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Attorney general merrick garland was on the hill today g facing gop lawmakers. >> the memo ordered local authorities on how to address threats targeting local school officials. jessica schneider has more on this hearing. it really was the common denominator in the questions from the republican senators focused over and over on this memo. >> thats all theyve been talking about, guys. the attorney general refuses to rescind this memo. republicans have really been seizing on this memo as a talking ...

For their directive and they were trying to get an apology out of the attorney general today. >> yeah, i think he should have apologized. i think some of the rhetoric from the republicans was over the top. but this whole spectacle was a political self-inflicted disaster with a parent or alleged collusion between the association and the white house and somehow this got to the doj and they took a very bad, badly written letter, way too seriously and they broke a lot of norms and customs to weigh i...

That there were threats of violence and violence with respect to school officials and school staff. >> so the attorney general vigorously defending this memo. he also rejected allegations from some republicans that he was acting under the directive of the white house to issue this memo. ins instead, garland made very clear that he wrote the memo and hes completely independent from the white house. he also faced repeated calls from the white house to rescind this memo. he specifically stated he w...

But no democrats are really republicans. you remember that you will never be disappointed and you will see why 20 people voted for this failure sitting in the attorney generals office. >> dan bongino, got to catch his show. its on saturday. thanks, dan. >> thanks buddy, good to talk to you. >> lawrence: you bet. now it wasnt just the two senators from texas bringing the heat. arkansas senator tom cotton let the a.g. know how he feels, watch. >> its a shamable. this testimony. your directive your...

Reasonable to read this memo memorandum as chilling anyones rights, it expresses the constitutional right to make arguments about your childrens education. >> the attorney general has been answering questions like this all day long since the hearing started at 10:00. he rejected an allegation from some republicans that he was acted under the directive of the white house to issue this memo, despite those repeated calls from republicans to rescind the memo, garland saying he stands by it. this is ...

Threats that some educators say theyve been facing when it comes to things like covid protocols including mask mandates and the teaching of racial issues in class. republicans over the past month they have seized on this money as a rallying cry. they falsely stated its meant to stifle free speech and falsely portraying it as a directive to arrest parents who speak out at school board meetings. att hes facing another grilling today from senate republicans. this time merrick garland is coming forw...

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has said an individual should determine if they want to be involved in any movement or not after South Africa Quinton d

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has said an individual should determine if they want to be involved in any movement or not after South Africa Quinton d

Take a look at this video in del rio yesterday. again, theyre doing the same thing there deplaying massive amounts of national guard resources to the rivers edge to make sure what we saw happen in del rio doesnt happen again. governor abbott has said, if the federal government isnt going to do its job and secure the border, texas is going to have to fill that void and thats what theyre planning on doing. theyre doing that in del rio. back out here live in eagle pass, theyre doing the same thing ...

Win on the wta tour! south africa have their first win in crickets world cup t20 tournament, but they beat west indies without their opener quinton de kock. the wicket—keeper batsmen opted out of the match in dubai after cricket south africa had sent out a directive insisting that all their players must take a knee before matches. patrick gearey reports. the idea was that this be a moment of unity. the first time the whole south african team took a knee but one man was missing. endicott redrew...