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Senators call for DOJ probe into Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway
The billionaire businessman has reportedly faced a warning from the Justice Department over the $1 …
Bryan Metzger
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Senate Judiciary Committee chair says the Supreme Court's new code of conduct lacking any enforcement mechanism 'falls short'
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin made the statement Monday evening hours after the Supreme Court anno…
Madison Hall
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More student-loan borrowers are taking advantage of an updated route to get rid of their debt in bankruptcy court, top Democratic senators say
Sen. Elizabeth Warren led some of her colleagues in calling on Biden's administration to bolster ou…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Republicans sure don't sound like they're about to block Democrats from filling Dianne Feinstein's Judiciary Committee seat
GOP senators could technically filibuster a resolution to change the all-important committee's memb…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden 'felt compelled' to govern with progressives as part of his coalition because he felt they helped him win in 2020
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut told The New York Times Magazine that Biden transformed "from bein…
John L. Dorman
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The Senate Judiciary Committee just asked GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for a list of any gifts he's given to a Supreme Court justice
The letter follows reporting from ProPublica documenting the many vacations Crow has paid for with …
Madison Hall
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin wants GOP senators to 'show a little kindness' toward Dianne Feinstein as they appear unlikely to help Democrats temporarily replace her on the panel
Durbin wants his GOP colleagues to give Feinstein "a dignified departure" from the Judiciary panel.…
John L. Dorman
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AOC says Democrats aren't doing enough with their Senate majority: 'We need to go after the Supreme Court'
"I don't know if most people in the country even know what party is in the Senate majority," she sa…
Bryan Metzger
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The Senate just announced a hearing 'to explore the grim reality of a post-Roe America' as the Supreme Court revokes abortion rights
"Millions of Americans are waking up in a country where they have fewer rights than their parents a…
Bryan Metzger
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House Judiciary Committee threatens to subpoena FBI over Charles McGonigal documents
The FBI "may be attempting to hide the true extent of McGonigal's misconduct," the GOP-led committe…
Mattathias Schwartz
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Amy Klobuchar, who sits on the Senate judiciary committee, says Clarence Thomas' undisclosed lavish gifts from billionaire GOP donor is 'serious' and callsfor stronger ethics rules
"This should not be a double standard. Every federal judge in the country comes under these ethics …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Joe Biden wants to rein in the Supreme Court, saying it's gone rogue after rulings on abortion, presidential immunity
Biden unveiled a radical plan for Supreme Court reform, taking aim at term limits and presidential …
Mia Jankowicz
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The Senate Judiciary Committee says it's 'watching' Ticketmaster as the battle for Beyoncé tickets begins
Demand for Beyoncé's upcoming Renaissance World Tour is already 800% higher than the tickets availa…
Rebecca Cohen,Juliana Kaplan
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Adam Schiff, a high-profile Democrat and close Pelosi ally, just called on Biden to drop out
"I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November,' the clos…
Brent D. Griffiths
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The public is outraged the Secret Service appeared to allow a shooter a clear shot of Trump. After Reagan was shot, the agency was widely praised.
The Trump shooting has parallels to John Hinckley Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, but…
Jacob Shamsian
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Senate panel tied 11-11 on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination, forcing an extra vote on her way to being confirmed to the Supreme Court
The committee voted along party lines for Jackson's nomination, highlighting the partisan nature of…
Oma Seddiq
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Lindsey Graham says Republicans wouldn't have given Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson a hearing if they controlled the Senate
"If we were in charge, she would not have been before this committee," Graham, who voted to confirm…
Bryan Metzger,Oma Seddiq
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GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he won't support Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court because 'we disagree on judicial philosophy'
"Judge Jackson has impeccable credentials and a deep knowledge of the law, but ... she refused to c…
John L. Dorman
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Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn confused the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and she's getting called out for it
Blackburn's tweet came after the Tennessee Republican grilled Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown J…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Hundreds of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's supporters gather outside the Supreme Court as her confirmation hearings begin
"As a Black woman who is an attorney and who has locks, I look at her and I see me," Fatmata Barrie…