News for the federal worker and those interested in official news of the federal government, federal civilian service employees and civil servants. Various federal news articles with reference citations.
Snippet of Article: "...President Trump on Tuesday announced that he instructed the Justice Department to terminate all US attorneys appointed under the Biden administration – claiming the federal agency has been “politicized like never before.”... it is standard practice for US attorneys to resign after a new president takes office, current and former Justice Department lawyers noted"
Source: nypost.comSnippet of Article: "...Gaetz isn’t ‘unqualified’ to lead the Justice Department. As a victim of the DOJ, he might be the best person to reform it. ...What we don’t need, after the plots against Trump during his first term and four years of a totally weaponized DOJ under Attorney General Merrick Garland, is business as usual. We don’t need some career GOP prosecutor to be the “adult in the room” and “restrain Trump from his worst impulses.” No, we need someone who knows firsthand how corrupt and compromised the Justice Department has become under Garland ..."
Source: thefederalist.comSnippet of Article: "...the DOJ recently filed a lawsuit against Virginia and its governor, Glenn Youngkin, for having the nerve to follow a state law, which was approved by the DOJ itself in 2006, that removes self-identified non-citizens from the voter rolls. ..."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "...The Justice Department confirmed Friday, as expected, that Attorney General Merrick Garland will not face charges after House Republicans voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for declining to provide audiotapes of President Joe Biden that are protected by executive privilege. ..."
Source: www.nbcnews.comSnippet of Article: "...Navarro was convicted of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "...The Biden administration on Thursday threatened to sue Texas if it moves forward with a new anti-illegal immigration law signed this month by Gov. Greg Abbott – but the Republican governor says he is prepared to take the fight to the Supreme Court. ...which allows law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants and allows state judges to order them removed from the country.
In a letter to Abbott, first reported by the Houston Chronicle, the Department of Justice says it will "pursue all appropriate legal remedies to ensure that Texas does not interfere with the functions of the federal government."..."
Snippet of Article: "A newly resurfaced video clip shows President Biden saying in 2021 that those who defy the January 6 Committee's congressional subpoenas should be held "criminally" accountable. ...Republicans on the House Oversight Committee took to social media pushing back against Hunter's "stunt," demanding the president's son be held in contempt of Congress. ..."
Source: www.foxnews.comSnippet of Article: "Jury Found He Failed to Comply With House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating ...a private citizen since departing the White House in 2017. He was indicted on the contempt charges on Nov. 12, 2021. The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by the Fraud, Public Corruption, and Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. ..."
Source: www.justice.govSnippet of Article: "Joe Biden’s son insisted to a gathering of reporters that he wants to testify publicly and not in a private meeting, as Republicans demanded in a subpoena. ...Comer and Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) — said Wednesday morning that they would move toward holding Hunter Biden in contempt. ...there’s no guarantee the Justice Department would ultimately decide to prosecute him."
Source: www.politico.comSnippet of Article: "Rep. Jasmine Crockett, like her not-so-esteemed Democratic colleagues, took issue with the idea that the president should be investigated for his alleged involvement with his son’s shady foreign business dealings. When it was her turn to speak, she ardently defended the president, claiming that he is only guilty of “loving his child unconditionally” and suggested that House Republicans stop the inquiry to focus on other things. ..."
Source: redstate.comSnippet of Article: "On the Rio Grande between Texas and Mexico floats a 1,000-foot buoy barrier. ...The [BIDEN] Department of Justice is suing Texas over the buoys, saying the state didn’t get a federal permit to put them in the water..."
Source: spectrumlocalnews.comSnippet of Article: "...He checked 'no' when asked if he was addicted to drugs – although this appears to contradict information he put in his own autobiography about his state at the time. ..."
Source: www.dailymail.co.ukWhat's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? Snippet of Article: "...the confi...