Rollins Announces Appointment of First Assistant U.S. Attorney

BOSTON – U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins announced that Joshua S. Levy has been appointed to serve as First Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Levy was formally sworn-in…

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates 11th Annual Human Trafficking Prevention Month

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina today commemorates National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, as part of the 11th annual National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Major Collection Of Cambodian And Southeast Asian Antiquities Is Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Ricky J. Patel, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of Homeland…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Former Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds

CONCORD – Paul Gracey, 57, formerly of Vermont, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to theft of government funds, United States Attorney John J. Farley…

Department of Justice Press Releases

Facebook Loses Bid To Dismiss Anti-Monopoly Lawsuit

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust complaint against Facebook parent company Meta can proceed, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Judge James Boasberg denied Meta’s request to dismiss the antitrust suit, finding that…

US and World News

Science Police: Biden Task Force Tells Agencies How To Protect ‘Scientific Integrity’ From Political Influence

Ailan Evans on January 11, 2022 The Biden administration’s scientific integrity task force drafted a report released Tuesday instructing federal agencies on how to ensure science is not influenced or interfered with,…

US and World News

Phil Murphy backed into political corner as pandemic health emergency set to expire today

TRENTON, NJ – For New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, the decisions he makes over the next 12 hours will have both political and health consequences for himself, the state and the Democrat…

New Jersey News

Phil Murphy hoping new law will stop commuters from attacking transportation workers

TRENTON – Governor Murphy today signed the Motorbus and Passenger Rail Service Employee Violence Prevention Act (S4701) to create new tools for protecting transit workers throughout the state. In addition to upgrading the penalty for…

New Jersey News

Governor Murphy signs LGBTQ marriage equality law

TRENTON – Governor Murphy today signed into law S3416, which codifies marriage equality in New Jersey law by providing that all laws concerning marriage and civil union are to be read with gender neutral…

Government News·New Jersey News·Politics

‘Coal’s Rebound’: US Emissions Spiked In 2021 Despite Biden Green Pledges

Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. surged in 2021, even as President Joe Biden pursued an aggressive environmental agenda to stave off climate change. Overall, carbon emissions ticked up 6.2% in 2021…

US and World News

CRT Program Teaches Disabled Preschoolers That ‘Whiteness Affects Everything’

A program designed by the University of North Carolina (UNC) teaches 3 and 4-year-old disabled preschoolers to “deconstruct whiteness,” according to a report from Education First Alliance (EFA). Education groups called on…

US and World News

‘Unfeasible Or Impractical’: USPS Wants Billions Of Dollars For Electric Vehicle Transition

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) estimated that the federal government would need to provide $3.3 billion in additional funds for the agency to purchase a completely electric vehicle fleet. While replacing 75,000…

Politics·US and World News

Surgeons Give 57-Year-Old Man A Functioning Pig Heart In Historic Procedure

Surgeons successfully transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart into a man suffering from terminal heart disease, the first procedure of its kind. University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty performed the surgery on…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Phil Murphy says New Jersey schools need age-appropriate active shooter drills

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation (A-5727/S-3726) which requires school security drills to be age-appropriate and to prevent unnecessary traumatization of schoolchildren. Among other requirements, the legislation prohibits the use of…

In the News

Opinion: The Great Resignation Is A Boost For The American Working Class

Jonathan Culbreath on January 7, 2022 The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) revealed that a startling 4.5 million workers resigned from their jobs during the month of November, an…

US and World News

U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Sunday, January 9, 2021, is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, a day dedicated to showing our support for law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels. Created in 2015, this day…

Department of Justice Press Releases·Government News

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $160 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021

Tampa ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $160,946,371.39 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021…

Department of Justice Press Releases

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Rollins Announces Appointment of First Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Attorney’s Office Commemorates 11th Annual Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Major Collection Of Cambodian And Southeast Asian Antiquities Is Subject Of Forfeiture Action Filed In Manhattan Federal Court

Former Vermont Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government Funds

Facebook Loses Bid To Dismiss Anti-Monopoly Lawsuit

Science Police: Biden Task Force Tells Agencies How To Protect ‘Scientific Integrity’ From Political Influence

Phil Murphy backed into political corner as pandemic health emergency set to expire today

Phil Murphy hoping new law will stop commuters from attacking transportation workers

Governor Murphy signs LGBTQ marriage equality law

‘Coal’s Rebound’: US Emissions Spiked In 2021 Despite Biden Green Pledges

CRT Program Teaches Disabled Preschoolers That ‘Whiteness Affects Everything’

‘Unfeasible Or Impractical’: USPS Wants Billions Of Dollars For Electric Vehicle Transition

Surgeons Give 57-Year-Old Man A Functioning Pig Heart In Historic Procedure

Phil Murphy says New Jersey schools need age-appropriate active shooter drills

Opinion: The Great Resignation Is A Boost For The American Working Class

U.S. Attorney’s Office Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

Middle District Of Florida U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects More Than $160 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021

Former Planned Parenthood President Says School Closures Harm Children

Apple CEO Tim Cook Made Nearly $100 Million In 2021

Kazakh President Permits Forces To Shoot To Kill

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