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Feb 2021
22m 59s
An apolitical Justice Department?
THE WASHINGTON POST
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Merrick Garland’s plans for the Department of Justice. And, another push to provide pandemic loans to small businesses.
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President Biden has vowed to remake the Department of Justice,
placing a greater emphasis on promoting racial justice
, criminal justice reform, and investigating and rooting out domestic terrorism. His nominee for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland,
testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week
. Matt Zapotosky reports.
Business reporter Aaron Gregg explains the
change in coronavirus relief
that could help more mom-and-pop businesses survive the pandemic.
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