Senate confirms Pam Bondi as next attorney general
Some personnel actions, according to reports, target employees involved in the investigations of Trump and the criminal probes of rioters who attacked the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
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FBI nominee, under Senate questioning, takes a different tone
Among them were a pitch to shut down the FBI’s Washington headquarters and turn it into a museum of the "deep state," and his past comments about people arrested for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack
Trump firings tee up broader legal clash over congressional power
Trump appears to be betting that the Supreme Court, currently controlled 6-3 by Republican appointees, will continue along a line of reasoning in prior cases where they expressed skepticism on limits Congress
Senate panel advances Bondi nomination for attorney general
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., pointed out that in the last week, Trump pardoned hundreds of people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and he was not confident in how Bondi would curb Trump’s actions
Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
Menendez will not have to surrender to authorities until June 6, a decision made with consideration to the upcoming trial of Menendez’s wife, Nadine, part of the same case.
Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 defendants hits minor court snags
Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday wrote that would disrespect the police officers assaulted on Jan. 6.
Law enforcement groups criticize Trump pardons for Jan. 6
The Capitol Police union and other law enforcement groups sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s pardons for his supporters who attacked the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, a move that cut against
‘So much sharper’: Which Trump will GOP encounter during high-stakes talks?
He defied some Republican lawmakers’ long-stated stances when he issued pardons to nearly all the rioters convicted for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, as well as other first-night actions
Trump orders wide search for political bias in Biden-era actions
to a 2021 Justice Department memorandum that sought to address intimidation and violent threats against school administrators and teachers, as well as DOJ charging decisions in connection to the Jan. 6,
Trump pardons nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, orders prison releases
President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned nearly all the rioters charged in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, wiping away criminal accountability and going further than some of his
Senate panel votes in support of ‘Remain in Mexico’ border policy
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-6 along party lines to approve the measure on the policy, which requires asylum-seekers at the U.S.
Attorney general pick avoids missteps at confirmation hearing
And when pressed by Democrats on certain topics, such as the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and pardons for those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, she avoided answers that could have
Special counsel report on Trump prosecution released
times Tuesday on his social media platform Truth Social about the report, claiming without evidence that it was based on "illegally destroyed" evidence from the select panel that investigated the Jan. 6,
Trump’s plans for Department of Justice hang over Bondi hearing
He also has plans to pardon defendants arrested in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, although the extent of that effort remains unclear.
Three Republicans, all lawyers, join Senate Judiciary Committee
conservative members, has been the subject of criticism from conservatives over his role in the first Trump impeachment effort and his spot on the now-disbanded House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6,
As House GOP calls for spending cuts, Trump pushes pricey Greenland purchase
About federal prosecutor Jack Smith, who was leading investigations into Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, Trump made this odd and false
Legal fallout lingers four years after Jan. 6 attack
Garland called the Jan. 6, 2021, events "an unprecedented attack on a cornerstone of our system of government."
Congress counts electoral votes, clearing path for Trump’s return to Oval Office
Gomez did not hold back when asked about GOP efforts to downplay Jan. 6 and Trump’s reported plans for pardons for convicted rioters. "I think it’s foolish.
Solemn ceremonies dominate this week on Capitol Hill
Kim, who was a House member four years ago on Jan. 6, memorably helped clean up the mess left behind by the insurrectionist mob in the Capitol Rotunda — the same place lawmakers and the public will traverse
Speaker fight could overshadow awkward days for Harris after losing to Trump
The latest round of House GOP infighting could take the focus off Harris — and also complicate the Jan. 6 process.