WASHINGTON – All five witnesses at Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing Tuesday praised the judge and former federal prosecutor, signaling his likely bipartisan confirmation next week as President Joe Biden’s attorney general. The Senate Judiciary…
WASHINGTON – Merrick Garland faced the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing as President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee and underwent a few tense moments of questioning. However, the nominee to head the…
WASHINGTON – Merrick Garland, the nominee to become the country’s law enforcement officer as attorney general, called the treatment of alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein “horrendous,” but said he couldn’t comment on…
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Merrick Garland was briefly gripped with emotion Monday when he recounted his Jewish family’s flight from persecution, drawing on that experience as a call to public service. “I feel an obligation to…
Republican senators asked Merrick Garland, the attorney general nominee, whether racial justice protests, as those happened at the federal courthouse in Portland, constituted “violent extremism,” which is how he described the Jan.…
Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland said the country faces a “more dangerous period” than the forces that sparked the Oklahoma City bombing, which still stands as the most deadly domestic terror attack…
When Merrick Garland accepted President Joe Biden’s nomination to serve as attorney general, the federal appeals court judge said he looked forward to a “homecoming” at the Justice Department where he began…
Merrick Garland to battle against extremism ‘central’ at hearing Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland is vowing to defend the Justice Department’s independence from the White House and make the battle against extremism “central” to the…
When Merrick Garland accepted President Joe Biden’s nomination to serve as attorney general, the federal appeals court judge said he looked forward to a Justice Department “homecoming” where he first began in…