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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
, a closely watched model from the University of Washington projects more than 589,000 dead by June 1." The New York Times (2/22, Tompkins, Bosman, Pietsch, 20.6M) reports that the US "accounts for about 20 percent of the world's known Covid deaths, but makes up just 4.25 percent of the global populati
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
f rounds of ammunition and a drum-style magazine." Son Tipped Off FBI About Father Who Participated In Capitol Violence. The New York Times (1/24, Pietsch, 20.6M) reports that according to an FBI affidavit, Guy W. Reffitt, who was arrested for being part of the Capitol violence, told his son, Jackson R
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
vaccine hesitancy could prevent the country from reaching herd immunity and stopping the spread of COVID. The New York Times (4/25, Paz, Kannapell, Pietsch, 20.6M) reports US vaccination rates "are falling...despite the spread of highly contagious virus variants that are fueling a national caseload that
pport of and commitment to a free and independent press,' Anthony Coley, the DOJ director of public affairs and a senior adviser to Attorney General Merrick Garland, said in a statement to the Washington Examiner on Thursday." The Hill (5/20, Choi, 5.69M) also reports. Wray Taps Merrill As New Hawaii SAC. Hono
population when the crisis hit their home turf." NYTimes Analysis: Global Vaccination Effort Suffers Repeated Setbacks. The New York Times (5/20, Pietsch, 20.6M) examines the COVAX vaccination campaign, and the recent setbacks involving India's Serum Institute and the US' Emergent BioSolutions, which
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