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Security personnel and people are seen at the entrance of the Metropolitan Correctional Center jail where financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 12, 2019. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

U.S. prisons chief removed after Epstein’s death

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Attorney general says ‘irregularities’ found at jail where Epstein died

The 66-year-old financier accused of sex trafficking underage girls was found Saturday morning in his cell at the chronically short-staffed Metropolitan Correctional Center.

By Jim Mustian, Michael Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Federal executions to resume, despite falling public support for death penalty

Attorney General William Barr has announced that the federal government will resume enforcement of the death penalty. No federal executions have occurred since 2003, in the face of increasing litigation over the constitutionality of the punishment. Amna Nawaz talks to…

Attorney General William Barr is seated prior to testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "the Justice Department's investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election" on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 1, 2019. Photo by Aaron Bernstein/Reuters

Attorney General Barr will not testify before House committee Thursday

Attorney General William Barr has told House Judiciary Committee members he will not testify Thursday, according to AP sources.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Barr’s congressional appearance suggests parties are on a ‘collision course’ over Mueller

Attorney General William Barr appeared on Capitol Hill Tuesday to discuss his agency budget. With prompting from House Democrats, he also talked about when Congress and the public will see the Mueller report and how much of it Barr will…

Who is Jeffrey Rosen, Trump’s pick to replace Deputy AG Rosenstein?

By Gretchen Frazee

Rosen, who currently serves as the deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation, has no prosecutorial experience, which is unusual for someone nominated to be the deputy attorney general.

Trump to let attorney general decide what to release from Mueller report

By Associated Press

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump was "following the proper process" by putting the decision to William Barr.

Acting AG Whitaker says he won’t testify unless House panel drops subpoena threat

By Associated Press

Matthew Whitaker said in a statement Thursday that the House Judiciary Committee is trying "to create a public spectacle" by authorizing a tentative subpoena for his testimony even though he had already agreed to appear voluntarily.

Senate Judiciary Committee approves nomination of William Barr to be next attorney general

By Associated Press

Barr's nomination will now be considered by the full Senate.

WATCH: Senate panel approves William Barr, Trump’s attorney general nominee

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved William Barr's nomination for attorney general along party lines Thursday, with Republicans praising his credentials and Democrats questioning how transparent he'll be once special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation concludes.