EXPLAINER: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty
President Joe Biden campaigned on a pledge to work toward abolishing federal capital punishment but has taken no major steps to that end.
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FBI searched Biden home, found items marked classified
The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday and located additional documents with classified markings and also took possession of some of his handwritten notes, the president’s lawyer said Saturday.
Florida judge fines Trump, lawyer for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit
A Florida Judge sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys Thursday, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing what he said was a bogus lawsuit against Trump’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and others.
White House defends its delayed, limited document disclosure
The White House brushed aside criticism Tuesday of its fragmented disclosures about the discovery of classified documents and official records at President Joe Biden’s home and former office, saying it may withhold information to protect the investigation.
A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
The revelation that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at his Delaware home, has prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of documents in President Donald Trump’s home.
Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington.
Source: Biden team finds more docs with classified markings
President Joe Biden’s legal team has discovered additional documents containing classification markings in a second location, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
EXPLAINER: Capitol riot investigation growing 2 years later
The largest investigation in the Justice Department’s history keeps growing two years after a mob attacked the U.S. Capitol and challenged the foundations of American democracy.
Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month
President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to confront the arrivals of migrants that have spiraled since he took office.
US settles with Mexican man arrested despite DACA status
A Mexican man who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents in 2017 will be allowed to remain in the country for at least the next four years under a settlement with the Justice Department.
Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress
Democrats in Congress released six years’ worth of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, the culmination of a yearslong effort.
Jan. 6 panel drops Trump subpoena as it wraps up work
The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up work and prepares to dissolve next week.
EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?
Here’s a look at Title 42 and the potential impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
New year expected to bring more changes to state voting laws
States routinely make adjustments in their voting laws — some subtle, some dramatic. But experts have never seen an explosion of legislation like that which followed the 2020 presidential election.
US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now
The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants to reach the United States.
Migrants near US border face cold wait for key asylum ruling by SCOTUS
Thousands of migrants on the southern border are awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on asylum restrictions.
Jan. 6 report: Trump ‘lit that fire’ of Capitol insurrection
The Jan. 6 committee’s final report asserts that former President Donald Trump criminally engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol.
IRS mandatory presidential audit policy goes under spotlight
An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new scrutiny after a report found the agency failed to perform the mandatory inspection of Donald Trump’s returns until Congress pressed for information about the process.
Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
An 800-page report set to be released Thursday will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol with claims of widespread voter fraud.
Trump referral: What laws the Jan. 6 panel says were broken
The House Jan. 6 committee on Monday urged the Justice Department to consider prosecuting Donald Trump for four different crimes.