Politics Jan 15 WATCH: Barr said he would ‘not go after’ marijuana companies Barr said at his confirmation hearing on Tuesday he would not encourage cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal but sees the current system as "untenable."…
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: Barr says he wouldn’t fire Mueller without cause President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee says he would "not carry out" any order to fire special counsel Robert Mueller without cause.
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: William Barr says he could conceive of prosecuting journalists ‘as last resort’ President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general says he can't rule out jailing reporters for doing their jobs.
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: William Barr says U.S. needs ‘a barrier system on the border’ Asked about the partial government shutdown, in its fourth week due to an impasse over funding for a border wall, Barr says he would like to see a deal reached where Congress recognized that it was "imperative to have border…
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: ‘I make the decision,’ Barr said on whether he’d recuse himself from Mueller probe Attorney general nominee William Barr says he would seek the advice of career Justice Department ethics officials about whether he should recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: ‘I was speculating, writing in the dark,’ Barr says of memo criticizing Mueller investigation Barr has said the memo was intended to be narrowly focused on one of Mueller's reported interpretations of obstruction. Barr also says his memo was based solely on public reporting and not any confidential information.
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: Barr says he declined to join Trump defense team Attorney general nominee William Barr says he turned down joining President Donald Trump's defense team in the Russia investigation.
Nation Jan 14 Supreme Court declines to engage with dispute over Whitaker appointment The justices on Monday rejected an appeal in a case dealing with gun rights that also included a challenge to President Donald Trump's appointment of Matthew Whitaker to temporarily lead the Justice Department.
Politics Jan 12 Report: FBI probed whether Trump secretly worked for Russia Law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Donald Trump’s behavior in the days after he fired FBI Director James Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests, The New York Times reported.
World Jan 12 2 firefighters killed in Paris blast likely caused by gas leak The Paris prosecutor’s office says that two firefighters have been killed in the bakery blast and has corrected the overall figure given earlier by France’s interior minister.