William Barr, President Trump's attorney general nominee, said at his Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that he believed that Russia had tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
President Trump's nominee to serve as attorney general, William Barr, sought to assure members of Congress he won't thwart the special counsel's investigation after his earlier criticism.
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The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recovery from cancer surgery is "on track" and no further treatment is required. But the 85-year-old justice will miss court arguments next week.
Chief U.S. District Judge John Tunheim said funds to pay the 223 staff members in his court will run out as soon as this week. Then they'll be required to work without pay
The department's public affairs apparatus is mostly idle for lack of funding, but that didn't stop it from making announcements in support of the administration's messaging about immigrants.
Court spokesperson Kathy Arberg said Monday the 85-year-old Ginsburg is continuing to recuperate and work from home after doctors removed two cancerous growths from her left lung odn Dec. 21.
The Trump administration has achieved remarkable success in confirming federal judges, while left-leaning groups are sounding alarms about diversity and other concerns.
Attorneys for a Minneapolis officer who fatally shot an Australian woman last year have asked a judge for permission to inspect a police vehicle from which the shot was fired.
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