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House Republicans want audio recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of their impeachment inquiry.
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House Republicans want audio recordings of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur as part of their impeachment inquiry.
The resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt passed by a vote of 216 to 207, with all but one Republican voting in favor.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testified Tuesday before one of the Republican-led House panels that advanced contempt of Congress resolutions against him in May. Garland vigorously pushed back on attacks against the Justice Department. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Attorney General Merrick Garland faced tense questions Tuesday while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee grilled former special counsel Robert Hur as he testified Tuesday on his report of President Biden's handling of classified documents found at his Delaware home. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on the hearing.
Former special counsel Robert Hur spent hours Tuesday defending his investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Hunter Biden's testimony comes after the Republican-led impeachment probe suffered a blow when a key witness was charged with lying about the family's business dealings.
Republicans say the materials related to the special counsel's investigation into President Biden's handling of classified documents is relevant to their impeachment inquiry.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of a Republican-led investigation into whether Willis' office misused federal grant money. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to examine how the move could impact the DA's prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
Special counsel David Weiss spoke to Congress to "address misunderstandings about the scope of my authority" in the Hunter Biden probe, according to a transcript reviewed by CBS News.
Attorney General Merrick Garland testified before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in his first appearance before Congress since two criminal indictments were brought against former President Donald Trump and a plea deal for Hunter Biden collapsed. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning, where he's expected to answer questions about several recent high-profile Justice Department investigations. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The Justice Department rejected a pair of congressional subpoenas as House Republicans ramp up their scrutiny of the Hunter Biden investigation. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The testimony came amid a legal battle over President Biden's asylum plan and the Justice Department's lawsuit against Texas for putting up floating barriers to stop migrants. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined to unpack the legal challenges facing the Biden administration.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. He defended the bureau amid criticism from Republican lawmakers. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest from Capitol Hill.
FBI Director Christopher Wray faced the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday for the first time since Republicans took control of the panel. In the nearly six-hour hearing, Wray responded to repeated accusations of interference in high-profile cases and emphatically defended the agents serving under his command. Josh Skule, former FBI executive assistant director for intelligence, joins CBS News to unpack the hearing.
"I can tell you, having spent 40 years plus as a prosecutor, they were particularly sobering to me," the special counsel told lawmakers.
Just before the last 2020 presidential debate, 51 of the former officials signed a letter saying the contents of Hunter Biden's laptop had the "earmarks" of a Russian operation.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is holding a hearing in New York City focusing on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and violent crime in the city. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on what's behind this hearing.
The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday due to Hurricane Ian. This comes as a trial for several Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy is getting underway. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
They've written to the attorney general, FBI director, White House chief of staff and others.
The House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on a package of gun reform legislation that is not expected to win Republican support. CBS News Political Correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns breaks down the proposals and whether they can make it to President Biden's desk.
Several pieces of gun control legislation are up for discussion at Thursday's House Judiciary Committee hearing in response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. CBS News Political Correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns breaks down the proposed legislation lawmakers will discuss and why its chances of passing are "pretty much zero."