Merrick Garland will appear before Senate panel amid pressure on Nassar probe, Bannon and school boards memo
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Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where he is likely to face fierce Republican blowback to a memo he issued addressing threats to school boards, as well as bipartisan heat for the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar probe.
Garland's appearance comes as the Justice Department weighs whether to prosecute Steve Bannon -- a close ally of former President Donald Trump -- after the House voted to hold him in contempt for not cooperating in its January 6 investigation.
In a scathing prepared opening statement obtained by CNN, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, will claim that President Joe Biden has "politicized" department decision-making in telling reporters the department should prosecute witnesses who defy subpoenas in the House probe. Biden said last week at a CNN town hall that he had been wrong to make that statement.
Capitol Police have arrested a person who Rep. Nancy Mace said “physically accosted” her Tuesday, the South Carolina Republican said in a post on X.
The man suspected of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was carrying a “ghost gun” — a type of untraceable, homemade firearm — when he was apprehended Monday, police said.
The Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s strict abortion ban divided a federal appeals court that heard arguments Tuesday in an emergency abortion care case that has already reached the Supreme Court once.
Constantino Aucca Chutas is leading a group of conservationists on mission to restore forests of the world’s highest-altitude trees.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named former Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle as his pick to be the US ambassador to Greece.
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson as his choice for Federal Trade Commission chair.
The US government is rushing to uncover new information on the whereabouts of Austin Tice following the collapse of the Syrian government this weekend.
The Supreme Court appeared poised Tuesday to significantly weaken the scope of environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects in a case that could hand President-elect Donald Trump an early win on an issue he often hammered on during his first term.
GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell fell Tuesday, senators told CNN, the latest high-profile incident in a string of health issues for the 82-year-old Kentucky Republican.
The New York attorney general and the Manhattan district attorney both said Tuesday they will not dismiss their historic cases against Donald Trump now that he’s been reelected president.
A former South Korean defense minister was formally arrested Wednesday (local time) over his alleged collusion with President Yoon Suk Yeol and others in imposing martial law last week, as authorities investigate whether their acts amount to rebellion.