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Justice Department should investigate beatings at Georgia jail, attorney says

A civil rights attorney and a local NAACP president are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what they're calling the systemic abuse of detainees at a county jail in Georgia

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

McCarthy floats contempt for FBI director over document request - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to seek to hold the FBI director in contempt of Congress if he doesn’t comply with a subpoena.

Roll Call · May 30, 2023

Trump lawyer "misled" on docs: report

“Hard to imagine a lawyer being ‘waved off’" a search of Mar-a-Lago "by anyone but the client,” ex-prosecutor says

Salon · May 30, 2023

US: Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement

U.S. authorities have arrested two suspected Chinese government agents in connection with an alleged plot by Beijing to disrupt and ultimately topple the exiled anti-communist Falun Gong spiritual movement

The Independent UK · May 27, 2023

Trump’s Lawyers Reportedly Gave Him An Ominous Warning

Donald Trump's lawyers and top advisers have reportedly warned him of another impending indictment

Zenger · May 26, 2023

How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See the data by state.

The federal government spent over $1.3 billion to clear the rape kit backlog since 2011, but a USAFacts analysis uncovered thousands of rape kits awaiting testing in 2022.

USAFacts · May 25, 2023

IRS ‘whistleblower’ who claimed Hunter Biden case was mishandled won’t cooperate with Senate probe

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower has cut off communication with the Senate Finance Committee even as he prepares to testify before a GOP-led House panel, writes Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years

Sentence is the longest yet for a participant in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, led by Donald Trump supporters.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

In remarks before the judge handed down his sentence, Stewart Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner.”

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy

The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.

WEKU · May 25, 2023