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

By Lisa Desjardins

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…

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

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

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.

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…

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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.

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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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.