Tag: Merrick Garland

Senate Dems To Garland: Release DOJ Mueller Memo That Inspired Fiery Rebuke From Judge

By Tierney Sneed | May 14, 2021 3:07 p.m.

Senate Dems Tie Trump’s Election Lies To Extremist Violence

By Matt Shuham | May 12, 2021 1:04 p.m.

DOJ Revives Its Oversight Of Police With Major Probes In Two High-Profile Cities

By Tierney Sneed | April 26, 2021 2:25 p.m.

AG Garland Announces DOJ Probe Of Minneapolis Policing Practices

By Tierney Sneed | April 21, 2021 10:29 a.m.

Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Did CBS Interview On Capitol Riot Without Authorization

By Zoe Richards | March 23, 2021 8:21 a.m.

Manchin Will Likely Support Gupta’s Nomination After Garland Vouched For Her

By Kate Riga | March 16, 2021 11:00 a.m.

With Broad Bipartisan Support, Senate Confirms Merrick Garland As Attorney General

By Tierney Sneed | March 10, 2021 2:50 p.m.

UNITED STATES - February 22: Federal Judge Merrick Garland speaks during his confirmation hearing to be U.S. Attorney General before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Five Points About What We Learned From Merrick Garland’s Confirmation Hearing

By Tierney Sneed | February 22, 2021 6:03 p.m.

Republican Senators Are Suddenly Very Concerned About DOJ Being Politicized

By Kate Riga | February 22, 2021 1:15 p.m.

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland meets with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama nominated Garland to replace Associate Justice Antonin Scalia who passed away earlier this year.

Where Things Stand: Garland Looks To DOJ’s Origins To Confront Today’s Right-Wing Extremism Crisis

This is your TPM afternoon briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | February 22, 2021 1:12 p.m.

Merrick Garland is finally getting his day in court.

While the most eye roll-inducing moments thus far involve Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) daring to harp on the importance of an apolitical Department of Justice, Garland’s opening statement gave us a pretty clear sign of what to expect out of a Garland-run DOJ.