David Nakamura

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Follow WaPo’s @myhlee in Tokyo for updates — PolitiTweet.org

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Shinzo Abe, former Japanese leader, is shot at campaign event https://t.co/sUo6VP5v74 — PolitiTweet.org

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Per DOJ, Garland underwent procedure and has resumed AG duties; he will remain in hospital for a day or two of observation and monitoring... — PolitiTweet.org

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I appeared on the 'Post Reports' podcast to discuss my story about the countervailing pressures on Merrick Garland over whether to pursue the death penalty against the suspect in the racist Buffalo mass shooting. @martinepowers https://t.co/Cn7MM4iM1n — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JoshNBCNews: NEWS via @carolelee: Biden & VP Harris spoke today with Cherelle Griner, detained American Brittney Griner's wife — PolitiTweet.org

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Justice Dept. operation targeting violent crime nets 1,500 arrests of fugitives, sex offenders and gang members in June. https://t.co/7gwjav7Svh — PolitiTweet.org

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"There is a fundamental national insecurity now, after a perfect storm of social chaos where covid forced us to stay apart and the killing of George Floyd unleashed a movement that broke trust in the people who protect us." @mffisher https://t.co/zXBWn0Wp79 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @wpjenna: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an Arizona law that requires voters to show proof of citizenship, @… — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Garland weighs racial equity as he considers death penalty in Buffalo mass shooting. Some survivors and families support capital case for suspected White gunman. Black civil rights leaders say it would be a setback in push to abolish death penalty. https://t.co/okmNSBIOH2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Merrick Garland will undergo routine surgery for benign enlarged prostate next week, per DOJ. Deputy AG Lisa Monaco will assume duties of AG during procedure, which usually lasts less than an hour. — PolitiTweet.org

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@_KalieKalie_ @SeattlePD The DOJ has been monitoring Seattle police for 10 years...I wrote about it last summer https://t.co/BtxfJ7TRGg — PolitiTweet.org

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DOJ civil rights division announces federal]investigation into NYPD's Special Victims Division overs allegations of gender-biased policing, including "shaming and abusing [sexual assault] survivors and re-traumatizing them during investigations." https://t.co/GAlB8404hf — PolitiTweet.org

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Vanita Gupta: "I am very worried about people's faith in institutions and in our democracy. We have a democracy that is almost in crisis. .. This is the great challenge of our day." @PostLive — PolitiTweet.org

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At @PostLive Associate Attorney General @vanitaguptaCR says of SCourt decision on Dobbs: "The decision is absolutely devastating… Nothing quite prepared me .. for the gut punch that happened Friday when the opinion came down." — PolitiTweet.org

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A Nebraska man pleaded guilty on charges that he threatened an election official over social media last year, marking the first conviction for a Justice Dept. task force charged with protecting poll workers. https://t.co/xwJKfHaxB8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder says because it is a potential capital case, public defender costs are more expensive and he calls on Justice Dept. to make quick decision on whether to seek death penalty. — PolitiTweet.org

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In initial court appearance, accused Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron tells judge he has not had a job in a year, has $16 in bank and owns two shares of Disney stock. Judge assigns federal public defender to represent him in court. — PolitiTweet.org

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Merrick Garland, who put a moratorium on carrying out the death penalty, said federal prosecutors will follow DOJ guidelines and consult with survivors/families to determine whether to seek death in Gendron's case. Some activists have lobbied him not to. https://t.co/bPDJFjVX4n — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mffisher: George Washington University kills ‘Colonials’ nickname because it "no longer unifies." https://t.co/ruVNXaZWkT — PolitiTweet.org

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@TamisW123 federal charges — PolitiTweet.org

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The Justice Department has charged Payton Gendron, 18, in the Buffalo shooting, filling 26 counts of hate crimes and a firearms offense that carries the potential penalty of death. — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Justice Dept. prosecutors said Merrick Garland will face pressure to bring a federal death penalty charge against the alleged Buffalo shooter. But he put a moratorium on federal executions last year and civil rights groups say the are opposed. https://t.co/nHstALFaCQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Garland says SCourt draft on abortion "is not a final decision" but adds that DOJ has steadfastly been committed to defending the right to abortion. If the law changes we will address appropriate next steps but what will not change is our commitment to defending rights of women" — PolitiTweet.org

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@TracyJan @washingtonpost congrats! well deserved... — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: DOJ announces consent decree with Springfield, Mass., police over excessive force -- the first such court-approved reform agreement since Trump administration banned them. https://t.co/lfweR40E2m — PolitiTweet.org

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It's been six months since the WH began work on an executive order on police reform and three since a leaked draft drew backlash from police groups. Now Biden aides said they are still not close to a final draft. w/@markberman @AnnieLinskey @DebbiWilgoren https://t.co/hs8z1kXuof — PolitiTweet.org

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I wrote about Swenson in 2013. He had left Army embittered after engaging in dispute w/superiors over narrative of the battle of Ganjgal valley and casting doubt on the exploits of another MOH recipient, Dakota Meyer. But he later returned to active duty. https://t.co/PXzzKsc7Vw — PolitiTweet.org

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@pfoges9 DOJ civil right division — PolitiTweet.org

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The Obama Justice Dept tried collaborative police reform in Las Vegas and other cities, then the Trump administration terminated the initiative. Now Merrick Garland is set to tout a new effort to ask local police to voluntarily take on reforms. https://t.co/v5TzT7tBIj — PolitiTweet.org

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Has there been progress addressing anti-Asian hate in the year since the mass shooting in Atlanta? “I can only measure it in the amount of violence that’s happening…I guess I would have to sadly say no,” says @JohnTheCho Watch our full interview here https://t.co/QX8CPwVnMJ https://t.co/k13Vpd3A2C — PolitiTweet.org