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

irmly believe the nation is ready to change." Murphy Signs Legislation Legalizing Marijuana In New Jersey. EFTA00148051 The New York Times (2/22, Closson, 20.6M) reports New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy (D) on Monday "signed into law three bills that effectively permit and regulate the use of recreationa

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

White House process that favored applications benefiting or pushed by Mr. Trump's allies, friends and family." Meanwhile, the New York Times (1/26, Closson, 20.6M) reports that of the "dozens of pardons and commutations...Trump issued before leaving office, one name has left some law enforcement offici

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

of 61% in its violent crime rate following a consent decree." Shootings In New York City Reach Levels Last Seen In 1997. The New York Times (5/14, Closson, 20.6M) reports that in New York City, 170 people were "shot over the last four full weeks, according to police data." Per the Times, "The last time