President-elect Donald Trump has designated Iowa native Matthew Whitaker, a conservative firebrand who filled in briefly as his acting attorney general in the first Trump administration ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate Matthew G ... Trump chose Whitaker to step in as his acting attorney general during a tumultuous period in his first term ...

the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel concludes that the “constitutionality of [Matthew] Whitaker’s designation as Acting Attorney General is supported by Supreme Court ...

Matthew Whitaker is a former Acting Attorney General of the United States, chief of staff to the Attorney General of the United States, and U.S. Attorney. He earned his B.A., M.B.A., and law ...

President Donald Trump has defended his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, as opponents call for his recusal from the Russia investigation. Mr Whitaker was named to replace former ...

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC just hours after testifying to Congress about his oversight of the Justice Department, The New York ...

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday for a highly anticipated testimony about his oversight of the Justice Department. Whitaker's ...

President Trump: "This is a hot White House" Matthew Whitaker can now assume control of the Mueller inquiry, which has been under the control of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein until now.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker listens to a question from Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., as he appears before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Friday, Feb ...

Whitaker had been considered a potential pick for attorney general, a position Trump instead ... AP Diplomat Writer Matthew Lee and Associated Press writer Ellen Knickmeyer contributed to this ...