Legal experts testified about the Justice Department’s practice of accessing the data of journalists, elected leaders, and private citizens. Microsoft Vice President of Customer Security and Trust Tom Burt…
1,257 viewsRepresentative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) talked about the role of the Department of Justice during the Trump and Biden administrations and congressional news of the day.
372 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland laid out the Justice Department’s plan to address domestic terrorism threats. The attorney general spoke about an increased threat of domestic violence in 2021. He said…
1,254 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies regarding the Justice Department’s fiscal year 2022 budget…
1,000 viewsDeputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and other officials announced the recapture of a substantial portion of Colonial Pipeline funds paid to cybercriminals in a ransomware attack the…
900 viewsKristen Clark was sworn in by Vice President Harris as assistant attorney general of civil rights at the Department of Justice. Attorney General Merrick Garland made remarks, and Vice President…
1,193 viewsDemocratic Senators Cory Booker (NJ) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) spoke in favor of Kristen Clarke’s nomination for assistant attorney for civil rights at the Department of Justice.
321 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified before a House subcommittee on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request for the agency. Committee members asked Attorney General Garland…
1,222 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kristen Clarke to be assistant attorney general for civil rights and Todd Kim to be assistant attorney general for the…
2,003 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for deputy attorney general nominee Lisa Monaco and associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta. The two former Obama administration officials spoke…
4,637 viewsVice President Harris administered a ceremonial swearing-in of Merrick Garland as attorney general.
2,033 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to send Judge Merrick Garland’s attorney general nomination to the full Senate. Republicans Tom Cotton (AR), John Kennedy (LA), Mike Lee (UT), Marsha Blackburn…
4,927 viewsJudge Merrick Garland, President Biden’s attorney general nominee, appeared for his confirmation before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Judge Garland said that if confirmed he would be an…
39,533 viewsJames Comey, a former FBI director, discussed the U.S. justice system during a virtual event hosted by the Washington Post. When asked about the attack on the U.S. Capitol, he said he was sickened “to see this reality…
1,040 viewsPresident-elect Joe Biden announced his nominees for top posts at the Justice Department, including Judge Merrick Garland to serve as attorney general. Other nominees included Lisa Monaco,…
7,226 viewsThe Justice Department held a news conference announcing the settlement reached with Purdue Pharma over their role in the opioid epidemic. Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen announced…
824 viewsAttorney General William Barr delivered remarks and took questions at a Constitution Day event hosted by Hillsdale College. Mr. Barr defended his actions during his time in the Trump administration, opined on the state of the rule of…
3,078 viewsTwo former federal counterterrorism officials and an investigative journalist once held captive by the Taliban discuss the Justice Department’s mission and how the agency’s work can appear to…
78 viewsActing Assistant Attorney General Brian Rabbitt and other Justice Department officials announced charges in Paycheck Protection Program fraud cases.
683 viewsThe Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a virtual discussion with John Demers, assistant attorney general for national security, on countering Chinese espionage. He began his remarks by…
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