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. Continue reading
Aug 14 Democrats want answers from Barr on federal executions decision By Associated Press Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are asking Attorney General William Barr in a letter about the decision to resume executing federal death-row inmates for the first time since 2003. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 4:51 Despite Jeffrey Epstein’s death, how his accusers could still find a measure of justice On Monday, Attorney General William Barr sharply criticized the management of the Manhattan federal prison where wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell over the weekend. John Yang reports and talks to Cardozo Law School’s Jessica Roth… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Aug 12 Barr defends police, takes swipe at progressive prosecutors By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press In a speech to the Fraternal Order of Police conference in New Orleans, Attorney General William Barr said his tough-on-crime approach in the 1990s helped reduce violent crime. Continue reading
Aug 06 FBI and DOJ sued by Peter Strzok, agent who was fired over Trump-related texts By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The complaint, which names as defendants Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray, revisits a political drama that was seized on by conservative critics of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation as proof that the bureau was biased… Continue reading
Jul 29 U.S. moves to limit asylum for threatened family members By Associated Press Immigrants who fear persecution because of their family ties will no longer be eligible for asylum, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 5:46 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… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: DOJ won’t charge Barr or Ross with criminal contempt over census In our news wrap Wednesday, the Justice Department declined to pursue criminal contempt charges against Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. House Democrats had voted to cite them for refusing to turn over documents on adding a… Continue watching
Jul 23 Watch 10:53 How lawmakers and the White House are preparing for Mueller’s testimony Members of Congress aren’t the only ones seeking answers from Robert Mueller in his long-awaited congressional testimony. Viewers from across the country -- and beyond -- submitted their questions to the NewsHour. Lisa Desjardins walks through some of them and… Continue watching