Tag: Merrick Garland

Where Things Stand: Garland Makes DOJ-White House Split Official

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By Nicole Lafond | July 22, 2021 1:38 p.m.

The Justice Department and the White House have been seeking to put some distance between each other since President Biden first took office. But Attorney General Merrick Garland made it official on Wednesday.

DOJ Quotes GA Republicans’ Own Words Against Them To Challenge Voting Law

By Matt Shuham | June 25, 2021 4:35 p.m.

DOJ Standing Up Task Force To Address Surge In Threats Against Election Officials

By Kate Riga | June 25, 2021 12:31 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the US Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Garland: DOJ Has Arrested More Than 500 Capitol Insurrectionists Thus Far

By Summer Concepcion | June 24, 2021 5:49 p.m.

AZ AG Defends Sketchy Audit, Tells AG Garland He’s ‘Not Amused’ By DOJ ‘Posturing’

By Tierney Sneed | June 15, 2021 9:42 a.m.

UNITED STATES - APRIL 28: Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, nominee to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, also testified. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/POOL)

Jackson Confirmed To Garland’s Old Seat In Step Towards Potential Future SCOTUS Nomination

By Kate Riga | June 14, 2021 6:21 p.m.

Senate Dems Demand Garland Briefing Over DOJ Leak Probe Of House Lawmakers

By Josh Kovensky | June 14, 2021 4:00 p.m.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a press conference following the Republicans policy luncheon in the Russell Senate Office Building on June 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats and Republicans are continuing their negations on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan and have yet to come to a deal. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mitch McConnell

McConnell’s New SCOTUS Threat: Maybe We Won’t Confirm Any Justices For 18 Months!

By Matt Shuham | June 14, 2021 1:10 p.m.

Garland: DOJ Voting Rights Push To Include Focus On Sketchy Audits, Elex Worker Threats

By Tierney Sneed | June 11, 2021 3:43 p.m.

Paltry GOP Support For Jackson Previews Party’s Refusal To Support Biden SCOTUS Noms

By Kate Riga | June 10, 2021 3:02 p.m.