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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer rejected a GOP offer to extend her emergency powers in exchange for a promise to work with lawmakers. "Michigan remains in a state of emergency regardless of the actions you decide to take,” Whitmer says. But she faces growing pressure and lawsuits to loosen her orders.

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. In a brief filing with the U.S. District Court in Connecticut on Wednesday, federal prosecutors wrote that the "United States accordingly notices voluntary dismissal of this action, without prejudice." The lawsuit had been filed under the Trump administration in October.  "Yale is gratified that the U.S. Justice Department has dropped its lawsuit challenging Yale College’s admissions practices," universit...

A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment. The news was well-received by Democrats, who reacted to the initial New York Times report about Mr. Clark by calling for an inspector general probe. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York on Sunday demanded that Mr. Horowitz investigate the allegations. “Unconscionable a Trump Justice Department leader would conspire to subvert the people’s will,” Mr. Schumer said in a Twitter post. “The Justice Dept Inspector General ...

California Woman Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Bomb Catholic Prep School Details Written by Justice Department Washington, DC - The Justice Department announced Monday that Sonia Tabizada, age 36, of San Jacinto, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to intentionally obstructing persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs by threatening to bomb the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., in violation of Title 18,...

Sonia Tabizada is facing up to 20 years in prison for threatening to burn and bomb Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School in Washington, D.C.

1:09 The federal Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with the state of North Dakota under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The complaint alleged North Dakota unnecessarily puts people with disabilities in nursing homes, instead of providing services for them to live in the community. Assistant Attorney General Eric Drieband said this means the state will transform its long-term care system, and will provide more than 2500 people with individualized services. "These service...