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FBI, Justice Department investigating racist mass texts sent following the election
The texts instructed recipients to “board a bus” that would transport them to a “plantation” to work as slaves, officials ...
What the Justice Department in a Harris administration could look like
When President Joe Biden picked Merrick Garland to be attorney general in 2021, he handed the longtime federal judge a ...
Highlights from President-elect Donald Trump’s first term as president of the United States
Issues like the economy and immigration helped elevate President-elect Trump to a win over Vice President Kamala Harris. Take ...
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Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places
says the board must “cooperate fully” with Justice Department’s efforts to monitor compliance, “including but not limited to providing the United States with timely access to polling ...
San Joaquin County to be monitored by US Department of Justice on Election Day
San Joaquin County is the only county in California to be monitored by the Department of Justice's civil rights division ...
Authorities work to find the source of racist texts sent to Black people nationwide after the election. Here’s what we know
Federal and state authorities are working to find the origins of racist text messages sent to Black people across the country ...
Authorities investigate disturbing, racist text messages sent across the US: 'Unacceptable'
Federal and local authorities are investigating a host of racist text messages sent to an unknown number of Black recipients ...
Law enforcement probing racist text messages to Black people that threaten slavery
The anonymous texts — some referring to the recipients by name — seem to have begun just hours after the election was called ...