Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years under former President

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U.S. attorney general Merrick Garland delivered his farewell address to the Justice Department. Who are the Israelis released or recovered on the first day of the ceasefire? The Silurian Hypothesis Su

President Joe Biden traveled to South Carolina, the state that helped catapult him to the White House, on his final full day in office.

Biden visits South Carolina, the site of his big comeback in 2020, reaffirming his ties with the Black community.

Joe Biden concludes his single term as, paradoxically, one of the best and worst presidents to occupy the Oval Office. Biden’s remarkable service to the country includes defeating Donald Trump in 2020 — which in that moment had the air of saving American democracy.