Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring

Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring

Washington, DC…The Justice Department filed a lawsuit  against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation […]

DOJ Appoints Weiss as Special Counsel in US v. Hunter Biden

DOJ Appoints Weiss as Special Counsel in US v. Hunter Biden

Washington, DC…Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss to serve as Special Counsel for the ongoing investigation and prosecutions referenced and described in United States v. Robert Hunter Biden, as well as for any other matters that arose or may arise from that investigation. Mr. Weiss was nominated […]

Trump Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment on Election Charges

Trump Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment on Election Charges

Washington, DC…Donald Trump has made his first court appearance in Washington, D.C. on felony charges that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The former president was indicted this week by special counsel Jack Smith, who previously indicted him in the separate Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. AP will cover Trump’s movements surrounding […]

Jack Smith Unveils Election & J6 Conspiracy Charges Against Donald Trump

Jack Smith Unveils Election & J6 Conspiracy Charges Against Donald Trump

Washington, DC…Good evening. Today, an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District of Columbia and sets forth the crimes charged in […]

Grassley Obtains & Releases FBI Record Alleging VP Biden Foreign Bribery Scheme

Grassley Obtains & Releases FBI Record Alleging VP Biden Foreign Bribery Scheme

Washington, DC…Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released an unclassified FBI-generated record describing an alleged criminal scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a Ukrainian business executive. Grassley acquired the record, an FD-1023, via legally protected disclosures by Justice Department whistleblowers. “For the better part of a year, I’ve been pushing the Justice Department and FBI […]

Nation’s First Gas “Price Gouging Law”, Requiring Daily Reporting Goes Into Effect

Nation’s First Gas “Price Gouging Law”, Requiring Daily Reporting Goes Into Effect

Sacramento, CA…California’s new law to combat price gouging at the pump takes effect today. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the first-in-the-nation law earlier this year after calling for a special session of the Legislature to hold Big Oil accountable for fleecing California families at the gas pump. California’s law is a model for the nation: a recent national […]