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Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill last month.

Georgia Congressman Asks DOJ To Investigate DA Handling Rayshard Brooks Case

7:34pm July 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., wants the Fulton County District Attorney investigated for "egregious abuse of power." Collins is running for a U.S. Senate seat in the fall.

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., had set a Monday morning deadline for Attorney General William Barr to provide access to the unredacted Mueller report.

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House Judiciary Plans Contempt Vote For Attorney General Barr Over Mueller Report

3:59pm May 06, 2019

by Tim Mak

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler issued a subpoena last month to the Justice Department to give Congress an unredacted version of the Mueller report. The deadline to comply was Monday.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, laughs with Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., right, after Cohen arrived with a bucket of fried chicken and a prop chicken because Attorney General William Barr did not appear before the committee as req

Politics & Government

Barr Standoff Escalates Confrontation Between White House And Congress

7:00am May 04, 2019

by Susan Davis

Attorney General William Barr's refusal to appear before a House committee is forcing Democrats to rethink their oversight strategy for the Trump administration.

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House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and other House Democratic chairs are pushing forward with investigations of related to President Trump following the report from special counsel Robert Mueller on the 2016 election.

Democrats Demand Full Mueller Report, Lay Out Argument For Continued Investigations

5:35pm March 28, 2019

by Tim Mak

House Democratic committee chairs set an April 2 deadline for Attorney General Barr to give Congress the full Mueller report. Committee aides won't say if they will subpoena it if DOJ doesn't comply.