Epstein Secrets

decision by D.C. District Court Judge Beryl Howell ordering former chief of staff Mark Meadows and other Trump White House officials to testify in the Justice Department's investigation into the January 6th insurrection. The officials include Dan Scavino, Trump's communications adviser, as well as several national secu

beat them and used "waterboarding techniques" and a stun gun on them during a raid in January, according to their lawyer. According to the article, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI Jackson field office are conducting a larger investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in Brandon, Miss., for possible c

said, almost a year after a ransomware group laid siege to its critical infrastructure and triggered a state of emergency. According to the article, the State Department will commit $25 million to help build a security operations center within Costa Rica's Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunic

in Dunnigan, of California, to be Ambassador to Georgia, and David J. Kostelancik, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations. — 10:15 AM — Host: Foreign Relations Committee • Hearings to examine forestry in the Farm Bill, focusing on the imp

:30 AM: Host: Armed Services Committee • Hearing: Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture— 9:00 AM — Host: Appropriations Committee • Hearing: Reauthorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Programs — 9:00 AM — Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce • Hearing: Legislative Hearing

igation into the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar/USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal." Garland "also said if confirmed he would also consult with the Justice Department's inspector general about the USA Gymnastics/Nassar investigation." The OCR adds, "Between August and October 2018, Office of Inspector General inves

range County JCA) Register (2/22, Reid, 594K) reports, "Garland told the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday that he supports releasing the results of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar/USA Gymnastics sexual abuse scandal." Garland "also said if confirmed he would also consu

House Foreign Affairs Committee "will mark up the revived Cyber Diplomacy Act." The legislation would create "a high-level Office of Cyber Issues at the State Department, headed by an official with the rank of ambassador." The House "approved the measure by voice vote in the last Congress, but the Senate never took

, with testimony from IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig; /0:00 AM • Dem Rep. Rosa DeLauro hosts CDC Member Roundtable on COVID-19 (virtual). - House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro hosts virtual CDC Member Roundtable on COVID-19, with CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walensky, Principal Deputy Director Dr Anne Schuc

esignation. The AP (10/22, Johnson, Matthews) reports, "New York, Seattle and Portland - three cities recently labeled 'anarchist jurisdictions' by the U.S. Justice Department - filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump Administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars." The suit "r

and hoaxes related to a Dec. 2018 case where he planted a fake bomb in the middle of a Kansas City Rail Line railroad track in Dallas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice." Mark Ashley Robert, 37, "put the device on the railroad track in the early morning hours of Dec. 21, 2018, according to court documents. A railroa

ut I think we've seen what appears to be some good faith negotiating over the last day or so, and so we're hopeful that in the next day or two, the Appropriations Committee can make some more progress." White House Senior Communications Advisor Ben Williamson said on WIND-AM` Chicago (10/22, 8K) that "we are hopeful we

particularly notable given" his predecessors under former President Trump, Rex Tillerson "was confirmed 55 to 43," and Mike Pompeo "took the helm of the State Department on a vote of 57 to 42." USA Today notes Senate Minority Leader McConnell was among the Republicans to vote for Blinken, whereas Sen. Rand Paul (R-K

ports that on Tuesday, President Biden "rolled out an additional slate of executive actions to address racial equity." Politico says Biden "directed the Department of Justice to not renew contracts with private prison operators and signed a presidential memorandum acknowledging the role the federal government has played i

," which "was made to be open and welcoming to citizens." The Wall Street Journal (1/26, Levy, Subscription Publication, 8.41M) reports that House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro said after the hearing, "It is now obvious that intelligence agencies had ample evidence an angry mob would descend on Washi

in Mexico and Mexico's financial sector, if more comprehensive anti- money laundering policies are applied. ... In a news release about the meeting, the Justice Department did not mention the terrorism designation. ... Still, many in Mexico EFTA00047432 worry about a further emboldening of security forces in the figh

formation that leads to Yakubets's capture and that it's the largest such money offering yet for a cyber criminal. Brian Benczkowski, who heads the Justice Department's criminal division, said Yakubets was the 'leader of a criminal cyber gang' and had been involved in cyber crime for the past decade on an 'unimagina

rivate. . .. Some GOP senators freely signal they would rather deal with any other administration official than him. In a recent interview, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (R- Ala.) paused for 10 seconds when asked whether Mulvaney was a productive force. Shelby finally responded that Mulvan