A 20-year-old Pakistani man living in Canada was arrested and charged with planning an attack at a Jewish Centre in New York City (NYC) in support of the Islamic State (ISIS), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday (Sept 6).

Pakistani man planning to attack Jewish centre in New York City is arrested, charged

As the controversy surrounding the discovery of confidential documents at Joe Biden's Delaware residence gains pace, US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special independent counsel to probe the matter.

Special counsel named to investigate discovery of Biden classified docs

The US Department of Justice has charged 13 Chinese citizens, including two PRC intelligence officers, for trying to disrupt a US prosecution of the Chinese telecommunication firm Huawei, reports AP news agency.

‘China disrupting Huawei prosecution’, says US Justice Dept after 2 spies charged

Republican Senator for Texas, Ted Cruz, has defended the use of Nazi salute by parents at a school board meeting in Ohio. Calling them a gesture of 'free speech' Cruz slammed US Attorney General Merrick Garland for calling investigations into potential violence against school staff.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz defends use of Nazi salute by calling it 'free speech'

Attorney General Merrick Garland laid out an expansive plan on Friday for protecting voting rights, announcing that the Justice Department would double enforcement staff on the issue, scrutinize new state laws that seek to curb voter access and take action if it sees a violation of federal law.

Garland pledges renewed efforts to protect voting rights

Russia said on Friday it would ban a string of top officials from US President Joe Biden's administration from entering the country. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Biden's chief domestic policy advisor Susan Rice and FBI chief Christopher Wray would be barred, the foreign ministry said.

Russia bans FBI head, other top US officials

The US President Joe Biden's attorney general nominee has pledged to remove the impact Trump's administration has left on the department. In a testimony prepared for his confirmation hearing, due on Monday and Tuesday, Merrick Garland assured he will be working towards depoliticising the department and aims to remove the stain of the previous administration's interference.

Biden's attorney general pick plans to remove Trump's tainted hangover from department

US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Merrick Garland to be US attorney general. Garland is a centrist judge that Republicans denied a seat on the Supreme Court five years ago.

President-elect Joe Biden nominates Merrick Garland as US attorney general

Prominent Indian-American judge, Sri Srinivasan has created history by becoming the first person of South Asian descent to lead the powerful federal circuit court, considered next only to the US Supreme Court.

Judge Sri Srinivasan becomes first Indian-American to lead US Appeals Court

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