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On Monday, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves announced his resignation. In a statement, Graves outlined that he will step down from his position at the Justice Department on January 16, just days before President-elect Trump takes office, and is expected to issue pardons for many January 6 defendants. For many conservatives, this decision couldn’t have come soon enough. Graves, a key figure in the DOJ's aggressive prosecutions of the January 6 defendants, leaves behind a controversial legacy that many conservatives argue epitomizes the weaponization of the DOJ against political dissent.

On Thursday, a man was arrested outside the Pentagon after attempting to flee from Pentagon police officers while carrying a loaded firearm and a device that could modify the weapon into a fully automatic firearm, according to the arrest affidavit. Kaleel Nagbe was initially stopped for a simple traffic infraction, allegedly driving while using a cell phone, which is illegal in Virginia. Prosecutors claim that when the Pentagon police officer approached the black Mercedes, he detected the smell of marijuana and instructed Nagbe to exit the car to conduct a search. Prosecutors say Nagbe became "became nervous and fidgety," while...

Tuesday, former South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is set to sweep the Presidential Preference Primary (PPP) in Nevada, clinching an outright win. Former President Donald Trump's name is not printed on the ballot for the state-run primary at all. While Haley will likely ride the momentum of a purported victory, she won't exactly strike gold in the Silver State. At the Republican National Convention, Haley will not be awarded any of the 26 delegates from Nevada. Instead, the delegates will be awarded through caucuses run by the Nevada Republican Party on Thursday. By this method, Trump...