Government says CZ threatened US security, recommends doubling Guideline sentence

blockworks.co Prosecutors have asked the court to sentence Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao to 36 months in prison for violating the Bank Secrecy Act. Zhao’s team argues that probation…

WATCH: Garland speaks at inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit

pbs.org Children fatally shot in their classrooms. Law enforcement gunned down while doing their jobs. Victims of domestic violence. And people killed on American streets. Photos of…

The Narrowest Ground for Deciding Trump v. United States

reason.com I argued in a blog post on Sunday, April 21st that Special Counsel Jack Smith lacked defendant standing to defend the U.S. government's victory in the D.C. Circuit, in the…

"F**king Clown Show": Unsealed Court Docs Reveal Biden DOJ Colluded With National Archives To Target Trump, Jack Smith Tried To Conceal

zerohedge.com "F**king Clown Show": Unsealed Court Docs Reveal Biden DOJ Colluded With National Archives To Target Trump, Jack Smith Tried To Conceal Newly unsealed documents in Donald…

DOJ Hits Apple With Antitrust Lawsuit

dealbreaker.com Ever feel like smartphone prices are a little too high? So does the DOJ — and they’re taking a major tech company to court about it. Antitrust litigation has enjoyed a…

The Department of Justice comes for Apple

platformer.news Today let’s talk about one of the most significant antitrust lawsuits ever filed in the tech industry: this 88-page complaint against Apple, filed by the Department of…

FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping

theregister.com US lawmakers on Saturday reauthorized a contentious warrantless surveillance tool for another two years — and added a whole bunch of people and organizations to the list of…

Special Counsel Jack Smith Lacks Standing to Defend the D.C. Circuit's ruling on Presidential Immunity in the Supreme Court

reason.com On Thursday, April 25th the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Trump v. United States. I have signed an amicus brief in this case, along with former Attorneys General…

Senate passes renewal of key U.S. surveillance program just after midnight deadline

pbs.org Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted…

Senate votes to renew spy program just after midnight expiration, defeating efforts to limit FBI access to intel

fortune.com Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted…

A man escaped Sudan's bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion

apnews.com As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in Mississippi. This month, fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river,…

Second Amendment Roundup: ATF redefines “engaged in the business”

reason.com ATF's Final Rule Definition of "Engaged in the Business" as a Dealer in Firearms amounts to 466 pages of responses to comments and the final rule itself. Over 252,000 of the…

How the FISA reauthorization bill could force maintenance workers and custodians to become government spies

reason.com Tech companies and First Amendment groups are calling attention to a provision in a domestic spying bill that they say would significantly expand the federal government's…

Sen. Jack Reed Questions Merrick Garland On Cannabis Banking Bill's Broader Financial Regulations

benzinga.com Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) raised concerns with Attorney General Merrick Garland regarding the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFER) Banking Act in a recent Senate Appropriations…

COVID stimulus money lined the pockets of scammers and fueled inflation

reason.com It's a given at this point that much pandemic-related fiscal stimulus was lost to fraud. The government flooded the world with money, we were told, to offset the disruption…

AG Garland Defends Biden's Mental Fitness at House Hearing

youtube.com Attorney General Merrick Garland shot back at lawmakers on Tuesday saying he believes President Biden has “no impairment,” referring to special counsel Robert Hur’s report.…

WATCH: Garland defends Biden's mental fitness and says he has 'complete confidence' in him

pbs.org Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers on Tuesday that President Joe Biden has shown no signs of cognitive impairment while defending Biden’s ability to serve as…

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley Demand CFTC Chair Rostin Benham Explain Ties To Sam Bankman-Fried

cryptonews.com United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) have demanded that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Benham disclose…

New report estimates U.S. fraud losses exceed $233 billion annually

washingtonpost.com The U.S. government may lose between $233 billion and $521 billion to fraud each year, according to a rough, first-of-its-kind federal estimate released Tuesday. But the…

Judge James C. Ho's Remarks to the Midland County Bar Association

reason.com [I heard about Judge Ho's speech and thought it relevant to some of the recent discussions on this blog, so I asked him if I could publish it. He kindly obliged.] Midland…

Victor Davis Hanson: Gaming The 2024 Campaign

zerohedge.com Victor Davis Hanson: Gaming The 2024 Campaign Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, We have seen enough of the Biden-Trump race so far to predict what lies…

Crib-Notes For The 'Trial Of The Century'

zerohedge.com Crib-Notes For The 'Trial Of The Century' Authored by James Howard Kunstler via Kunstler.com, “Once someone determined Trump was so bad it was okay to lie about him, it set…

Washington man charged in conspiracy involving Fox News leaks, Florida journalist

thedesk.net Marco Gaudino of Washington is accused of conspiring with Florida journalist Timothy Burke to break into online services. (Photo via social media) A Washington state man has…

Hunter Biden just faced "devastating take-down" in court

newsweek.com President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden just faced a "devastating take-down" in court regarding his federal gun case, attorney Jonathan Turley said on Saturday. Hunter Biden…

House votes to renew FISA spying tool after earlier Republican revolt

nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — The House voted to renew a powerful surveillance program on Friday, two days after a band of 19 conservative privacy hawks revolted against Republican…

16 GOP Attorneys General Challenge Garland's Comments On Voting Laws

zerohedge.com 16 GOP Attorneys General Challenge Garland's Comments On Voting Laws Authored by Matt McGregor via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of Republican state attorneys…

After targeting judges, Trump condemns criticisms of docs case judge

msnbc.com Over the course of the last couple of years, Donald Trump has shared a few unkind words about special counsel Jack Smith. The former president has, for example, referred to…

Biden administration to require thousands more gun dealers to run background checks

siliconvalley.com By Alanna Durkin Richer and Colleen Long | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Thousands more firearms dealers across the United States will have to run background checks on…

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals 25-Year Jail Sentence

decrypt.co Disgraced FTX founder and convicted fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his federal conviction and jail sentence, per a notice of appeal filed in the Southern District…

Biden Admin Finalizes Controversial Rule To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales

zerohedge.com Biden Admin Finalizes Controversial Rule To Expand Background Checks On Gun Sales Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Bureau of Alcohol,…

‘Biden Didn’t Know Africa Was a Country’: Newsmax Host Faceplants While Trying to Recall President’s Gaffes

mediaite.com A Newsmax host recalling President Joe Biden’s gaffes and memory lapses had a momentary lapse himself on Thursday. Rob Finnerty was interviewing Rep. James Comer (R-KY)…

Donald Trump rages about "disrespecting" Aileen Cannon

newsweek.com Former President Donald Trump expressed anger on Thursday about some individuals "disrespecting" Judge Aileen Cannon. "Crooked Joe Biden and his crew of Hacks and Thugs, led…

Jim Jordan Investigating Renewed DOJ, FBI Contacts With Big Tech, Amid Concerns Of Censorship Pressure

zerohedge.com Jim Jordan Investigating Renewed DOJ, FBI Contacts With Big Tech, Amid Concerns Of Censorship Pressure Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chairman…

Trump defends judge in classified documents case

axios.com Former President Trump said President Biden and others were "working overtime to try to illegally intimidate and harass" Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing Trump's…

Trump’s Latest Rant About Imminent Trials Has Strange Twist: ‘Jack Smith Will Never Be Coach Bobby Knight’

mediaite.com (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Former President Donald Trump added a new twist to his recent harangues against the Biden administration’s Department of Justice: He referenced…