Garland stresses importance of 'independent Justice Department' in farewell speech

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered his farewell address to the Department of Justice and emphasized the importance of the department's independence and reflected on his years of service.

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Trump is reversing the Civil Rights Division's positions on major legal issues, including voting rights, abortion rights and DEI initiatives.
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As he begins his second week in office, President Trump's acting attorney general fired a number of prosecutors who worked on the government's cases against President Trump. The president was ...
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Trump justice department fires officials who worked for prosecutor Jack Smith

Acting attorney general says career officials could not be trusted to ‘faithfully implement the president’s agenda’. Acting attorney general James McHenry on Monday fired more than a dozen federal ...
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How the Justice Department is changing under Trump

The Justice Department has fired more than a dozen officials who worked on former special counsel Jack Smith's team prosecuting President Trump. It comes just days after Trump fired more than a ...
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Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him

The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.
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Justice Department's memo on Trump's immigration policies reflects a major change

CBS News obtained a Justice Department memo directing local authorities to enact the Trump administration's immigration policies. Former federal prosecutor and independent counsel Scott ...
CBS News - Jan. 23
Trump administration directs Justice Department to step up immigration enforcement

The Trump administration is directing the Justice Department to dramatically boost its efforts on immigration enforcement, making it an agency top priority.
NBC News - Jan. 22
Trump executive order seeks review of political bias in Justice Department

The Department of Justice is already experiencing sweeping changes under the Trump administration. The president has issued an executive order taking aim at what he calls the "weaponization" of the ...
CBS News - Jan. 21
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Erase Justice Department’s Investigation

President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is ...
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Trump orders Justice Department to not enforce TikTok ban

The order directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against "any entity for any noncompliance" with the law.
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Trump tells Justice Department not to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days

Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the U.S. will not enforce the law meant to force the app's owner to sell the company.
NBC News - Jan. 21
Biden’s pitiful farewell speech wows the media that covered up his decline

President Biden's farewell address was a cliché-laden mess, yet the media coverage described it as a "speech for the history books" and a "defense of democracy" that "underscored the importance of ...
The Hill - Jan. 20
Justice Department Reconsiders NCAA Athlete Pay Settlement

The DOJ says an NCAA payment ruling for compensating student athletes may not be enough.
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Watch live: Austin bids farewell to Defense Department

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell in a speech Friday morning, just days before President-elect Trump is set to return to the White House. During his four years helming the Pentagon, ...
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Justice Department says Alabama institutionalizes too many children with disabilities

The U.S. Justice Department says Alabama is unnecessarily institutionalizing children with physical disabilities in nursing homes and hospitals
ABC News - Jan. 16
Standout moments from Biden's farewell speech at Department of Defense

President Biden delivered a farewell address on Thursday at the Department of Defense. asking, "If we don't lead the world, who will lead the world?" CBS News senior White House correspondent ...
CBS News - Jan. 16
Attorney General Merrick Garland gives his farewell speech

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered his farewell address on Thursday. Meanwhile, House Democrats pushed Speaker Mike Johnson to erect a long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque. CBS News congressional ...
CBS News - Jan. 16
Garland cautions against abuse of DOJ power in farewell address

Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of "grave injustice" for those who abuse the Justice Department's power. Much of Garland's parting remarks were a ...
The Hill - Jan. 17
Biden delivers farewell remarks at Department of Defense

President Biden addressed the Department of Defense days before he hands over the White House to President-elect Donald Trump. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.
CBS News - Jan. 16
Garland delivers farewell address at Justice Department

Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered his farewell address to the Justice Department before President-elect Donald Trump's administration begins. Garland called for discretion in enforcing the ...
CBS News - Jan. 16
Merrick Garland rebukes 'unfounded attacks' on Justice Department officials in farewell speech

In a farewell speech to Justice Department staffers, outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appeared to rebuke attacks from President-elect Donald Trump and his allies who have ...
NBC News - Jan. 16
Watch live: Biden gives final address at Defense Department farewell ceremony

President Biden, poised to leave office in just days, will give remarks Thursday afternoon at a Department of Defense commander in chief farewell ceremony. His comments come on the heels of a ...
The Hill - Jan. 16
Biden delivers farewell address to the Department of Defense

Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers his farewell address as commander in chief to the Department of Defense.
NBC News - Jan. 16
Biden warns of oligarchy forming in US during White House farewell speech

President Biden used his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday to warn Americans of an oligarchy taking shape in the U.S. while issuing warnings of other threats to the nation as he ...
The Hill - Jan. 16
Live coverage: Biden's farewell speech comes on heels of raucous confirmation hearings

President Biden delivered a somewhat grim primetime farewell speech on Wednesday from the Oval Office to mark the final days of his presidency. The speech is among Biden's last as president and ...
The Hill - Jan. 16
Jack Smith resigns from US justice department as special counsel

Smith, who tried to prosecute Donald Trump over classified documents and US Capitol riot, stepped down Friday. Jack Smith, the justice department’s special counsel assigned to oversee two criminal ...
The Guardian - Jan. 11
Justice Department finds Tulsa Race Massacre was ‘systemic’ and ‘coordinated’

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Newsom calls for independent investigation of LA Department of Water and Power

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department Water and Power on Friday amid reported water supply issues during this week's wildfires. In ...
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Trump announces new ambassador, Justice Department, VA nominees

President-elect Trump announced on Thursday his latest batch of presumptive nominees to serve in his forthcoming administration. Trump announced his pick of Christine Jack Toretti, Pennsylvania’s ...
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LA firestorm stresses importance of having personal disaster plan: Officials

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Can the Justice Department Survive a Trump Wrecking Ball?

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Justice department to release part of Trump election interference report, leaving out documents case – US politics live

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Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department

With only two weeks left in the Biden administration, officials hurried to finalize a plan in the city where George Floyd was murdered.
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Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Deny Trump’s Request to Delay TikTok Ban

The President-elect’s decision to weigh in on the law requiring the video platform’s parent company to sell its U.S. business leaves the law’s January 19 deadline in doubt.
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