President Joe Biden's pick of Judge Merrick Garland to be attorney general offers a seemingly problem-free nominee with bipartisan support. 52 º Join Insider Sign In ...

House members voted largely along party lines, 216-207, to hold Garland in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena for the audio recordings of the Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, 2023, interviews of Biden ...

President Barack Obama had named Garland to succeed the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but Senate Republicans blocked that appointment until after the 2016 presidential election.

The House effectively recommended that Attorney General Merrick Garland be prosecuted with its politically messiest and, until recent years, least-used power. Here’s what to know about the ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland defended the Justice Department, saying it is independent. But GOP critics lashed out, suggesting the FBI should be defunded. 'They don't trust you!' ...

But President Obama's nomination of Garland vaporized when Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell withheld confirmation hearings until newly elected President Trump could appoint Neil Gorsuch.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, during a visit to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, ... In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated him as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kris Kobach, the Republican candidate for Kansas attorney general, ponders a question from reporters during a news conference, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Topeka, Kansas.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland warned on Thursday against allowing the Justice Department to be politicized, saying “there is not one rule for friends and another for foes.” ...

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Cedar Rapids Tuesday to talk with local, ... In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated him as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.