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Trump Is More Right Than Wrong About Migrant Crime in Germany
President Donald Trump tweeted on Monday, “Crime in Germany is way up. Big mistake made all over Europe in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture!” The people of Germany are turning against their leadership as migration is rocking the already tenuous Berlin coalition. Crime in Germany is… -
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FBI Director Wray Outlines Ways to Prevent Missteps Made in Clinton Email Probe
A Senate committee hearing Monday on how the FBI and Justice Department handled the Hillary Clinton email probe leading up to the 2016 presidential election elicited a promise from FBI Director Christopher Wray that future investigations would be handled differently. “We are going to hold accountable any employee for potential misconduct,” Wray said during the… -
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Sports Tickets, Other Freebies for FBI Leakers Raise ‘Bribery’ Issues, Legal Experts Say
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog is investigating FBI leakers, as legal experts say revelations about gifts in an inspector general’s report this week raise new legal and ethical issues. “We will separately report on those investigations as they are concluded,” @JusticeOIG says. The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General noted that “dozens” of FBI agents… -
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Justice Department IG Report: FBI Agents Regularly Received Free Handouts From Journalists
The Department of Justice inspector general identified a number of instances where FBI employees regularly spoke with members of the media and received a number of free perks from journalists, including meals and tickets to various events. On page XII in the report, the inspector general says the department “identified numerous FBI employees, at all… -
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With Knife Crimes on Rise, British Judge Recommends Duller Kitchen Knives
A veteran British judge says Britons should round off the tips of their large kitchen knives as a way to cut down on the rising number of knife attacks in England, which has strict gun controls. Judge Nicholas Madge made his proposal at his recent retirement ceremony after 77 knife-related incidents, including three deaths, occurred… -
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Report From Watchdog: FBI Official Texted That ‘We’ll Stop’ a Trump Presidency
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog has found that FBI official Peter Strzok, a main player in the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as secretary of state, texted about stopping Donald Trump from becoming president, Bloomberg News first reported. The report from Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department’s inspector general, says Strzok… -
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What Tocqueville Would Think of Today’s Criminal Justice Reforms
Americans are returning to a debate over recidivism and criminal justice reform we’ve maintained since the founding of our nation. The early 1800s saw a rise of populist political sentiments in the presidency of Andrew Jackson and a corresponding national discussion over reforming prisons to reduce recidivism. Concerns were voiced not just for protecting the… -
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Justice Department Lays Down the Law on ‘Unconstitutional’ University of Michigan Speech Policies
The Justice Department has filed court papers against the University of Michigan in a lawsuit alleging the school’s speech policies violate students’ free speech rights. Following through on a priority of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department statement of interest filed Monday alleges that the University of Michigan has an “unconstitutional” statement of student rights and responsibilities…. -
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Nunes Accuses Justice Department of ‘Obstruction’ in Battle Over FBI Informant Documents
Devin Nunes, chairman of the House intelligence committee, is giving the Department of Justice until Tuesday to provide documents about an FBI informant used to spy on the Trump campaign. In a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Friday, Nunes accused the agency of “obstruction” and using “an array of tactics” to withhold… -
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DOJ Watchdog Sets Release Date for Clinton Email Report
The Department of Justice’s internal watchdog will release its much-anticipated report about the Hillary Clinton email investigation next Thursday. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz informed the Senate Committee on the Judiciary that the report will be released in anticipation of a hearing he will attend on June 18. A day after the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing,… -
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Report: 93% of Immigrants in Justice Department Custody Are Here Illegally
Anibel Rondolpho Rodriguez, an illegal immigrant from Honduras and member of the MS-13 criminal gang in Freeport, New York, was sentenced to 45 years in prison last fall after pleading guilty to racketeering charges, two murder conspiracies, two attempted murders, and threatening to commit assault. As with more than 1 in 5 of his fellow… -
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How to Empower the Labor Department Office That Fights Union Corruption
For too long, many union members have been kept in the dark about their union’s finances. Some unions are run in a transparent, democratic manner, but many others are run autocratically with minimal transparency and accountability. This lack of transparency too often allows unscrupulous union officials to embezzle or misuse union funds; and each year,… -
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The Scandal of an Outdated Air Traffic Control System
Did you know when you text someone that you’ve landed at the airport, you’re using far more advanced technology than your plane’s air traffic controller? It’s a shameful fact that some of the methods they rely on today have not changed since the 1930s. Over 60 countries—including all the developed nations—have modernized their systems but… -
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In Ukraine, a Russian Journalist’s Staged Murder Casts Attention on a Forgotten War
KYIV, Ukraine—The staged assassination of a Russian journalist here hit the newsworthiness sweet spot for Western news editors, generating a tsunami of headlines that dwarfed the scant coverage usually given to Russia’s ongoing war in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian security officials said 41-year-old Arkady Babchenko had been shot in the back Tuesday at his apartment in… -
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5 Big Questions the FBI Hasn’t Answered on Its Conduct During the 2016 Campaign
At least 19 House Republicans are sponsoring a resolution calling for a special counsel to investigate the conduct of the Justice Department and FBI during the 2016 election campaign. For a year now, special counsel Robert Mueller and his team have investigated Russia’s meddling in the presidential election and possible collusion with the Trump campaign…. -
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Must-See Moments: Trump Called MS-13 Members Animals. Then the Media Lied About It.
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and some weren’t reported at all. We cover the comments made by President Donald Trump about the MS-13 gang that were then misconstrued by the mainstream media, who framed his comments… -
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Russia Makes Bold Move to Try to Solidify Control Over Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine—Russia’s ongoing conflict with Ukraine has flared up once again. This time, however, it wasn’t another Russian artillery or rocket barrage in eastern Ukraine’s embattled Donbas region. Rather, the latest escalation was evidenced by completion of a bridge across the Kerch Strait connecting the Crimean Peninsula with mainland Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin, true… -
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Congress Can Support Police Without Federalizing State and Local Crimes
Just in time for National Police Week, an opportunity to honor America’s heroic police officers, both chambers of Congress have introduced versions of the Protect and Serve Act, with the laudable aim of supporting police officers—but with the dubious means of federalizing local crimes. The Protect and Serve Act, though well-intended, unfortunately would duplicate state… -
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Muted Reaction to Student Presenting Thesis in Her Underwear Shows Corruption of Our Colleges
The most remarkable thing about the title of this column [“Cornell Student Presents Thesis in Her Underwear”] is that not one reader will think it’s a joke. That, my friends, is further proof of the low esteem in which most Americans hold our universities. The left has rendered our universities, in the description of Harvard…