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Convicted terrorists – some associated with terror” target=”_blank”>al-Qaeda< – were allowed to lead religious services in federal prisons because of a shortage of chaplains, according to a recent inspector general report evaluating the Bureau of Prisons.  Moreover, the bureau’s internal watchdog found prison officials had little oversight of what was …

U.S. Rep. alexandria-ocasio-cortez” target=”_blank”>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez< bill if Democrats don’t also pass a spending package that includes provisions on environment, jobs and other liberal priorities.  “House progressives are standing up. We will tank the bipartisan infrastructure bill unless we will also pass the reconciliation bill,” the New York Democrat said during …

A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible for his actions, rejecting defense attorneys’ mental illness arguments. The verdict means Jarrod Ramos will be sentenced to prison, not a maximum-security mental health facility, for one of the deadliest attacks on journalists …