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Merrick Garland's Nomination to Be Attorney General Advances to Full Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to become President Biden’s attorney general to the full Senate on Monday.
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Garland Vows Sharp Focus on Capitol Riot as Attorney General
President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general is set for his confirmation hearing vowing to prioritize civil rights, combat extremist attacks and ensure the Justice Department remains politically independent
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Garland Says He Will ‘Supervise the Prosecution of White Supremacists' as AG
Merrick Garland told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Monday that he will supervise prosecution of white supremacists if confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.
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Merrick Garland Gets Emotional Explaining Motivation for Serving as Attorney General
An emotional Merrick Garland describes the anti-semitism his family came to this country to escape, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing his motivation to be attorney general is out of “obligation to the country to pay back.”
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Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland Pledges Broad Probe Into Roots of Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Merrick Garland pledged Monday to pursue a robust investigation into the leaders of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Snubbed as Obama High Court Pick, Garland in Line to Be AG
President Joe Biden’s pick of Judge Merrick Garland to be attorney general offers a seemingly problem-free nominee with bipartisan support.
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Biden Introduces Attorney General Pick Merrick Garland as He Promises DOJ Independence
In introducing Garland, President-elect Biden said that the Justice Department does not serve the president: “Your loyalty is not to me.”
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Biden Introduces Merrick Garland as Attorney General Pick
President-elect Joe Biden has introduced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general along with three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions
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Biden Nominates Merrick Garland for Attorney General
President-elect Joe Biden officially announced his nominations for several key Justice Department positions on Thursday, including his nomination of Hon. Merrick Garland for Attorney General. Biden also announced his nominations of civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta for associate attorney general, longtime prosecutor Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general, and Kristen Clarke as assistant attorney general for civil rights.
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5 Things to Know About Merrick Garland, Biden's AG Pick
The judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general. Here are five things to know about Merrick Garland.
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Biden to Name Judge Merrick Garland as Attorney General
President-elect Joe Biden has selected a federal appeals court judge, Merrick Garland, as his attorney general
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Biden to Nominate Merrick Garland to Lead Justice Department
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general.
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Doug Jones Leading Contender to Be Nominated Biden's Attorney General
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones is the leading contender to be nominated for attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden, three sources familiar with the discussions tell NBC News. Biden is also considering Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, who was denied a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016 by a Republican-led Senate, and Sally Yates,...
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Biden: Trump Should Wait to Nominate New Justice
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump should not immediately seek to fill the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. “There is no doubt, let me be clear, that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider,” he said.
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Mariah Carey Makes Grand Entrance in Vegas Ahead of Residency
Mariah Carey wants Las Vegas to know there’s a new girl in town.
The pop icon arrived at Caesars Palace Monday night in a classic pink convertible behind 18 mobile billboards bearing the titles of her number one hits. -
Fact Check: Collins' Misleading Use of Court Statistic
In announcing she would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins said Judges Kavanaugh and Merrick Garland “voted the same way in 93 percent of cases they heard together” on the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia. This is evidence, she said, that Kavanaugh is “more of a centrist” than his critics say.
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Who Died? Sen. Lindsey Graham Gets Supreme Court Justice Death Wrong During Confirmation Hearing
Sen. Lindsey Graham killed off U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Tuesday morning. “Justice Alito passed away in February,” the South Carolina senator said as he questioned President Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacancy on the high court, Judge Neil Gorsuch. Graham’s comment came as he addressed the controversial decision by Senate Republicans not to consider former President Barack Obama’s...
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Feinstein ‘Deeply Disappointed' by Garland SCOTUS Snub
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, started Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court with a reference to the snub of Obama nominee Merrick Garland, before listing issues the Supreme Court could influence with the appointment of Gorsuch to the vacant seat.
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How Does a Supreme Court Nominee Get Confirmed?
President Donald Trump selected Neil Gorsuch, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, as his nominee for the Supreme Court’s vacant seat Tuesday, NBC News reported. The court has had a vacant seat for nearly a year, following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Former president Barack Obama nominated U.S. Appeals Judge Merrick Garland to fill the spot, but the Republican-led senate...
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SCOTUS: No Rehearing for Obama Immigration Policy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a request to rehear a case concerning its executive actions on President Obama’s immigration policy, NBC News reported. Unable to reach a decision in June, the justices tied 4-4, leaving a lower court order intact that blocked the immigration plan from going into effect. Obama’s immigration programs would shield more than four million...