The inquiry is a test for President Biden and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, who both came into office promising to restore the Justice Department’s independence.
Tag: United States Politics and Government
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The Anti-Lynching Law and the East St. Louis Riot of 1917
What happened to the Black community in East St. Louis?
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As Both Parties Gerrymander Furiously, State Courts Block the Way
State judges have been throwing out congressional maps they call partisan gerrymanders, in a sign of the effects of a 2019 Supreme Court ruling that pushed the issue below the federal level.
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U.S. Will Help Transfer Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine
The transfer, a response to a request from Ukraine’s president, will mark the first time the Biden administration has helped send tanks in the five-week-old war.