Federal Agencies
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Six prosecutors in Minnesota resign amid DOJ push to investigate widow of woman killed by ICE
Joseph Thompson, who was second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, was among those who quit over the Justice Department's push.
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Labor secretary's top aides on administrative leave amid inspector general investigation: report
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's Chief of Staff Jihun Han and his deputy, Rebecca Wright, allegedly created official events for the secretary to facilitate her personal travel
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Mississippi arson suspect in custody after admitting to targeting synagogue in anti-Semitic attack
19-year-old Stephen Pittman allegedly told his father about the crime, which took place on Saturday and he has been charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive.
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State Department revokes clearance of longtime department official, aide to U.N. envoy, report
Staffer will reportedly appeal the decision.
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Defense Secretary Austin announces working group to counter 'extremism in the military'
Initiative will "more specifically define what constitutes extremist behavior."
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Off-duty Pentagon police officer fatally shot two men he assumed were breaking into car
The officer has been placed on administrative leave following the incident.
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Federal data show border patrol encounters continued skyrocketing trend throughout March
Border encounters jumped 70% from February.
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Homeland Secretary Mayorkas to take on sanctuary cities, says he won't 'abolish' ICE
"I’m 100% opposed to the abolition of ICE," Mayorkas said. "It is the opposite of what I think needs to occur."
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Border Patrol scrubs press release announcing arrests of Yemeni nationals on terror watch list
Incidents happened in January, March.
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Justice Department busts S.C. man for illegal guns, mailing venomous snakes
Charges demonstrate “the dangers of wildlife trafficking,” feds say.
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Congressmen announce legislation to ban the USDA from discriminating on the basis of race
They cite multilbillion-dollar provisions for nonwhite farmers in Biden’s COVID package.
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U.S. lifts sanctions on International Criminal Court officials
Department of State says it still objects to ICC decisions, but will pursue other remedies.
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Biden puts Susan Rice in charge of effort to expand mail-in voting
As a U.N. ambassador, Rice appeared on five political talk shows blaming the 2011 Benghazi attack on an internet video.