In his statement from the Justice Department’s Washington headquarters, Attorney General Garland revealed that the decision came after the investigation had "reached the stage" where the powers of a special counsel were necessary to continue.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul has formally requested that Washington, D.C.'s top prosecutor look into potential perjury charges against Dr. Anthony Fauci, alleging he lied under oath about the origins of COVID-19.
McGonigal, 54, previously at the helm of New York’s FBI counterintelligence operations during the Trump-Russia inquiry, is now at the center of a scandal that alleges illicit ties with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian businessman.
X owner Elon Musk said over the weekend that his company would stand up for people who are punished by their employers for things they post on his social media platform.
The State of California has opened a civil rights investigation into a local school district that adopted a policy requiring schools to notify parents if children want to change their gender.