Merrick Garland

A new report indicates that Justice Department officials raised objections to a memo from the Biden era concerning Covid-19 policies in schools, reportedly tied to Attorney General Merrick Garland. The objections shed light on internal disagreements within the department over pandemic-era guidance affecting education.

Senator John Kennedy sharply criticized special counsel Jack Smith over communications with Attorney General Merrick Garland, pressing on whether their conversations were appropriate given the Justice Department's independence from the White House. The exchange, reported by Colorado Politics, has drawn attention amid ongoing scrutiny of the special counsel's investigations and claims of political interference.