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May 2, 2016

DHS is worst place to work in the federal government, again

If the latest federal workforce employee survey is any measure, the Department of Homeland Security is indeed the worst place to work, particularly Customs and Immigration Enforcement. 

May 2, 2016

Holder says US 'working on' how to capture or kill 'Jihadi John'

Attorney General Eric Holder says the U.S. government is "working on" ways to capture or kill the man known as "Jihadi John," an Islamic State extremist who has appeared in several hostage-beheading videos.

May 2, 2016

VA says it will relax 40-mile rule for private medical care

Responding to pressure from Congress and veterans groups, the Department of Veterans Affairs is relaxing a rule that makes it hard for some veterans in rural areas to prove they live at least 40 miles from a VA health site.

May 2, 2016

Critics blast new Obama regs for fracking on federal lands

The Obama administration said Friday it is requiring companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

May 2, 2016

Watchdog: DOJ not doing enough to protect public from sex offenders in witness protection

The Justice Department has failed to take the necessary steps to protect the American public from sex offenders in its witness protection program, according to a report released Wednesday by a federal watchdog.

May 2, 2016

Holder used multiple email aliases as attorney general, DOJ officials reveal

Attorney General Eric Holder has used three different email aliases during his six years in the top job at the Justice Department, officials say.

May 2, 2016

Searing DOJ report says Ferguson PD routinely violated rights of African-Americans

The Ferguson Police Department routinely violated the constitutional rights of the local African-American population in the Missouri city for years, the Department of Justice has found in a searing report.

May 2, 2016

‘What the hell?’ Boehner rips VA for firing almost nobody, year after Shinseki resignation

House Speaker John Boehner tore into Veterans Affairs leadership Wednesday, alleging that nearly a year after then-Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned amid the scandal over veterans care, his successors have done little to fix the agency -- or even discipline those involved in the wait-times crisis.

May 2, 2016

Attorney General Lynch to visit Baltimore after protests

Attorney General Loretta Lynch and other Department of Justice leaders are visiting Baltimore.

May 2, 2016

AG nominee backs Obama on immigration actions, cites 'right' to work for all residents

Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch backed up President Obama on his controversial immigration executive actions during her confirmation hearing Wednesday -- while going as far to say she believed in an illegal immigrant's "right" and "obligation to work."