A local Virginia Democrat blasted the Department of Justice’s civil rights probe into Soros-backed Fairfax Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano as a “hit job” last week. The department recently launched an investigation into allegations Descano’s office gave preferential treatment to criminal illegal immigrants. “Given how the Trump administration does their job, I would say it’s likely to be a hit job because that’s what they do,” Fairfax County Supervisor...

House Democrats split over a resolution backing law enforcement as assaults on officers surged last year. Just 29 House Democrats on Wednesday voted for a GOP-authored measure paying tribute to the “extraordinary sacrifice” law enforcement officers make and criticizing the defund the police movement for jeopardizing public safety. Meanwhile, 173 Democrats voted with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., against the resolution, while every GOP lawmaker present supported...

A comprehensive final report released Tuesday by the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee concluding its work for the current session takes aim at a “culture of tolerance” under Gov. Tim Walz that it says allowed serial fraudsters to fleece taxpayers for billions of dollars.  The 84-page final report, which follows two dozen hearings and hundreds of whistleblower tips, paints a grim picture of state...