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ERIC TUCKER

ERIC TUCKER

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Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams

The Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams and halt the ongoing investigation

Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
Business|Political|US

With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government's public integrity guardrails

In the first three weeks of his administration, President Donald Trump has moved with brazen haste to dismantle the federal government’s public integrity guardrails that he frequently tested during his first term

With firings and lax enforcement, Trump moving to dismantle government's public integrity guardrails
Political|US

Judge orders fired head of whistleblower agency reinstated while fight continues over Trump removal

A federal judge has ordered the fired head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers to be reinstated while a court fight continues over his removal by President Donald Trump

Judge orders fired head of whistleblower agency reinstated while fight continues over Trump removal
Business|Crime|Fashion and Beauty|Political|US

Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, got rich consulting for a roster of foreign clients whose interests may clash with the law enforcement agency he hopes to lead

Kash Patel had a roster of foreign clients. Their interests could clash with FBI he hopes to lead
Crime|Election|Political|US

Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs

The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine

Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
Crime|Political|US

Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents

A top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to soothe anxiety inside the bureau over the potential for a broad purge of agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of 'insubordination,' tamps down talk of revenge on agents
Political|US

New Attorney General Pam Bondi orders review of Trump cases as she takes over the Justice Dept.

New Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered a review of the federal prosecution of Donald Trump as she unveiled a series of directives designed to overhaul a Justice Department the president has claimed is biased against conservatives

New Attorney General Pam Bondi orders review of Trump cases as she takes over the Justice Dept.
Crime|Political|US

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries that they fear could be a precursor to mass firings

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations
Crime|Political|US

Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs

The association representing thousands of FBI agents is urging congressional leaders to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs
Crime|Political|US

FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings

Thousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are being asked to complete in-depth questionnaires about their involvement in the inquiries as the Trump administration's Justice Department weighs disciplinary actions that could result in firings

FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings
Crime|Election|Political|US

Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents

The Trump administration has fired a group of prosecutors involved in the Jan. 6 criminal cases and demanded the names of FBI agents involved in those same probes so that they can possibly be ousted

Trump administration fires prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 cases and moves toward ousting FBI agents
Crime|Political|Travel|US|World

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from Kansas killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century
Political|US

Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list' and won't seek retribution

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is insisting to deeply skeptical Democrats that he does not have an “enemies list” and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president’s adversaries or launch politically motivated investigations

Trump's FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no 'enemies list' and won't seek retribution
Crime|Travel|US

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River

Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
Crime|Political|US

Justice Department drops criminal proceedings against Trump co-defendants in classified records case

The Justice Department has abandoned all criminal proceedings against President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case against him in Florida, foreclosing the chance the case against them could ever be revived

Justice Department drops criminal proceedings against Trump co-defendants in classified records case
Crime|Election|Political|US

Kash Patel’s podcast persona: Staunch Trump defender and fierce critic of the FBI he could soon lead

Kash Patel positioned himself as a steadfast Donald Trump loyalist well before the president picked him to run the FBI

Kash Patel’s podcast persona: Staunch Trump defender and fierce critic of the FBI he could soon lead
Crime|Political|US

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

The Trump Justice Department says it has fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president
Political|US

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

President Donald Trump has confirmed that inspectors general in various agencies have been fired

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies
Crime|Political|US

Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges against any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration

Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
Crime|Election|Political|US

Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system

A day that began with the outgoing president’s pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president’s pardon of supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol

Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
Political|US

Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say

The Justice Department has reassigned key senior officials across multiple divisions as part of a leadership shakeup ahead of the expected confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi

Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say
Crime|Election|Political|US

Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop

President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter saying that the Hunter Biden laptop saga bore the hallmarks of a “Russian information operation.”

Trump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on Hunter Biden laptop
Political|US

Veteran agent named as acting FBI director pending Senate confirmation of Trump's pick for post

The White House has named a veteran agent to serve as acting FBI director after the official who’d been expected to run the bureau on an interim basis following the departure of Christopher Wray retired after nearly 30 years

Veteran agent named as acting FBI director pending Senate confirmation of Trump's pick for post
Crime|Political|US

Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval

Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presidency

Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval
Asia|Crime|Political|Technology|US

Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network

The Treasury Department has announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach of its own computer network

Treasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and breach of its own network

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