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Acting attorney general resigns as Biden enters

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Politics Dec 14

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Attorney General William Barr to step down, Trump tweets

Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position as the nation's chief law enforcement officer, President Trump tweeted on Monday. Barr will leave his position next week, when Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become acting attorney general. Yamiche Alcindor…

Politics Jul 28

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In combative hearing, Barr insists he is exercising ‘independent judgment’

Attorney General William Barr faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a combative hearing delayed for four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Barr’s first testimony in over a year, Democrats questioned him about protests in Portland,…

By Lisa Desjardins

World May 18

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News Wrap: FBI says Pensacola gunman tied to al-Qaida

In our news wrap Monday, federal officials say a Saudi gunman who opened fire at a U.S. naval base in Pensacola, Florida, in December had ties to al-Qaida. The shooter killed three sailors before being killed himself. Also, Attorney General…

Politics Feb 14

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General William Barr announces the findings of the criminal investigation into the Dec. 6, 2019, shootings at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, January 13, 2020. Photo by Tom Brenner/Reuters
House Democrats sharpen focus on Barr post-impeachment

Democrats have demanded more information about Barr's intervention in the case of Roger Stone, a longtime Trump confidant who was convicted in November of lying to Congress and other charges.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Aug 19

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

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The reassignment comes amid mounting evidence that guards at the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York abdicated their responsibility to keep the 66-year-old Epstein from killing himself.

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Aug 12

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

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

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.

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Jul 25

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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…

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May 01

Attorney General Barr will not testify before House committee Thursday

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

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

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Apr 09

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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…

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