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rt to the Congress, with testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell; 10:00 AM • Senate Judiciary Committee concludes consideration of Merrick Garland to be AG - Nominations hearing considers Merrick Garland to be Attorney General, second and final day, with testimony from external witnesses * Hear
Garland "appears to be on his way to Senate confirmation." CBS' Kris Van Cleave: "Nearly five years after being nominated to the US Supreme Court, Merrick Garland finally got his Senate confirmation hearing today for attorney general. ... He'd take over a department beset by low morale and under fire by Democ
All three broadcast networks covered the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate Garland. David Muir said on ABC World News TonightVI (2/22, story 6, 1:00, 8.08M) that Garland "said, 'I am not the President's lawyer, I'm the United States' EFTA00148036 lawyer.' And if
d are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomi
E NEWS Intelligence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election. All three broadcast news networks covered what David Muir of ABC World News Tonight (10/22, story 3, 2:35, 6.71M) called a "new warning about election interference. US authorities say Russia and Iran have obtained voter re
nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat
ations in the United States who they believe are responsible for the spread of the virus."' ABC Examines Growing Rate Of Attacks On Asian Americans. ABC World News Tonight <hftps://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/06e48b3ada5b43c6bbe3802df7cal413?pubid=fbi> (5/5, story 4, 2:00, Muir, 6.42M) reported that US
0 Democrats will boycott, Schumer highlighted" Senate Majority Leader McConnell's actions in 2016 "when he refused to consider Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, the choice of President Barack Obama to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February." Reuters <https://www.reuters
ed on a well-known prostitution website." Financial Crime & Corporate Scandals DOJ Announces $8.3B Purdue Settlement Over Opioids Distribution. On ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.cornial3f3098e6154b149594d8d7a8b90111?pubid=fbi> (10/21, story 5, EFTA00136911 2:10, Muir, 6.08M)
are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP <https://apnews.corn/article/election-2020-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-senate-elections-boycotts- de2972
e News Intelligence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election. All three broadcast news networks covered what David Muir of ABC World News Tonight <https://playvideo.bulletinintelligence.corn/75a0ddd7221342c39f44a8a475dIlcbb?pubid=fbi> (10/22, story 3, 2:35, 6.71M) called a "new warnin
of a 10-year term for the FBI director serves the important purpose of insulating the bureau from political pressure." Along with Biden's chose of Merrick Garland, who didn't endorse Biden, as his attorney general, the "decisions send a signal that the new president is serious about not interfering in prosecu
for Ohio - and for justice." OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS Biden To Reinstate And Broaden Travel Restrictions To Confront COVID Spread. Tom Llamas opened ABC World News TonightVI (1/24, lead story, 3:35, 4.79M) by reporting that the COVID pandemic has hit "disturbing new milestones in the US - the country with more
d are set to confirm Barrett just 38 days after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. By comparison, they sat on President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland for 293 days and never held a vote." The AP (10/22, Mascaro, Jalonick) reports Republicans "powered past a Democratic boycott" to advance the nomi
gence Officials Warn Of Russian And Iranian Interference In US Election. EFTA00148447 All three broadcast news networks covered what David Muir of ABC World News TonightVI (10/22, story 3, 2:35, 6.71M) called a "new warning about election interference. US authorities say Russia and Iran have obtained voter r
nting aggressive efforts over the past few years to crack down on Chinese malign influence at U.S. universities." The piece quotes Attorney General Merrick Garland saying in House Appropriations testimony this week, "Well, within the last month or so, the intelligence community has identified China as a threat
ations in the United States who they believe are responsible for the spread of the virus." ABC Examines Growing Rate Of Attacks On Asian Americans. ABC World News TonightVi (5/5, story 4, 2:00, Muir, 6.42M) reported that US law enforcement authorities are "increasingly concerned with new attacks from New York
acks as the 20th anniversary of the attacks looms." The Herald adds, "GOP lawmakers in DC — along with a few Democrats - wrote to both U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to finally go public with the intel. It could expose how out of the 19 hijackers that day, 15 of them were citize
irmation, saying that releasing the footage will not undermine the ongoing investigation." ABC: Virginia Case Is Latest Officer-Involved Shooting . ABC World News Tonight Vi (4/25, story 3, 2:35, Davis, 1.86M) reported, "While the Derek Chauvin verdict placed police interactions with Black Americans under a m
eral lawmakers, including lone Republican Nicole Malliotakis and NY Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, sent a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, challenging the `state secrets privilege' that ex-Presidents Trump, Obama and Bush invoked to block release of a classified 16-page FBI report. Re
ich is accused of causing the hack on Colonial Pipeline, has told hacking associates that it will cease operations, security research firms said. On ABC World News TonightVi (5/14, story 4, 2:18, Muir, 6.01M), Erielle Reshef reported that despite DarkSide's claim, "experts we talked to say it's more likely the
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