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Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Des Moines Register. September 24, 2023. Editorial: Listen to Chuck Grassley. Government shutdowns achieve nothing. Republican members of Congress, including Iowa’s delegation, should loudly tell Speaker Kevin McCarthy to ditch the threats and do some real work. ...
House Republicans clash with Attorney General Garland, accusing him of favoring Hunter Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans clashed with Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday, accusing him and the Justice Department of the “weaponization” of the department's work in favor of President Joe Biden 's son Hunter. Garland’s appearance before the House...
Why the power of a US attorney has become a flashpoint in the Hunter Biden case
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans grilled Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday about the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden in a contentious hearing that delved into aspects of the criminal justice system that typically play out long before the case enters a public...
US: Mexico extradites Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Chapo,' to United States
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, to the United States on Friday to face drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. ...
Americans sharply divided over whether Biden acted wrongly in son's businesses, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of Americans say they have little or no confidence that the Justice Department is handling its investigation into Hunter Biden in a fair and nonpartisan way, and 1 in 3 are highly concerned about whether President Joe Biden may have committed wrongdoing related to his...
New Mexico governor seeks federal agents to combat gun violence in Albuquerque
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico is asking the U.S. Justice Department to deploy more federal agents to the state in the aftermath of the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday...
Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched, the US government says
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic threats against people who count and secure the vote. Government employees are being bombarded with...
Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide. The proposal comes after a mandate from President Joe Biden to find ways to strengthen...
A white man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in a hate crime, then kills himself
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said. The shooter, who had also...
Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people have been charged with the theft of more than $830 million in COVID-19 emergency aid following a nationwide operation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday. More than 60...
