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February 14, 2019

William Barr sworn in as attorney general, following Senate confirmation

William Barr was confirmed Thursday by the Senate to serve as President Trump’s next attorney general, sending him to lead a Justice Department whose past officials have come under sharp criticism from the president over the ongoing Russia investigation Barr will now oversee.

February 14, 2019

William Barr is our new attorney general -- Here are four things he should focus on right away

Attorney General Barr is the right man for the job, at the right time. The Department of Justice is fortunate to have a man of Barr’s integrity, intelligence, and experience to lead it during these challenging times.

February 12, 2019

FBI scrambled to respond to Hillary Clinton lawyer amid Weiner laptop review, newly released emails show

Newly released internal FBI emails showed the agency's highest-ranking officials scrambling to answer to Hillary Clinton's lawyer in the days prior the 2016 presidential election, on the same day then-FBI Director James Comey sent a bombshell letter to Congress announcing a new review of hundreds of thousands of potentially classified emails found on former Rep. Anthony Weiner's laptop.

February 7, 2019

Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly advances Barr nomination; moves on to full Senate for confirmation vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly advanced William Barr’s nomination to be attorney general on Thursday, and will head to the full Senate for a confirmation vote, where he is expected to be confirmed as President Trump’s chief law enforcement officer.

February 7, 2019

Acting AG Whitaker warns House panel he won’t attend hearing unless subpoena threat dropped

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have armed their chairman with a tentative subpoena for Matthew Whitaker ahead of a Friday hearing, but the acting attorney general -- who previously had agreed to testify -- warned in response that he won't show up unless lawmakers drop the threat.

February 3, 2019

Trump downplays Mueller investigation charges in Super Bowl interview; won't commit to making report public

In the second part of a wide-ranging interview that aired on Super Bowl Sunday, President Trump downplayed the numerous charges brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller – saying many of those charged in the investigation had nothing to do with him – while giving no clear answer to whether he would make the report public.

January 17, 2019

Newt Gingrich: FBI, media give Feinstein a pass for her spy scandal, but attack Trump with no justification

Let’s look at a case study in Justice Department and news media bias: the treatment of President Trump compared with the treatment of Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California.

January 16, 2019

William Barr emerges from confirmation hearing without a scratch, and might actually get Democratic votes, too

William Barr is almost certain to be confirmed as the next attorney general, and it seems likely that this Trump nominee might actually get some votes from Democratic senators, too.

January 16, 2019

William Barr's grandson, 8, has notes on attorney general confirmation hearing and Russia probe

Attorney general nominee William Barr’s grandson has some thoughts on his confirmation hearing – and the Russian government.

January 15, 2019

AG nominee Barr backs Trump on border wall, but parts with president on Russia probe questions

President Trump’s nominee for attorney general William Barr told senators during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he supports the president’s call for new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, while departing from the president’s public stances on the Russia probe.