By Steve Neavling The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote today on advancing Merrick Garland, President Biden’s pick for attorney general, to the full Senate for confirmation. Garland has bipartisan support and is expected to receive the committee’s approval for a full Senate vote. Garland testified before the committee last week during a…
Merrick Garland, President Biden’s nominee for attorney general, will go before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday for the first day of a two-day confirmation hearing.
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Merrick B. Garland, a widely respected federal judge, as attorney general.
Attorney General William Barr is considering resigning before the end of President Trump’s term, The New York Times reports, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would alter the 2020 presidential election results.
President-elect Joe Biden will be responsible for choosing new leaders of the Justice Department and Homeland Security.
By Steve Neavling President Trump on Wednesday said he was “not happy” with Attorney General William Barr and declined to say whether he’d keep Barr in a potential second term. In an interview with Newsmax, Trump said it was “too early” to decide whether Barr would stay on if the president wins re-election in November. …
By Steve Neavling Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is reportedly considering New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as his attorney general if he wins the election. The possibility is so strong that the National Governors Association is looking into contingencies to replace Cuomo as the chairman because he would be unable to serve in that role…
