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President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One upon departure, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is en route to Louisiana. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden admin plans to amnesty researchers compromised by China, warn GOP senators

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Monday, April 26, 2021. The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Merrick Garland, in first appearance before Congress, to seek money for police probes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

New York City police officers set up barricades to contain members of the media outside the building where Rudy Giuliani lives, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in New York. A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that federal investigators have executed search warrants at Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan residence and office. The former New York City mayor has been under investigation for several years over his business dealings in Ukraine. Details of the reasons for Wednesday's searches were not immediately available. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Rudy Giuliani raid resolves DOJ dispute in dramatic fashion

By Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. Federal agents raided Giuliani’s Manhattan home and office on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, seizing computers and cellphones in a major escalation of the Justice Department’s investigation into the business dealings of former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Giuliani search warrant resolved Justice Department dispute

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, Monday, April 26, 2021. The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Merrick Garland announces probe into Louisville Police Department following Breonna Taylor’s death

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville, Ky., emergency medical worker studying to become a nurse, was shot several times in her hallway after three plainclothes narcotics detectives busted down the door of her apartment in the middle of the night in March 2020. A grand jury brought no charges against officers in her death, although one was indicted for shooting into a neighboring home that had people inside. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

Justice Dept. opens police probe after Breonna Taylor death

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and DYLAN LOVAN - Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about a jury's verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) **FILE**

Merrick Garland pledges to give police groups heads-up on future probes

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

United State Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during the 26th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum in Oklahoma City, Okla on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP)

Garland returns to Oklahoma City for bombing memorial

By SEAN MURPHY - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh stands before a ceremonial swearing-in in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Chuck Grassley pushes for criminal charges against fake Brett Kavanaugh accusers

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Violating the Constitution and the coming war on privacy illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Violating the Constitution and the coming war on privacy

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick to be attorney general, answers questions from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Merrick Garland confirmed by Senate to be U.S. attorney general

By Michael Balsamo and Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Judge Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick to be attorney general, answers questions from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Senate panel advances Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Merrick Garland decries ‘heinous’ Capitol riot, vows to oversee prosecutions if confirmed as AG

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this April 30, 2020, file photo, a protester carries his rifle at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Merrick Garland says DOJ would advance Joe Biden’s gun control policies

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

Merrick Garland, attorney general nominee, says he doesn’t support defunding police

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Then-Vice President-elect, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, stands with his son Hunter during a re-enactment of the Senate oath ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Merrick Garland says he hasn’t discussed the Hunter Biden investigation with the president

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Judge Merrick Garland, nominee to be Attorney General, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judicary Committee, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Pool via AP)

Merrick Garland dodges questions about Durham probe of Trump-Russia connection

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

AG nominee Garland vows Capitol riot will be top priority

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden's choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process, beginning Monday at a hearing, with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Merrick Garland civil rights record questioned by activists

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times