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FBI: Violent crime, murder, on the rise for the second straight year
by Brian SeayAccording to the FBI’s annual crime report, violent crime is on the rise - and as more murders are committed, guns are increasingly the weapon of choice.
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Idaho lawmakers call on AG Sessions to intervene in Bundy trials
by Brian SeayA third of all the state lawmakers in Idaho are asking Sessions to urge prosecutors to drop their efforts at convictions for several Bunkerville defendants.
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DOJ reverses Obama-era program that targeted credit for gun dealers
by Brian SeayThe Justice Department is ending a controversial Obama-era program that discouraged banks from offering credit to certain businesses, including gun dealers.
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Critics say Sessions’ unpopular asset forfeiture decision hurts poor people
by Brian SeayA Justice Department rollback of an Obama-era decision to limit civil asset forfeiture is harmful to poor people, critics say.
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Chicago gets 20 ATF agents to help new gun task force, Trump takes credit
by Brian SeayTwenty more federal agents are now in Chicago, working as part of a new task force that will crack down on gun traffickers and repeat gun offenders.
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House passes pair of immigration bills, but can they pass the Senate?
by Brian SeayThe House on Thursday passed a pair of bills aimed at stiffening penalties for undocumented immigrants as well as the sanctuary cities that shield them.
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‘Operation Matador’ nets 45 gang arrests in New York City in 30 day stretch
by Brian SeayFederal immigration officials on Wednesday announced the arrest of dozens of MS-13 gang members in New York City over a 30 day stretch.
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ICE arrests 113 criminal targets during 5 day surge in New Jersey
by Brian SeayFederal immigration officials in New Jersey arrested 113 criminal targets in a five day stretch earlier this month.
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DOJ budget highlights ‘law and order’ priorities, but cuts funding and personnel
by Brian SeayA 2018 budget proposal includes about a billion dollars in cuts to the DOJ, but directs hundreds of millions to crime reduction and immigration enforcement.
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Trump fires FBI Director James Comey
by Brian SeayPresident Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey Tuesday, citing recommendations from the Department of Justice for his dismissal.
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FBI study: officers less proactive as anti-police hostility becomes ‘new norm’
by Brian SeayAnti-cop narratives helped fuel a surge in violence against police last year, and officers are “de-policing” as a result.
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Former South Carolina cop takes plea deal in federal shooting death case
by Brian SeayThe officer took a plea deal with prosecutors nearly a year after pleading not guilty to charges stemming from the shooting death of Walter Scott.
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