Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh - AP News

Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh  AP News

US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump had accused Powell of improper cost overruns in renovating the Fed's building.

Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty

The Justice Department also reauthorized the use of a death penalty drug, and will seek to shorten the length of some legal appeals.

By Devlin Barrett

DOJ Drops Powell Probe, Smoothing Path for Warsh to Lead Fed - Bloomberg.com

DOJ Drops Powell Probe, Smoothing Path for Warsh to Lead Fed  Bloomberg.com

Justice Department Will End Probe of Powell, Clearing Path for Kevin Warsh - WSJ

Justice Department Will End Probe of Powell, Clearing Path for Kevin Warsh  WSJ

End of Powell probe sets stage for Warsh’s rapid confirmation

Republican senators will advance Trump’s nominee now that the Department of Justice has backed down

US Justice Department drops criminal probe against Fed chair Jerome Powell

The move clears the way for his replacement's Senate confirmation, amid growing concerns over President Donald Trump's attacks on the independent central bank.

Justice Dept. drops criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The move probably paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Powell.

By Andrew Ackerman, Salvador Rizzo

US justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty method

Trump’s DoJ says it is taking steps to ‘strengthen the federal death penalty’ in opposition to Biden-era policies The US justice department announced on Friday that it is taking steps to “strengthen the federal death penalty”, including bringing back firing squads and readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during the first Trump administration. “Today, the Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences – clearing the w...

By Anna Betts

Justice Department drops inquiry into Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The move paves the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh, the president's nominee to head the central bank.

By NPR Washington Desk

Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads

Capital punishment remains controversial in the US, with critics warning of innocent people being put on death row.

Trump’s Justice Department is bringing back firing squads for federal executions - CNN

Trump’s Justice Department is bringing back firing squads for federal executions  CNN

SPLC indictment builds momentum for Bessent's Treasury to probe partisan nonprofits

The Trump administration is tightening IRS Form 990 rules to uncover funding behind nonprofits allegedly used for extremist activity and hiding fraud.

Analysis: The threat to the Fed's independence isn't over

President Donald Trump has waged a long campaign to rein in the Fed. Prosecutors' decision to drop an investigation into Jerome Powell isn't the end.

Criminal probe into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is ending, U.S. Justice Dept. says

The Justice Department is ‌closing its investigation ​into cost overruns ​in renovations at the ​Federal Reserve under chairman ‌Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday.

US: Justice Department drops investigation into Fed Chair Powell

The closing of the investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell removes an obstacle to the appointment of Kevin Warsh, US President Donald Trump's pick for head of the central bank..

Trump Justice Department adds firing squads for federal executions

The Trump Justice Department said on Friday it was seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution. “The prior administration failed in its duty to protect the American people by refusing to pursue and carry out the ultimate punishment against the most dangerous criminals, including terrorists, child murderers, and cop killers,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Under U...

By Agence France-Presse

Pirro drops probe into Fed’s Powell, paving way for Warsh confirmation

President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice on Friday said that it’s backing down in a standoff over the leadership of the Federal Reserve, and that announcement is expected to pave the way for Trump’s nominee for Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, to take over for current Fed Chair Jerome Powell as Powell’s term for that role ends May 15.

By Victor Reklaitis

Trump Justice Dept. brings back 17th century execution method to ‘strengthen the death penalty’

DOJ is ‘standing with victims’ by reviving firing squads and electrocution for federal death row inmates, interim AG Todd Blanche says

By Alex Woodward

Justice Department Reinstates Firing Squad Executions For Death Row Inmates - Forbes

Justice Department Reinstates Firing Squad Executions For Death Row Inmates  Forbes

The DOJ is dropping its investigation into Jerome Powell

Fed Chair Jerome Powell IMF The DOJ will drop the criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Fed's Inspector General will take over the investigation, the Attorney General said. The move paves the way for Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Powell's successor. The Department of Justice will drop its probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Friday. She said the Inspector General for the Fed has been asked to "scrutinize the building costs overruns ...

DOJ to strip US citizenship of jailed Pakistani-born doctor convicted of grooming minor

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By TOI World Desk

DOJ: SPLC funded KKK, neo Nazi group leaders to profit off their existence

“The Southern Poverty Law Center is manufacturing racism to justify its existence,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.

Trump administration to re-terminate legal status of migrants who used Biden-era app

The Trump administration again plans to terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, after a judge blocked its initial effort to revoke permissions to live in the United States granted under Democratic President Joe Biden. The administration detailed its intention in filings in federal court in Boston, where a judge had ruled […]

US justice dept adds firing squads for federal executions

The US Justice Department has said that it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution.

The Justice Department Is Bringing Back the Firing Squad

Rolling Stone reported before the election that Donald Trump wanted to revive several banned methods of execution

By Ryan Bort

Opinion: Opinion | An End To US-Iran War Is Hiding In Plain Sight - If They Can See It

Under this arrangement, the White House could sell a narrative of punitive victory, while Iran could claim that it did not surrender. This is how that could be done...

xAI receives DOJ backup in suit targeting Colorado's 'algorithmic discrimination' law

DOJ: Zaldy not arrested, but liberty temporarily restrained

While maintaining that former lawmaker and fugitive Zaldy Co is in the custody of authorities in the Czech Republic, the Department of Justice yesterday clarified that Co was “not technically arrested.”

By Ghio Ong

White House Expects 'Swift' Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe

White House Expects 'Swift' Warsh Confirmation After DOJ Drops Powell Criminal Probe Update (1050ET): The White House is now expecting 'swift' confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the DOJ dropped its criminal probe into current Chair Jerome Powell over the Fed's building construction project.  On Tuesday, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) made clear that he would block Warsh's nomination unless the Powell inquiry was dropped.  Thom Tillis still refuses to bla...

By Tyler Durden

Iran War: Team Trump as Narrative War Captives?

Today's Iran War update: Is Team Trump driven by narrative wars because they are the only ones they can kinda sorta win?

By Yves Smith

US Justice Department eases restrictions on cannabis products - Nation Thailand

US Justice Department eases restrictions on cannabis products  Nation Thailand

Senate Confirmation of Warsh, who Wants to Reduce the Fed’s Balance Sheet, Gets Unstuck as DOJ Ends Powell Investigation

Even during the Senate hearings, Warsh stuck to his guns: the Fed should have a smaller balance sheet.

By Wolf Richter

Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions

The Trump Justice Department said Friday it is seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution. The post Trump Justice Dept adds firing squads for federal executions appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Ayobami

US justice department drops probe into Fed chairman Jerome Powell

The US justice department is dropping its investigation into the Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, over alleged building cost overruns.

By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo