Epstein Secrets

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

mes, second only to Texas, since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the death penalty to resume in 1976." Pritzker Signs Criminal Justice Reform Bill. The Chicago Sun-Times (2/22, Hinton, 970K) reports Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) "signed a sweeping criminal justice bill into law Monday, moving Illinois closer to end

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

ple." The moves came as the city's "seven-day average of new cases has hit 645, up dramatically from where the city was at the start of the month." The Chicago Sun-Times (10/22, Spielman, 875K) reports Lightfoot "openly acknowledged the tremendous hardship on restaurants and bars that are the lifeblood of Chicago nei

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

enity in any consistent way," and that "the obvious approach...with a few clearly defined exceptions" would be to "stick to a free-speech policy." The Chicago Sun-Times <https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/5/22420911/facebook-ban-donald-trump- editorial> (5/5, 970K) editorializes that the decision "is good news for a

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

le." The moves came as the city's "seven-day average of new cases has hit 645, up dramatically from where the city was at the start of the month." The Chicago Sun-Times <https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/22/21528535/coronavirus-covid- chicago-bars-indoor-service-restaurants-businesses-curfew-lightfoot>

and Names Coley To Lead Public Affairs At DO), Sources Say. Axios (1/26, Nichols, 1.26M) reports President Biden's Attorney General-designate Judge Merrick Garland "has tapped Anthony Coley, an Obama-era Treasury Department official, to serve as a senior adviser and to lead public affairs at the Department of J

s Jr, who "was last seen at the family home in the 2600 block of Savannah Hill Circle in New Braunfels." Illinois Mayor Indicated Over Corruption. The Chicago Sun-Times (1/26, 970K) reports that Crestwood Mayor Louis Presta's trial over federal bribery and tax charges would begin next December. Prosecutors "said Pre

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

ple." The moves came as the city's "seven-day average of new cases has hit 645, up dramatically from where the city was at the start of the month." The Chicago Sun-Times (10/22, Spielman, 875K) reports Lightfoot "openly acknowledged the tremendous hardship on restaurants and bars that are the lifeblood of Chicago ne

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

onsistent way," and that "the obvious approach...with a few clearly defined exceptions" would be to "stick to a free-speech policy." EFTA00149829 The Chicago Sun-Times (5/5, 970K) editorializes that the decision "is good news for a non-crazy America," arguing that "Trump is nothing but a lying machine, with his big

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

fter the shooting, ceremoniously rolled out in wheelchairs in front of a line of about 50 waiting officers before getting in their families' cars." The Chicago Sun-Times (5/16, 970K) reports Police Supt. David Brown "said the officers were in full uniform and did not engage in a foot pursuit with the suspect before t