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Jacob OglesNovember 10, 2018

U.S. Rep.-elect Greg Steube has called on the Justice Department to oversee impending statewide recounts in Florida. “Over the last 48 hours we have witnessed gross incompetence among some election officials,” Steube said. He notes three statewide races—U.S. Senate, Governor and Agriculture Commissioner—appear bound now for automatic recounts. The Sarasota Republican noted the failure of Broward […]

Jacob OglesSeptember 22, 2018

Accusations Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein pushed to secret record President Donald Trump and lobbied Cabinet members to dispose the president had many loyalists calling for the Justice Department official’s termination. But U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz hasn’t joined them—yet. “Unverified gossip,” Gaetz said in a statement, “does not equal probable cause — except, it would […]

Guest AuthorJune 29, 2018

President Donald Trump was right when he called the Russia investigation a “cloud” over his administration. It has shadowed his every action since soon after the Inauguration. The question is how to safely dispel it. Here’s what we now know: Fighting back only adds energy to the storm. Firing James Comey led to the appointment […]

Associated PressSeptember 28, 2017

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Lawyers for an Alaska man charged with killing five people and wounding six in a Florida airport mass shooting say he remains mentally fit to proceed in the case. A status hearing is set Thursday in Miami federal court for 27-year-old Esteban Santiago of Anchorage, Alaska, who’s being treated for schizophrenia. His lawyers say in […]

Associated PressJune 7, 2017

With fired FBI Director James Comey’s highly anticipated congressional testimony just a day away, the White House and its allies are scrambling for ways to offset potential damage. Asked Tuesday about the testimony, President Donald Trump was tight-lipped: “I wish him luck,” he told reporters. Comey’s testimony Thursday before the Senate intelligence committee could expose […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 23, 2017

On Tuesday night, the Jacksonville City Council passed a trio of bills designed to close the books on a conflict between neighborhood activists in Springfield, disability rights groups, and ultimately, the federal Department of Justice. Two Jacksonville City Council bills (2017-68 and 2017-69) closed the book on an issue that first emerged during the Alvin Brown […]

Associated PressMay 12, 2017

President Donald Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said Friday that James Comey had better hope there are no “tapes” of their conversations. Trump’s tweet came the morning after he asserted Comey had told him three times that he wasn’t under FBI investigation. “I said, ‘If it’s possible, would you let […]

Associated PressMarch 2, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions talked twice with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign, the Justice Department confirmed, communications that spurred calls in Congress for him to recuse himself from an investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election. Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump‘s candidacy and a policy adviser […]

Associated PressFebruary 23, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled Thursday his strong support for the federal government’s continued use of private prisons, reversing an Obama administration directive to phase out their use. Stocks of major private prison companies rose at the news. Sessions issued a memo replacing one issued last August by Sally Yates, the deputy attorney general at […]

Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016

After marijuana amendments passed in eight of the nine states where it was on the ballot Tuesday, now nearly a quarter of all Americans live in states where recreational use of marijuana is legal. Voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada approved recreational marijuana amendments last week, giving nearly 50 million more Americans the right […]

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Greg Steube calls on Justice Department oversight for recounts

Matt Gaetz dismisses Rod Rosenstein story as “gossip”

Christian Cámara: Complete exoneration is why Russia probe must proceed

Lawyers: Florida airport shooting suspect still mentally fit

White House looks for ways to undermine James Comey’s credibility

Jacksonville closes book on disability rights dispute with settlement bills

Donald Trump to James Comey: Better hope there are no ‘tapes’ of talks

Jeff Sessions spoke with Russian envoy in 2016, Justice Dept says

Jeff Sessions: U.S. to continue use of privately run prisons

Marijuana reform went 8 for 9 on the ballot; is it at a tipping point?