US Senate confirms Trump loyalist to lead Justice Department civil rights unit
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, President Donald Trump's ...
Justice Department declined to prosecute Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say
The federal investigation had been the most serious inquiry still facing Paxton, who settled a securities fraud case and was ...
Democrats question truth of US Justice Department official's testimony on NY mayor
Senate Democrats are questioning whether a senior official in Republican President Donald Trump's Justice Department told the ...
Senate Democrats Seek Answers on Firing of Justice Dept. Official
After a disagreement about giving gun rights back to the actor Mel Gibson, a pardon attorney was fired. Senate Democrats are ...
District judges' orders blocking Trump agenda face hearing in top Senate committee
The Senate Judiciary committee will examine federal district judges issuing nationwide orders that are being increasingly ...
Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn't a filibuster
Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor, but it was not filibuster. A filibuster is a speech designed to delay or prevent a vote on a bill. Booker was not trying to prevent ...
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Ken Paxton’s legal woes are lifting, clearing a path for a likely Senate run
The federal criminal investigation into corruption allegations was the most serious inquiry Paxton faced. Its end nearly ...
Who is Harmeet Dhillon? Indian American who will lead US Justice Department’s civil rights division for Donald Trump
Lawyer Harmeet Dhillon will oversee criminal and civil work ranging from hate crime prosecutions to voting rights litigation ...
Lawyer for Trump co-defendant and alleged US Capitol rioters picked for major role at DOJ
President Donald Trump on Wednesday picked Stanley Woodward, a lawyer for multiple Trump aides over the years and for ...
Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Trump’s ambassador to NATO
The Senate has confirmed Matt Whitaker as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to NATO. The vote late Tuesday sends a ...
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West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee recommends Morrisey’s executive branch consolidation bills
Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bills to consolidate several executive branch agencies and to remove the traditional civil service ...