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top of the hour here in the cnn newsroom. thanks for joining us. im erica hill. >> im jim sciutto. happening now, attorney general merrick garland on capitol hill to testify before the jen at judiciary committee for the first time here. you see senators cruz and holly. he is expected to be hit with a wide range of questions including allegations from republicans as they said that the justice department is being weaponized against conservatives as well as updates into investigations int...

little to anything against churches and pro life centers. they will get in a lot. senator ted cruz asking garland during his last appearance before the committee about promise he made to keep politics out of the d.o.j. it went like this. >> i asked you quote, will you commit to this committee that under your leadership the department of justice will not target the political opponents of this administration? your answer, quote, absolutely. it is totally inappropriate for the department ...

of mar-a-lago for classified documents. but also since he launched not one, but two special counsel investigations into both former president trump and president biden. we just saw garland walk into the hearing room moments ago. he didnt answer any questions on the way in. we are live on the hill. also, congress intensifies its scrutiny of china. one lawmakers even warning of a, quote existential struggle with the nation during the very first meeting of a house select committee dedic...

Third, protecting civil rights. protecting civil rights was a founding purpose of the justice department and it remains an urgent priority. the departments storied civil rights division has been at the forefront of efforts to protect the right to vote, ensure constitutional policing and enforce federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in all of its forms, but now protecting civil rights is also the responsibility of every justice department employee every single day. we are working across com...

And enforce federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in all of its forms. but now protecting civil rights is also the responsibility of every justice department employee every single day. we are working across components to combat hate crimes and improve hate crimes reporting. in the wake of the supreme courts decision to overturn roe and casey the department pulled together to protect reproductive freedom under federal law. the department recognizes that communities of color, indigenous and ...

Founding purpose of the justice department and it remains an urgent priority. the departments storied civil rights division has been at the forefront of efforts to protect the right to vote, ensure constitutional policing, and enforce federal statutes prohibiting discrimination in all of its forms. but now protecting civil rights is also the responsibility of every justice the president employee every single day. we are working across opponents to combat hate crimes and improving hate crimes rep...