General of the criminal division, michael hirst, christopher myers. Billy williams from the district , and i want to thank you all for being here. We are pleased to announce two indictments, marking a major milestone in our battle to stop deadly fentanyl from entering the United States. Chineseindicted fentanyl tropicals who have been using the internet to transport these two drug traffickers. These cases reflect a new and disturbing trend. Crisis wee opioid face here, more and more citizens are being held i fentanyl. These are synthetic opioids that are much stronger and more dangerous than heroine. Heroin. Than are rains of sentinel fentanyl are lethal. Americans were estimated to have died of drug overdoses 015. 0 fentanyl is coming directly from factories to u. S. Customers who make this purchase is over the internet. The president has made it a priority for us to come back this opioid crisis. The Justice Department is playing a leading role in those efforts. In july, we announced
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About regulating political ads on social media platforms. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern Tuesday Morning and join the discussion. British Prime Minister teresa may updated members of the house of commons on the status of brexit negotiations her meeting with European Union leaders in brussels. She was challenged by Jeremy Corbin who questioned her report of progress and unity of her own party members. This is just under an hour. Statements, the Prime Minister. Hear, hear. Thank you, mr. Speaker and with permission i would like to make a statement on last weeks European Council. Long after we have theft the European Union the uk will be a strong and committed partner, standing on side our neighbors and working together advance our shared values and interests. This council provided a further opportunity to demonstrate that ongoing commitment, through discussions that include migration, the digital market, turkey, north korea and iran. And it may be important progress
Welcome to a very important hearing that we have been thanks for being patient as we get started. I will have an Opening Statement and senator feinstein then we will introduce the first panel then when we are done to the second panel. The Senate Judiciary committee responses to the increase of religious hate crimes. It is the great bipartisan interest religious hate crimes are victims the crimes would not have been committed except for hatred. Overthecounter to our america is freedom and they would treat this as religious groups rather than individuals. Religious hate crimes are on the rise. Crimes against jewish people are the most common religious a crime and they have increased against muslims try the fastestgrowing category. To these crimes increased by 67 percent by 2014 and 2015 from where the fbi has records available. I have been contacted the year from practicing religion should never have been. This is my pledge to you to confront antisemitism tuesday about prejudice and cond
Welcome to a very important hearing that we have been thanks for being patient as we get started. I will have an Opening Statement and senator feinstein then we will introduce the first panel then when we are done to the second panel. The Senate Judiciary committee responses to the increase of religious hate crimes. It is the great bipartisan interest religious hate crimes are victims the crimes would not have been committed except for hatred. Overthecounter to our america is freedom and they would treat this as religious groups rather than individuals. Religious hate crimes are on the rise. Crimes against jewish people are the most common religious a crime and they have increased against muslims try the fastestgrowing category. To these crimes increased by 67 percent by 2014 and 2015 from where the fbi has records available. I have been contacted the year from practicing religion should never have been. This is my pledge to you to confront antisemitism tuesday about prejudice and cond