go Further
The moratorium on federal executions doesn't end the death penalty, which Biden campaigned on doing in 2020.
House Judiciary Committee Examining Who Ordered DOJ Subpoenas on Dem Lawmakers
Former attorneys general William Barr and Jeff Sessions have both said they were unaware of the subpoenas.
Trump Wanted Justice Department to Stop TV Hosts, “SNL” From Making Fun of Him
Trump apparently did not understand that satire was protected speech and repeatedly asked for something to be done.
Ayanna Pressley Calls Out Biden’s DOJ for Moving to Reinstate the Death Penalty
The representative sharply criticized the death penalty, calling it “state-sanctioned murder.”
Trump-Appointed DOJ Official Resigns Amid Revelations of Subpoenas Against Dems
An official within the Justice Department insists John Demers's resignation is not related to the controversy.
Trump White House Pressured DOJ to Investigate Baseless Claims of Election Fraud
“Michigan cannot certify” its election results, demanded one email from the Trump White House to the Justice Department.
In His Wild Bid to Stop Leaks to the Press, Trump Even Spied on His Own Lawyer
Reports of the Trump administration running its own version of Nixon’s “White House Plumbers” landed with a boom.
Pelosi Doubts Barr’s Claims That He Didn’t Know of Schiff, Swalwell Subpoenas
“To say that they didn't know anything about it is beyond belief,” the Speaker of the House said on Sunday.
Obsessed With Leaks, Trump’s DOJ Covertly Seized Dem Lawmakers’ Phone Data
The “politicization” of Trump's Department of Justice “is harrowing,” Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said.
Biden DOJ to “Vigorously Defend” LGBTQ Discrimination at Private Schools
The filing added to growing Democratic criticism of Attorney General Merrick Garland.