Author: Jeremy Roebuck

Washington Post – Politics:

An ICE agent charged with lying to investigators made his first appearance in court as prosecutors said they will not seek to have him detained.

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Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro launched a sweeping attack on the U.S. criminal case against him, urging a judge to dismiss the charges as an an unlawful effort to prosecute a foreign head of state.

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Minnesota wants Texas to turn over an officer charged with shooting an immigrant. Such extraditions are usually routine, but in this case politics loom large.

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The court rejected Trump’s third attempt to move the case to federal court, where the president believes he would benefit from broader protection from prosecution.

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Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-New Jersey) has denied the allegations that she assaulted federal agents during a scuffle outside an immigration detention facility last spring.

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David M. Morens, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States, said he was trying to protect his boss. Fauci was not accused of wrongdoing in the case.

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A Trump administration task force on antisemitism pressured universities into punitive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of systemic abuses, according to a former Justice Department attorney.

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Todd Blanche formally takes the reins at the Justice Department and faces pressure from the president to go after his critics, including former FBI director James B. Comey.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she will not support President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department.