Some House Republicans want to hold Merrick Garland in "inherent contempt" of Congress, but not many lawmakers knows what that means.

"It is imperative that Congress uses its inherent contempt powers and instructs the Sergeant at Arms to bring Attorney General Merrick Garland to the House for questioning and compel him to ...

Key Facts The House voted against holding Garland in inherent contempt in a 204-210 vote, according to multiple outlets, after four Republicans—in addition to 12 who were absent—and 206 ...

Inherent contempt was last in the news when House Democrats threatened to hold Trump administration officials accountable as they sought Trump's tax records.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is preparing to force a House floor vote to invoke inherent contempt power to fine Garland $10,000 for each day he does not hand over the tapes.

Inherent contempt hasn’t been used since 1934, when William MacCracken, the first-ever aeronautics regulator, posted up at the Senate sergeant-at-arms’s house for the weekend, refusing to leave.

The House rejected a resolution Thursday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in “inherent contempt” of Congress and fine him $10,000 each day that he does not turn over audio tapes from ...

The House rejected an "inherent contempt" resolution for Attorney General Merrick B. Garland over a taped interview of the president.

House Republicans failed to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress on Thursday, a rare move that would have fined the nation's top law enforcement official $10,000 ...

The third option is a rarely used doctrine known as “inherent contempt” which empowers both chambers to send members of the sergeant at arms to arrest and detain the person in question.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said she will bring an inherent contempt motion to the House floor on Friday, and Attorney General Merrick Garland could be detained.

A Republican congresswoman’s effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt for refusing to turn over audio tapes of special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President ...