DOJ Report Alleges Biden Administration Targeted Christians
A DOJ report claims the Biden administration unfairly targeted Christians, especially those protesting at abortion clinics. It says sentences were harsher for pro-life activists.
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A new DOJ report says federal agencies under the Biden administration may have unfairly targeted Christians. Pro-life defendants reportedly faced longer sentences than pro-choice defendants.
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NBC News Top Stories | Polymarket tries to show it can play by the rules by Rob Wile
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Polymarket is attempting to prove its compliance after a special‑forces soldier, Gannon Ken Van Dyke, was arrested for allegedly using classified information about the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to win roughly $440,000 on the platform; the case, coming four years after Polymarket paid $1.4 million to settle with regulators and banned U.S. users, highlights growing scrutiny from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Justice Department over insider‑trading risks in prediction markets. Founder Shayne Coplan said the company flagged the suspicious activity, referred it to authorities, and will continue to crack down on illicit bets, while experts note the platform’s offshore structure and public trade data create a legal gray area that regulators are increasingly targeting.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/polymarket-regulators-insider-trading-rcna341928
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Home - CBSNews.com | DOJ readies up to $3.5 billion in law enforcement grants, 1 year after steep cuts
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The Justice Department is set to solicit up to $3.5 billion in grants—largely for immigration‑related law‑enforcement initiatives such as detention‑facility construction, surveillance equipment, and hiring of personnel, as well as funding temporary special assistant U.S. attorneys for a new fraud‑enforcement division—but at the same time it is pulling millions of dollars from existing grant programs that support victims services, hate‑crime prevention, substance‑abuse treatment, and other crime‑prevention efforts. The shift follows a wave of terminations and delays that began after the Trump administration curbed DOJ grant funding, including the 2025 cancellation of more than 350 grants from the Biden era and a 30‑day appeal window for affected groups. Critics say the cuts are forcing programs to shut down, staff to be laid off, and essential services for victims of trafficking, sexual assault, and opioid addiction to be jeopardized, while the new funding is tied to cooperation with federal immigration authorities and cannot be used for violence‑prevention or survivor‑support initiatives.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-grants-law-enforcement/
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Salon.com | “Slap in the face”: Trump DOJ plans to settle predatory lending case without compensating victims by Zach Despart
In December 2023, the U.S. Justice Department sued a Texas land developer it accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents into predatory mortgages, a landmark case for the Biden administration.
Colony Ridge, which sold plots in massive subdivisions north of Houston, had become a “one-stop shop for discriminatory lending,” Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said at a news conference announcing the lawsuit. The developer targeted Hispanic applicants through false advertising and persuaded them to take out high-interest loans that many could not afford, then benefited when it foreclosed on their properties, the lawsuit alleged.
“Our goal at the end of the day is to ensure that victims are compensated for their loss,” Clarke declared.
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MANNER OF DEATH BECOMES POLITICAL FLASHPOINT
A hammer attack in Fort Myers, Florida, has sparked debate over Biden administration immigration policies, with the suspect linked to a federal parole program.
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A violent hammer attack in Fort Myers, Florida, has put immigration policies under scrutiny, with the suspect allegedly linked to a Biden-era parole program.
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Trump Admin Touts ACA Fraud Fixes While Pushing New Barriers to Coverage
Experts say proposed rules could deter eligible applicants as costs rise and enrollment drops.The Daily Beast Latest Articles | Trump’s Personal Vendetta Now Costing America $1 Billion by Catherine Bouris
Kevin Lamarque/ReutersThe Trump administration will pay an energy company almost $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms in the U.S. as part of the president’s vendetta against clean energy.
Reversing a deal made during the Biden administration, the White House will pay TotalEnergies $928 million to abandon its plans to build wind farms off the coast of New York and North Carolina, reimbursing the French multinational the amount it paid for the leases during Biden’s presidency.
TotalEnergies will then invest the reimbursed funds in oil and gas projects in the U.S., including a facility in Texas, and pledge to increase oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-personal-vendetta-now-costing-america-1-billion/
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