
Merrick Garland will appear before Senate panel amid pressure on Nassar probe, Bannon and school boards memo
CNN
Attorney General Merrick Garland is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, where he is likely to face fierce Republican blowback to a memo he issued addressing threats to school boards, as well as bipartisan heat for the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar probe.
Garland's appearance comes as the Justice Department weighs whether to prosecute Steve Bannon -- a close ally of former President Donald Trump -- after the House voted to hold him in contempt for not cooperating in its January 6 investigation.
In a scathing prepared opening statement obtained by CNN, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, will claim that President Joe Biden has "politicized" department decision-making in telling reporters the department should prosecute witnesses who defy subpoenas in the House probe. Biden said last week at a CNN town hall that he had been wrong to make that statement.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











