U.S. prisons chief removed after Epstein’s death
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.
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.
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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…
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.
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…
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.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Trump was "following the proper process" by putting the decision to William Barr.
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.
Barr's nomination will now be considered by the full Senate.
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