Senate Dems protest committee vote to advance Trump’s judicial pick Politico Trump Administration: Live Updates and Latest News The New York Times Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans advance nomination of former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as Democrats walk out CNN ‘Dear God’: Democrats storm out of vote on controversial Trump nominee Fox News Why Emil Bove’s nomination has driven hundreds of lawyers to speak out MSNBC …
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Former Voice of America employee charged with threats against Marjorie Taylor Greene
WASHINGTON — A man has been arrested in the nation’s capital for threatening Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, and members of her family. Seth Jason, of Maryland, was arrested in Washington after being indicted on four charges, according to court records released Thursday. Jason faces charges of influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, influencing a …
Read More »Feds prep for reopening of Alcatraz prison. Critics call it the ‘stupidest initiative yet’
Two federal officials toured the infamous Alcatraz penitentiary in the San Francisco Bay early Thursday morning as part of the Trump administration’s effort to reopen the infamous island prison, a move that critics say would be more expensive than building a new prison. U.S. Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz before the rush of tourists …
Read More »US seeks one-day prison for officer convicted in botched raid
The Trump administration is asking for a one-day prison sentence for a former Kentucky police officer convicted in connection with a raid that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor, a black woman, in her home. A federal jury had convicted former officer Brett Hankison of violating Taylor’s civil rights by using excessive force – the maximum sentence for the …
Read More »Teen Arrested in Killing of Paddleboarder in Maine – The New York Times
Teen Arrested in Killing of Paddleboarder in Maine The New York Times Arrest made after paddleboarder’s death sparks serial killer fears in sleepy coastal town Fox News New details emerge in Union homicide investigation, report says newscentermaine.com Maine State Police make arrest in Union homicide investigation PenBay Pilot Maine teen arrested for killing of paddleboarder at Crawford Pond, police say WMTW Source link
Read More »Colleagues rally round California professor arrested during Ice raid on cannabis farm | US immigration
Academics and colleagues are rallying around a California university professor who was arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer during a chaotic immigration raid at a cannabis farm that resulted in a worker’s death. John Caravello, a math and philosophy professor at California State University Channel Islands, joined a crowd of protesters who confronted immigration agents when they arrived …
Read More »Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
The Trump administration on Thursday afternoon officially terminated the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ Youth Specialized Services program, which gave callers under age 25 the option to speak with LGBTQ-trained counselors. The announcement that the specialized service would be shuttered was made last month by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The agency said it would …
Read More »Bondi, other Trump officials arrive at S.F.'s Alcatraz to push reopening of prison – San Francisco Chronicle
Bondi, other Trump officials arrive at S.F.’s Alcatraz to push reopening of prison San Francisco Chronicle AG Pam Bondi in San Francisco visiting Alcatraz to announce Trump admin’s reopening plans as Nancy Pelosi blasts ‘stupidest’ idea ABC7 San Francisco Trump administration confirms plans to reopen Alcatraz KTVU Attorney General Bondi visits Alcatraz as Trump floats idea of reopening the former federal prison CNN California …
Read More »USCIS Uncovers U Visa Fraud Scheme by Corrupt Law Enforcement, Leading to Federal Indictments
LAFAYETTE, La. — Five Louisiana men, including four active and former law enforcement officers, were indicted Wednesday on charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit visa fraud, and mail fraud, following a federal investigation initiated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. USCIS fraud detection officers uncovered a pattern of inconsistencies among U visa applications, spurring a multi-agency federal investigation. The 62-count indictment …
Read More »Ice arrests Oregon chiropractor as he was dropping off child at preschool | US immigration
An Oregon father was taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody while dropping off his child on 15 July at a preschool in the Portland-area town of Beaverton, the agency confirmed. The man, identified by Ice as 38-year-old Iranian citizen Mahdi Khanbabazadeh, was arrested outside Guidepost Montessori school after being stopped by agents en route. An Ice spokesperson …
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