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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rejected a GOP offer to extend her emergency powers in exchange for a promise to work with lawmakers. "Michigan remains in a state of emergency regardless of the actions you decide to take,” Whitmer says. But she faces growing pressure and lawsuits to loosen her orders. ....
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what s clicking on Foxnews.com. In a brief filing with the U.S. District Court in Connecticut on Wednesday, federal prosecutors wrote that the United States accordingly notices voluntary dismissal of this action, without prejudice. The lawsuit had been filed under the Trump administration in October. Yale is gratified that the U.S. Justice Department has dropped its lawsuit challenging Yale College’s admissions practices, university spokesperson Karen Peart said in a statement to Fox News. We are also pleased that the Justice Department has withdrawn its notice of violation of Title VI and its notice of noncompliance. ....
A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment. The news was well-received by Democrats, who reacted to the initial New York Times report about Mr. Clark by calling for an inspector general probe. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York on Sunday demanded that Mr. Horowitz investigate the allegations. “Unconscionable a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the people’s will,” Mr. Schumer said in a Twitter post. “The Justice Dept Inspector General must launch an investigation into this attempted sedition now.” Mr. Clark reportedly met with Mr. Trump this month and even went so far as to tell Mr. Rosen after the meeting that the president would replace him. ....
California Woman Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Bomb Catholic Prep School Details Written by Justice Department Washington, DC - The Justice Department announced Monday that Sonia Tabizada, age 36, of San Jacinto, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to intentionally obstructing persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs by threatening to bomb the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., in violation of Title 18, U.S. Code, Section 247. In May 2019, school officials announced that Visitation Prep, the oldest Catholic school for girls in the country, would begin publishing same-sex wedding announcements in its alumni magazine to advance its teaching that “we are all children of God . worthy of respect and love.” According to the plea agreement, Tabizada learned of this announcement and made multiple calls threatening violence in response to the school’s decision. On May 15, 20 ....