Biden to Announce Executive Actions to Tackle Gun Violence
WASHINGTON — President Biden is expected to unveil a series of executive actions addressing gun violence on Thursday, weeks after back-to-back mass shootings left 18...
Biden Nominees Vow to Avoid Politicizing Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s nominees to fill out the Justice Department’s leadership ranks pledged at their confirmation hearing on Tuesday to tackle domestic extremism, racial...
Justice Dept. Backs Away From Trump Era but Is Still Expected to Test Garland
WASHINGTON — As Judge Merrick B. Garland prepares to take over the Justice Department, officials have already begun to reverse Trump-era policies denounced by Democrats...
Garland Says as Attorney General He Would Combat Domestic Extremism
WASHINGTON — Judge Merrick B. Garland plans to tell senators on Monday that he will restore the Justice Department’s commitment to equal justice under the...
Under Biden, Justice Dept. Lawyers Seek a Shield From Partisan Battles
WASHINGTON — Since President Trump took office, the Justice Department has been under sustained attack as he questioned whether the lawyers and investigators who serve...