WASHINGTON — As newly ascendant House Republicans get down to business, they’re vowing to forge ahead with long-promised investigations of the Biden administration, from the U.S. military’s chaotic and bloody withdrawal from Afghanistan to the alleged weaponization of the Justice Department and the FBI. Shrugging off accusations that they’re about to launch revenge hearings as payback […]
WASHINGTON — Almost two years after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the sprawling federal investigation into the riot continues at an “unprecedented speed and scale,” with more than 950 people arrested, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. That number represents less than half of an estimated 2,000 to 2,500 supporters of […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department is suing one of the largest U.S. drug distributors for failing to report suspicious orders of prescription opioids, saying the company’s “years of repeated violations” contributed to the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic. In a civil lawsuit filed Thursday, the department alleges that AmerisourceBergen and two subsidiaries violated the Controlled Substances […]
Following former President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is running to regain the White House in 2024, left-leaning advocacy groups are mobilizing to block his candidacy under a little-known constitutional provision, based on his role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The provision — Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the […]