“Thing is, with prosecutors you don’t have to ‘partake,’” noted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. “They and the agents and the grand jurors go about their business without you having to ‘partake’ at all.” Former President Donald Trump on Friday told Fox News Digital that he won’t “partake” after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith to serve as special counsel for […]
“We’re looking at potential referrals or criminal offenses and for civil offenses and for general lawlessness where it might not otherwise be obvious,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, head of the subcommittee. The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has created a subcommittee to deal with “outstanding issues,” including potential […]
The president said that “under no circumstances” will he go along with Republican efforts to cut the social safety net programs, declaring: “That’s not on the table. I will not do that.” With Democrats still at risk of losing control of one or both chambers of Congress after Tuesday’s midterm elections, calls mounted for federal lawmakers […]
“It matters that the Justice Department is protecting the rights of voters and enforcing federal voting rights laws,” said the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. Amid mounting fears of voter intimidation and political violence on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections, federal officials on Monday announced plans to monitor polls in 64 communities across two […]