Jeff Mordock

Senate panel advances Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted to advance Judge Merrick Garland's nomination for attorney general, despite opposition from Republicans who accused President Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department of dodging their questions.

March 1, 2021

Yogananda Pittman, Capitol Police chief: Intel underestimated threat of Jan. 6 riot

Acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told lawmakers Thursday that the government was aware that armed extremists were planning mayhem at the Capitol on Jan. 6, but the intelligence grossly underestimated the scope of the attack.

February 25, 2021

Thomas Webster, retired NYPD officer, charged in Capitol riot

A retired New York City police officer was charged Tuesday for allegedly using a flagpole to attack a member of the U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

February 23, 2021

U.S. Capitol Police need authority to call in National Guard, former chief says

Former Capitol Police Chief Steve Sund told lawmakers Tuesday that future police chiefs must have the authority to request the National Guard when there is a threat to the U.S. Capitol.

February 23, 2021

Former U.S. Capitol Police chief says rioters displayed ‘significant coordination’ in Jan. 6 attack

Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund on Tuesday told lawmakers there is evidence of "significant coordination among rioters" to carry out the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

February 23, 2021

Capitol security officials say information shared by feds ahead of Jan. 6 attack was inaccurate

Intelligence assessments shared with top security officials at the U.S. Capitol before the Jan. 6 attack concluded that there was only a "remote" chance of violence that day, former Capitol security officials told senators Tuesday.

February 23, 2021

Emma Coronel Aispuro, ‘El Chapo’ wife, arrested at Dulles International Airport

The wife of Mexican drug kingpin and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was arrested on Monday at an airport in Virginia on international drug trafficking charges, the Justice Department said.

February 22, 2021

Merrick Garland says DOJ would advance Joe Biden’s gun control policies

Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, suggested Monday that if confirmed he would direct the Justice Department to advance the administration's position on gun control.

February 22, 2021

Merrick Garland, attorney general nominee, says he doesn’t support defunding police

Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland said Monday he doesn't support defunding the police.

February 22, 2021

Merrick Garland says he hasn’t discussed the Hunter Biden investigation with the president

Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland told a Senate committee Monday that he has not spoken with President Biden about the federal investigation into his son, Hunter Biden.

February 22, 2021

Merrick Garland dodges questions about Durham probe of Trump-Russia connection

Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, sidestepped senators' questions about the Russian collusion probe and Hunter Biden's business dealings on Monday but vowed an aggressive prosecution of last month's U.S. Capitol rioters.

February 22, 2021

Merrick Garland decries ‘heinous’ Capitol riot, vows to oversee prosecutions if confirmed as AG

Judge Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee for attorney general, will tell a Senate panel Monday that the U.S. Capitol riot was "a heinous attack" and vow to personally oversee the prosecutions of those charged in the assault.

February 22, 2021

Merrick Garland civil rights record questioned by activists

The biggest hurdle for President Biden's pick of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general is not Senate Republicans -- he has got to get past the Democratic Party's racial justice activists.

February 21, 2021

Biden’s AG nominee on hot seat with left’s racial justice warriors

The biggest hurdle for President Biden's pick of Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general is not Senate Republicans -- he has got to get past the Democratic Party's racial justice activists.

February 20, 2021

DOJ Deports 95-year-old former Nazi camp guard back to Germany

A 95-year-old former German concentration camp guard, who had been living in Tennessee since 1959, was returned to his own country on Saturday, the Justice Department said.

February 20, 2021

Six Capitol Police officers suspended, 29 under investigation for actions during Capitol riot

The U.S. Capitol Police has suspended six officers with pay and another 29 are under investigation for their actions in response to the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

February 19, 2021

ACLU calls for Merrick Garland to commit to criminal justice reform

The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday it will push Judge Merrick Garland, who is President Biden's pick for attorney general, to commit to specific criminal justice reform policies during his confirmation hearing next week.

February 18, 2021

Pelosi says commission probing Capitol riot must have subpoena power

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the commission that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol must have subpoena power to compel testimony.

February 18, 2021

Ken Buck demands Merrick Garland keep prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden

A conservative lawmaker on Wednesday urged President Biden's pick for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, to keep on the federal prosecutor in Delaware investigating Hunter Biden or appoint a special counsel.

February 18, 2021

Democrats push reparations bill for Black Americans

House Democrats pushed forward a reparations plan for Black Americans on Wednesday despite tepid support from President Biden and stiff opposition from Republicans.

February 17, 2021