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committee funded by mega-donor Greg Lindberg, and specifically mentioned in Lindberg's federal bribery indictment, forfeited more than $475,000 to the U.S. Department of Justice shortly after the indictment was filed, new campaign finance records show." According to WRAL- TV, "N.C. Growth and Prosperity is a PAC that Lindber

panies." DO) Pressing States To Support T-Mobile/Sprint Merger. The Wall Street Journal (7/25, FitzGerald, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the Justice Department is urging state officials to back a planned settlement that would allow T-Mobile and Sprint to combine by selling assets to Dish Network. The talks

hen the two spoke by phone on Wednesday, Pompeo assured Ghani that the US "remains committed to a conditions-based drawdown of troops, according to the State Department." Asked on Fox News Special Report (7/25, 1.53M) if he got any pushback after the President said he could wipe Afghanistan off the face of the Eart

and Border Protection Custody Act', possible consideration of 'H.R. 2203, the Homeland Security Improvement Act', and consideration of 'H.R. 3352 - Department of State Authorization Act of 201% as amended, 'H.R. 434 - Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act', 'H.R. 759 - Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Cou

ed in with previous general warnings the states had received." NPR (7/25, Lucas, 3.12M) also reports on the SSCI document, as does Engadget (7/25, Lawler, 437K), CNET News (7/25, Reichert, Morse, 1.99M), StateScoop (7/25), Mother Jones (7/25, Vicens, 881K), the New York Post (7/25, Fredericks, 4.57M),

ave jumped 32 percent, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Herdman's comments came days after the White House announced that the U.S. Justice Department selected Cleveland and a handful of other cities would receive additional federal officers." WEWS-TV <https://www.news5cleveland.cornrnews/local-ne

s during a news conference...that the media was confusing agents' missions," and that "agents being sent to cities other than Portland were part of a U.S. Department of Justice effort to bolster manpower in high-crime cities." Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) "said that after speaking with Krueger, she is supportive of the operati

- department-staff/> (7/29, Jacobs, 4.57M) reports, "Senate Democrats have released a report blasting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's management of the State Department, criticizing the fact that he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's sche

han global warming.' Axios <https://www.axios.com/trump-russia-bounties-taliban-putin-call-4a0f6110-ab58-41c0-96fc- 5713507462afl.html> (7/29, Swan, Lawler, 521K) reports that Trump "has spoken to Putin at least eight times since intelligence about the alleged Russian bounties was reportedly included in

Knight, 223K) reports, "Ohio ranks sixth in the country when it comes to federal indictments in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." The Enquirer adds that "20 Ohioans have been arrested on federal charges related to the infiltration, about 5.3% of the total. Among those arreste

y of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed in 2014 by the Cleveland police, has asked Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to reopen the Justice Department's investigation into the shooting, which was closed in December after the department said it could not charge the officers." In a letter to Garland fr

moved into the United States" were "used to pump up the cash reserves of Warren Steel in a money laundering scheme carried out across the country, the U.S. Justice Department alleges." Federal prosecutors "say Ukraine oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, a powerful figure in his country who was banned last month by the State Departm

never accept new military operations on Ukrainian soil. ... And I think after an unacceptable behavior, indeed, we have to sanction." Axing (4/18, Lawler, 1.26M) says Russia "is menacing Ukraine's borders" and "could strike now in an attempt to push further into Ukrainian territory or secure a source

Knight, 223K) reports, "Ohio ranks sixth in the country when it comes to federal indictments in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." The Enquirer adds that "20 Ohioans have been arrested on federal charges related to the infiltration, about 5.3% of the total. Among those arreste

y of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed in 2014 by the Cleveland police, has asked Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to reopen the Justice Department's investigation into the shooting, which was closed in December after the department said it could not charge the officers." In a letter to Garland f

moved into the United States" were "used to pump up the cash reserves of Warren Steel in a money laundering scheme carried out across the country, the U.S. Justice Department alleges." Federal prosecutors "say Ukraine oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, a powerful figure in his country who was banned last month by the State Depart

never accept new military operations on Ukrainian soil. ... And I think after an unacceptable behavior, indeed, we have to sanction." Axios (4/18, Lawler, 1.26M) says Russia "is menacing Ukraine's borders" and "could strike now in an attempt to push further into Ukrainian territory or secure a source

g challenges to the federal government's lethal injection protocol. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit late Monday refused the Justice Department's request to stay the injunction. The Justice Department had appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court." The AP (7/13, Balsamo) reports that on Monday

American manufacturers," but he "could not achieve one of the industry's main goals: overturning a ban on sales to private foreign buyers enacted by the State Department to protect American troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere." The Times adds, "Then Mr. Williams joined the Trump administration." The Times adds, "As

srael - and the United States - as pulling strings." China, Iran Negotiate Trade Deal That Envisions Massive Investments From Beijing. Axios (7/13, Lawler, 521K) reports China and Iran have negotiated a deal "that would see massive investments flow into Iran, oil flow out, and collaboration increase on

n the Capitol, announced Thursday that he opposes the establishment of an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly assault. ... `The Justice Department is currently conducting one of the largest federal criminal investigations in history and has already made hundreds of arrests. Congress has also be

l begin wearing body cameras. With that change, the US Park Police will become "one of the few federal police" organizations that use body cameras. The US Department of Justice, which has "more than 43,000 sworn agents in the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Mar

ly agreed to a `mutual and unconditional' cessation of hostilities, according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office." Axios (5/20, Ravid, Lawler, 1.26M) and the CNN (5/20, Tal, 89.21M) and Fox News (5/20, Ruiz, 23.99M) websites also report, while in an editorial, the Wall Street Journal (5/2

ve jumped 32 percent, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Herdman's comments came days after the White House announced that the U.S. Justice Department selected Cleveland and a handful of other cities would receive additional federal officers." WEWS-TV Cleveland (7/29, Vanallen) reports, "On Wednes

. The New York Post (7/29, Jacobs, 4.57M) reports, "Senate Democrats have released a report blasting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's management of the State Department, criticizing the fact that he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's sch

eek's call with Mr. Putin was `to discuss nuclear proliferation,' calling that issue `a much bigger problem than global warming:" Axios (7/29, Swan, Lawler, 521K) reports that Trump "has spoken to Putin at least eight times since intelligence about the alleged Russian bounties was reportedly included i

ve jumped 32 percent, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Herdman's comments came days after the White House announced that the U.S. Justice Department selected Cleveland and a handful of other cities would receive additional federal officers." WEWS-TV Cleveland (7/29, Vanallen) reports, "On Wednes

. The New York Post (7/29, Jacobs, 4.57M) reports, "Senate Democrats have released a report blasting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's management of the State Department, criticizing the fact that he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's sch

eek's call with Mr. Putin was 'to discuss nuclear proliferation,' calling that issue 'a much bigger problem than global warming." Axios (7/29, Swan, Lawler, 521K) reports that Trump "has spoken to Putin at least eight times since intelligence about the alleged Russian bounties was reportedly included i

hots." Judge's Action On Barr Memo Spotlights Secretive Dal Office. The Hill (5/6, Neidig, Beitsch, 5.69M) reports a "small but powerful section of the Department of Justice (DO]) is under renewed scrutiny after a federal judge tore into former Attorney General William Barr and ordered the DO) to release a memo that let

lure now depends on Iran making the political decision to accept those concessions and to return to compliance with the accord." Axios (5/6, Ravid, Lawler, 1.26M) adds "there are still big gaps between the U.S. and Iranian positions on what a mutual return to the 2015 nuclear deal looks like, a senior

id Trump should use his meeting with Xi to intervene on behalf of his father, whose ordeal has gone largely unnoticed for nearly three years while the State Department and Li's supporters worked quietly, but unsuccessfully, to secure his release." -- Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the U.S.-China trade deal

ts the president on overseas trips, and when foreign leaders visit the White House, by making introductions and briefing the president on protocol. Lawler, a fixture in the Oval Office during dignitaries' visits, served as the president's liaison to the diplomatic corps at the State Department. ... Tr