Justice Department Sent Anti-Semitic Post to Immigration Judges

COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Aug 23, 2019 A news briefing included a blog post from a virulently anti-immigration website that also publishes work by white nationalists. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Takes Aim at Department of Justice

Kevin Wack and Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica Aug 20, 2019 In a scathing letter to Attorney General William Barr, the Democratic hopeful blasts settlements that let big banks "evade accountability." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Medical Examiner Confirms Epstein Death a Suicide by Hanging

MICHAEL BALSAMO, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 The ruling puts to rest the theory that the hedge fund manager and accused sexual abuser was murdered in his jail cell. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ghastly Return of the Federal Death Penalty

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Aug 15, 2019 Attorney General William Bar overturns an effective moratorium on the federal death penalty that has lasted over 16 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Happened to Jeffrey Epstein?

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Aug 14, 2019 The only way to get to the bottom of this increasingly sordid story is for Congress to investigate, argues The Nation's Jeet Heer. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Confounding New Details Emerge in Epstein Case

JIM MUSTIAN, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Aug 13, 2019 New reporting suggests the Metropolitan Correctional Center may have made several serious missteps prior to the inmate's alleged suicide. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Doubts Emerge About Trump Pick for U.S. Intelligence Chief

ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and DEB RIECHMANN / The Associated Press Jul 29, 2019 Rep. John Ratcliffe is known as a Trump loyalist, which makes his lack of relevant experience especially striking. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Campaign Cocktail: Pence Stiffs Aspen, Barr’s Death Wish, Enter Mayor Alex

Gregory Glover / Truthdig Jul 27, 2019 The White House and Colorado's GOP leave the local sheriff with a $24,000 tab for security, and other news and notes from the 2020 race. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Justice Department Resuming Executions for Federal Inmates

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Jul 25, 2019 Five prisoners who have been sentenced to death are scheduled to die starting in December. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mueller Testimony

Steve Sack / The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN Jul 24, 2019 Dig deeper

House Holds 2 Trump Officials in Contempt in Census Dispute

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Jul 17, 2019 The House votes, 230-198, to hold Attorney General William Barr (pictured) and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kamala Harris Blasts, and Takes Money From, Epstein’s Law Firm

BRIAN SLODYSKO / The Associated Press Jul 16, 2019 The California senator has bemoaned the influence of the powerful and connected elite, even as she accepts their campaign donations. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )