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Loretta Lynch

20 articles 2015–2017

When Loretta Met Bill

The Editors · August 12, 2017

In many quarters of the American news media today, seasoned journalists seem incapable of pondering those parts of reality that don’t complement their political worldviews. It goes beyond “bias”—we’re all biased. This is negligence.

When Loretta Met Bill

The Editors · August 11, 2017

In many quarters of the American news media today, seasoned journalists seem incapable of pondering those parts of reality that don’t complement their political worldviews. It goes beyond “bias”—we’re all biased. This is negligence.

Donald Jr. and Team Trump's Shifting Russia Stories

Michael Warren · July 10, 2017

Three prominent figures in the Trump presidential campaign appear to have sought the assistance of a Russian political operative with ties to the Putin government months before last November’s election. This comes via reporting by the New York Times, which broke a story over the weekend that Donald…

Did the Justice Department Pressure Aetna On Obamacare?

Jeffrey Anderson · August 29, 2016

Many Obamacare supporters have been taking solace in their belief that Aetna's recent decision to pull out of all but four government-run exchanges was a result not of Obamacare's slow-motion death spiral but of Aetna's playing politics with the Department of Justice, which has blocked the…

AG Lynch: FBI Still Conducting Hillary Investigation

Jim Swift · February 24, 2016

Testifying this morning before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Attorney General Loretta Lynch was asked by Rep. John Carter (R-TX) about the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server and its role in handling classified and secret information.

Cruz Prepares For Shutdown II

Michael Warren · September 24, 2015

Something has gotten into Ted Cruz. The Republican senator is known as a conservative firebrand willing to take on his own party, but in a Thursday meeting with reporters in his Capitol Hill office, Cruz was sounding almost ecumenical. Maybe it was the presence of Pope Francis.

Lynch to Meet with Obama in Oval Office

Daniel Halper · May 28, 2015

Days after the indictment of FIFA officials and just a day after the indictment of Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, Attorney General Loretta Lynch is scheduled to mee with President Barack Obama. The meeting with take place in the Oval Office. 

Ask Lynch About the IRS Scandal

Joshua Gelernter · January 8, 2015

Confirming a new attorney general is near the top of the new Senate's to-do list. The power not to confirm the president's nominees is near the top of the Republicans' new consignment of political clout. Needless to say, without the White House, the GOP can't implement their preferred policies, but…