Merrick Garland

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to become President Biden’s attorney general to the full Senate on Monday.

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general is set for his confirmation hearing vowing to prioritize civil rights, combat extremist attacks and ensure the Justice Department remains politically independent

Merrick Garland told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Monday that he will supervise prosecution of white supremacists if confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.

An emotional Merrick Garland describes the anti-semitism his family came to this country to escape, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing his motivation to be attorney general is out of “obligation to the country to pay back.”

Merrick Garland pledged Monday to pursue a robust investigation into the leaders of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

President Joe Biden’s pick of Judge Merrick Garland to be attorney general offers a seemingly problem-free nominee with bipartisan support.

In introducing Garland, President-elect Biden said that the Justice Department does not serve the president: “Your loyalty is not to me.”

President-elect Joe Biden has introduced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general along with three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions

President-elect Joe Biden officially announced his nominations for several key Justice Department positions on Thursday, including his nomination of Hon. Merrick Garland for Attorney General. Biden also announced his nominations of civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta for associate attorney general, longtime prosecutor Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general, and Kristen Clarke as assistant attorney general for civil rights.

President-elect Joe Biden officially announced his nominations for several key Justice Department positions on Thursday, including his nomination of Hon. Merrick Garland for Attorney General. Biden also announced his nominations of civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta for associate attorney general, longtime prosecutor Lisa Monaco as deputy attorney general, and Kristen Clarke as assistant attorney general for civil rights.

The judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general. Here are five things to know about Merrick Garland.

President-elect Joe Biden has selected a federal appeals court judge, Merrick Garland, as his attorney general

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Judge Merrick Garland for attorney general.

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones is the leading contender to be nominated for attorney general by President-elect Joe Biden, three sources familiar with the discussions tell NBC News. Biden is also considering Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, who was denied a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016 by a Republican-led Senate, and Sally Yates,...

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday that President Donald Trump should not immediately seek to fill the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. “There is no doubt, let me be clear, that the voters should pick the president and the president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider,” he said.

In announcing she would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Susan Collins said Judges Kavanaugh and Merrick Garland “voted the same way in 93 percent of cases they heard together” on the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia. This is evidence, she said, that Kavanaugh is “more of a centrist” than his critics say.

Former President Barack Obama’s forsaken Supreme Court nominee is now being touted as an ideal candidate for FBI director from an unlikely advocate—a Republican senator.

Former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett will not rule out perhaps running for office herself one day.

Sen. Lindsey Graham killed off U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Tuesday morning. “Justice Alito passed away in February,” the South Carolina senator said as he questioned President Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacancy on the high court, Judge Neil Gorsuch. Graham’s comment came as he addressed the controversial decision by Senate Republicans not to consider former President Barack Obama’s...