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DOJ: Anti-government ‘boogaloo’ members charged in Kentucky

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A Julian Assange supporter wears a face mask bearing his name outside the Old Bailey in London, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Julian Assange case: Advocacy groups urge Biden admin to drop charges against WikiLeaks publisher

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Wisconsin prosecutor accused of having sex with defendants

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Judge: Police budget cuts risk violating federal agreement

Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Two journalists tested positive for coronavirus after witnessing the Trump administration's final three federal executions, but the Bureau of Prisons knowingly withheld the diagnoses from other media witnesses and did not perform any contact tracing. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

By MICHAEL TARM and MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2010 file photo, future graduates wait for the procession to begin for commencement at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The Biden Justice Department says it is dismissing its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University. The Trump administration alleged last year that the university was illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants. On Feb. 3, 2021, the Justice Department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Justice Department drops Yale admissions discrimination suit

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Illustration on DOJ misuse by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden’s DOJ looks to restart slush fund for left-wing political groups

By Ian Prior

This Sept. 9, 2016, photo shows Harkness Tower on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Conn. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz, File)

Biden drops Trump administration’s Yale suit claiming bias against Asian, White students

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on &quot;Threats to the Homeland&quot; on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)

Christopher Wray to testify as Dick Durbin, Chuck Grassley demand Capitol riot answers

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a ceremony marking the start of the judicial year at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela hired Democratic Party donor for $6 million

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2020, file photo, the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. All federal prisons in the United States have been placed on lockdown, with officials aiming to quell any potential violence that could arise behind bars as law enforcement prepares for potentially violent protests across the country in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Feds withheld info on virus cases following executions

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

In this file photo from 2009, then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE ** Photo edited for Best of 2020 list.

America needs to know the truth about Biden family’s corrupt deals

By Tom Fitton

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on racial equity, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden to wind down federal contracts with private prisons as part of ‘racial equity agenda’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Jeff Clark, assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, speaks as Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, right, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, left, look on during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) ** FILE **

Jeffrey Clark-Trump election plot report prompts Michael Horowitz probe

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

People march with those who claim they are members of the Proud Boys as they attend a rally in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in support of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biggs, Proud Boys organizer, arrested and charged over Capitol breach

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. A fourth congressional hearing this year on how to allow college athletes to earn money off their names, images and likenesses came Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, with a stern warning from one senator. “I think this is a huge mistake,” Burr, said of athletes profiting from NIL. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)

Richard Burr insider trading probe closed without criminal charges, lawyer says

By Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)

Justice Dept. won’t charge Sen. Burr over stock sales

By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in Washington, at a rally in support of President Donald Trump. In December, Paxton filed legal papers attempting to overturn the results of the presidential election based on unfounded claims of election fraud in four states that supported President Donald Trump in 2016 but elected Joe Biden president in 2020. The Republican attorneys general for 17 other states made legal filings supporting his effort, which was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Actions by GOP attorneys general could damage credibility

By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press

James B. Comey, then-FBI director, is shown in this July 2016 photo testifying before Congress. (Associated Press) **FILE**

FBI, Justice Department knew there was no Russia collusion by spring of 2017

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this April 3, 2017, file photo, students walk past the &quot;Great Dome&quot; atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in an Oct. 17, 2019, letter provided to The Associated Press, that it has opened an investigation into &quot;radiation safety and compliance&quot; at the university's Bates Research and Engineering Center in Middleton, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Gang Chen, MIT professor, charged with illegal work for China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times