Where William Barr stands on the issues, then and now
Here is how what Barr told senators Tuesday compares to what he's said in the past.
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."…
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.
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…
Comments by William Barr at his Senate confirmation hearing pointedly departed from Trump's own views and underscored Barr's efforts to reassure Democrats that he will not be a loyalist to a president who has appeared to demand it from law…
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.
In our Monday news wrap, federal court rulings blocked employers nationwide from refusing to provide no-cost birth control. Trump administration rules allowing employers to opt out of the coverage would have taken effect today. Also, the government of Turkey complained…
William Barr's record suggests an expansive view of presidential power as the Senate holds his confirmation hearing next week.
In our news wrap Thursday, Wall Street plunged again amid slumping tech stocks, rising interest rates and fears of an impending government shutdown. The Dow Jones was down 464 points, the Nasdaq dropped 108 and the S&P 500 slid 39.
