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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

en. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), "who is often aligned with Manchin, sits on that committee but has not declared her position on Tanden." Reuters (2/22, Zengerle) says the fight over her nomination "underscored the influence a small group of moderates will have as Biden seeks to achieve his policy goals in th

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

t," had previously "served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration," while Reuters (1/26, Zengerle) says Blinken had been "a committee staff director - when Biden, who spent decades in the Senate, was chairman - before he joined the Obama adminis

ments in which Scott has recommended Gowdy for roles such as Supreme Court justice. Scott also expressed the need to dismiss President Joe Biden and Merrick Garland from the Department of Justice. Back to Top COUNTERTERRORISM Judge Orders Release of Three of 'Newburgh Four; Assails FBI's Role in a Post-9/11 T

ner), CNN (07/27, Foran, Rimmer, Wilson), Axios (07/27, Sobczyk), Politico (07/27, O'Brien), USA TODAY (07/27, Looker, Herszenhorn), Reuters (07/27, Zengerle), The Hill (07/27, Weaver), the New York Post (07/27, Campanile), and the Washington Examiner (07/27, Brest). Ron DeSantis Vows to Fire Director Wr

to a timeline posted by ABC News (07/27, Faulders, Mallin, Barr), in November 2022, Jack Smith was appointed as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the investigation into attempts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results. Smith soon began issuing subpoenas

er), CNN (07/27, Foran, Rimmer, Wilson), Axios (07/27, Sobczyk), Politico (07/27, O'Brien), USA TODAY (07/27, Looker, Herszenhorn), Reuters (07/27, Zengerle), The Hill (07/27, Weaver), the New York Post (07/27, Campanile), and the Washington Examiner (07/27, Brest). Ron DeSantis Vows to Fire Director Wr