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Fed probing executors of Jeffrey Epstein estate: WSJ
New York-based federal prosecutors have begun investigating Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, who served as Epstein's lawyer and accountant, respectively. Both currently serve as executors of the Epstein estate.
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Animal welfare groups praise Trump administration for more moves to reduce animal testing
FDA changes to "archaic" terminology clarify animal testing isn't required for all drug development, while NIH spends big on non-animal research construction projects and seeks to track exactly how many animals it uses for tests.
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Keep the lights on, sideline Big Brother: Trump EPA rollback could save ratepayers $310 billion
Republican officials and fossil-fuel advocates have long argued that Biden-era climate rules threatened coal plants, new gas generation and export projects, even as U.S. crude output and dry natural gas production would go on to set records. The EPA said it will save taxpayers $310 billion through 2047.
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Garland's impartial DOJ claims conflict with reports of political interference, bias
Several whistleblowers’ complaints, an inspector general report, and an FBI scandal are just part of the growing mountain of evidence that the DOJ has not held to the core values and norms that Garland said protect the independence of the department.
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Former CIA officer, FBI employee gets 10 years in prison for spying on behalf of China
"Under the terms of the plea agreement, Ma must cooperate with the United States for the rest of his life, including by submitting to debriefings by U.S. government agencies," DOJ said.
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Garland vows DOJ will not be used as a 'political weapon,' in face of Trump criticisms
The Attorney General used the speech to push back on critics who say the Biden-Harris Administration has weaponized the Justice Department against political opponents.
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Watch Live: AG Garland speaks to Justice Dept. workforce, Americans with election 7 weeks away
The attorney general will likely address federal law enforcement concerns related the the final weeks of 2024 presidential election race and in the days and weeks afterward
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Pakistani national with Iran ties indicted in alleged 'murder for hire' plot on US politicians
The person arrested, Asif Merchant, is being charged for allegedly attempting to commit an act of terrorism and for his alleged role in a murder-for-hire plot
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Justice Department drops nearly half of pending obstruction charges in J6 cases
The department said it has already dropped the charge in approximately 60 of the 126 defendants whose cases were still pending. It is still going to charge 13 of the defendants with obstruction, and it is still examining the other cases.
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Imminent disaster was forewarned before Tuesday collision of two Delta planes on runway in Atlanta
The Office of the Inspector General at the Transportation Department initiated an audit of runway accidents in July 2023. The deadliest runway incursion in recent years happened in Lexington, Kentucky, in 2006, with 49 fatalities.
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NOAA responds to public watchdog's complaint over its influential ‘Billion Dollar Disaster' data
Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT), a watchdog group dedicated to self-dealing and conflicts of interest, filed a complaint in April with the U.S. Department of Commerce. The agency says it's now initiating an investigation into the issue.
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USDA virus experiments with China call into question secretary's congressional testimony
Department kept working with CCP-linked Chinese Academy of Sciences after its Wuhan Institute of Virology was blocked from federal funding, but Vilsack claimed bird-flu research was not a "collaboration per se."
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DOJ official calls DA Alvin Bragg and AG Letitia James 'Idiots' who run New York like the wild west
In the video shared to X, Biase accused Bragg of “lawfare” to further his political career, according to the New York Post. He called the case "nonsense" and "a perversion of justice."