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House January 6th Select Committee Holds Its Fifth Hearing

Who is Jeffrey Rosen and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

By Hannah Grabenstein

Who is Bill Barr and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings?

Bill Barr, former attorney general to President Donald Trump, testified in closed-door hearings before the Jan. 6 House committee.

By Hannah Grabenstein

U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol holds its opening public hear...

WATCH: Barr, Ivanka Trump say they knew there was no voter fraud in 2020 election

Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee introduced clips from video depositions by Ivanka Trump and former Attorney General Bill Barr to show President Trump's claims of substantial voter fraud were "complete nonsense."…

By Associated Press

What you need to know about the redacted Barr memo released by the DOJ

Late last night, the Justice Department released a memo addressed to then-Attorney General William Barr from its office of legal counsel. The memo formed Barr's decision not to charge former President Donald Trump with obstruction of justice. John Yang gets…

By John Yang, Kate Grumke, Geoffrey Lou Guray

Barr says ‘no reason’ for special counsel on election fraud or Hunter Biden

Outgoing Attorney General William Barr said that the investigation into Hunter Biden's financial dealings was "being handled responsibly and professionally."…

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Justice Department has unsealed charges against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Attorney General William Barr to step down, Trump tweets

Attorney General Bill Barr will resign his position as the nation's chief law enforcement officer, President Trump tweeted on Monday. Barr will leave his position next week, when Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will become acting attorney general. Yamiche Alcindor…

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Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump tweets

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says Attorney General William Barr is resigning.

Barr says Justice Department found no evidence of fraud that would change election outcome

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud and has seen nothing that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

Barr authorizes election probes despite little evidence of fraud

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Barr's action comes days after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump and raises the prospect that Trump will use the Justice Department to try to challenge the outcome.