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April 27, 2022

Sen. Kennedy grills AG Garland on crime, calls Chicago 'world's largest outdoor shooting range'

Sen. John Kennedy grills Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Department of Justice "losing on crime."

April 27, 2022

Rep. Michelle Steel introduces bill to hold colleges accountable for using 'personality traits' in admissions

FIRST ON FOX: California GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is introducing legislation requiring colleges and universities to be transparent about the use of "personality traits" in admissions decisions.

April 26, 2022

Garland refuses to answer Hunter Biden investigation question, doesn't commit to appointing special counsel

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday refused to provide an update on the federal investigation into Hunter Biden as he defended the probe and dismissed the need for a special counsel.

April 26, 2022

AG Garland calls FBI's Nassar investigation 'a horrible institutional failure'

The FBI committed an "unspeakable" failure by not addressing U.S. gymnasts' allegations of abuse from now-convicted sexual assailant Larry Nassar.

April 26, 2022

Sen. Collins questions Garland on 'conflicting positions' on COVID mask mandates, southern border

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Tuesday pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on “conflicting positions” the Biden administration has held on a number of issues, including COVID-19 mandates and border security.

April 26, 2022

Biden grants three pardons, 75 commutations for individuals serving for nonviolent drug crimes

President Biden is granting his first three pardons while in office and commuting the sentences of 75 individuals serving prison time for nonviolent drug crimes, as part of the Biden administration’s “broad commitment” to reforming the justice system and addressing racial disparities.

April 25, 2022

DOJ charges man with threats against Merriam-Webster over dictionary's gender definitions of woman and girl

Justice Department charged a California man with threatening Merriam-Webster Inc. over what he described as the dictionary’s “cultural Marxist” and “anti-science propaganda” definitions of gender.

April 21, 2022

Cuellar says 'no wrongdoing' on his part after it's revealed he's not target of FBI probe

Rep. Henry Cuellar says there was "no wrongdoing" on his part after he was informed he's not a target of an FBI investigation that saw his home and office raided.

April 20, 2022

Justice Department probe finds Mississippi prison violates Constitution

A two-year investigation by the Justice Department into a Mississippi prison plagued by allegations of the mistreatment of inmates found "severe, systemic" problems at the correctional facility and that conditions and practices violated the Constitution.

April 20, 2022

McConnell slams president behind ‘court-packing' panel for completing Jackson appointment before Breyer leaves

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is raising concerns about President Biden’s formal commission of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court before Justice Stephen Breyer vacates his seat.