The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress over his refusal to turn over audio tapes of President Joe Biden—a toothless yet highly partisan move ...

Garland is now the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt. Rep. David Joyce, R-Ohio, was the only Republican lawmaker to break off from his party colleagues on Wednesday.

Garland’s testimony was the first time he has appeared before Congress since a jury in New York City convicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence Stormy ...

Under the process which hasn’t been used since 1935, the person being held in contempt could be arrested by the sergeant-at-arms and brought to the House floor for trial, and can be imprisoned ...

WASHINGTON — Merrick Garland became the third attorney general in U.S. history to be held in contempt of Congress on Wednesday as Republicans moved to punish the Justice Department for refusing ...

The GOP-led House had initially wavered about holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt amid pushback by Republican moderates running for reelection in districts Mr. Biden won in 2020.

Justice Department says it won't prosecute AG Garland after contempt vote 01:54. Washington –– A Republican-led effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress ...

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. Latest U.S.

Garland became the third attorney in U.S. history -- and third in the past dozen years -- to be held in contempt by Congress. It was the first time since 2019 that an attorney general was held in ...

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio related to President Joe Biden’s handling of ...

FILE – Attorney General Merrick Garland listens to a question while testifying during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Department of Justice, June 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.