Attorney General Merrick Garland will delegate his responsibilities to his top deputy over the weekend as he undergoes lower back surgery on Saturday, the Justice Department announced Monday.
The Israel-Hamas conflict has created a “sobering” and “unique moment” in confronting an escalated domestic threat landscape in the U.S., Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco told ABC News in an exclusive interview.
Federal agents serving arrest warrants or executing raids will soon be required to wear body cameras, according to a new Justice Department memo.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Biden’s nominee, Lisa Monaco, as deputy attorney general, the top two spot at the Justice Department.
President-elect Joe Biden with be tasked with reforming the Department of Homeland Security and that will begin with a new leader.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Among President Obama’s top choices for replacing FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III is a woman, Sari Horwitz of the Washington Post reports. Citing current and former administration officials, the Post wrote that Lisa Monaco, a former senior Justice Department official who became Obama’s top counterterrorism adviser, is among the top contenders….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Senate on Tuesday delivered the long awaited confirmation of Deputy Attorney Gen. James Cole. By a vote of 55-42, the Senate confirmed Cole, 59, who had been nominated by the White House more than a year ago. But he bumped up against Republican opposition, so President Obama ended up giving…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Lisa Monaco, a former top adviser to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, and currently Principal Deputy Attorney General, has been nominated by the White House to fill the job of Assistant Attorney General for National Security, the website Main Justice reported. She would replace interim Tod Hinnen, who stepped in…
