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Sen. Dick Durbin Criticizes Chief Justice John Roberts For His Lack Of Ethics Reform

On Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) criticized Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for his lack of…

1 year ago

President Trump Says Sen. Dick Durbin Was Lying About “S—hole” Comment

Donald Trump on Monday tweeted out that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) was lying when he said that the president referred to…

7 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Urges Sen. Menendez To Resign Following Conviction

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) called on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) to resign, shortly after a New…

4 months ago

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Refuses To Recuse Himself From Jan. 6 Cases After Flag Controversy

On Wednesday, The New York Times released evidence that a second provocative flag was flown outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's home. Such…

6 months ago

Senate Democrats Subpoena Leonard Leo & Harlan Crow In Supreme Court Ethics Probe

On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee's Democrats voted to subpoena two well-known conservatives who organized extravagant trips and other perks…

12 months ago

Congressional Black Caucus Calls For Reform Of Senate Judiciary’s ‘Jim Crow’ Blue Slip Policy

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has pledged to oppose the Senate Judiciary Committee's consideration of two judges over the "blue…

1 year ago

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Condemns Democratic Attempt To Impose Court Ethics Rules

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Congress has "no authority" to regulate the high court. His comments were made following…

1 year ago

Senate Committee Approves Code Of Ethics For Supreme Court Justices

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved a proposal to establish a code of ethics for the U.S.…

1 year ago

Republican Lawmakers Voice Anger Over Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal

Republican officials are angry about the plea deal that was reached between Hunter Biden and prosecutors on Tuesday. GOP lawmakers…

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Chief Justice Roberts Declines Senate Invitation To Testify on Supreme Court Ethics

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, declined to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrats on…

2 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Took $500,000 Trip With GOP Megadonor

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been accepting luxury travel invitations from Republican mega-donor and Dallas real estate developer Harlan…

2 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Denies Report That He Leaked 2014 Decision

The Senate Judiciary Committee is looking into an alleged leak of a 2014 Supreme Court case decision written by Justice…

2 years ago

Ex-U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman Says Trump Demanded DOJ Prosecution Of Enemies

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to investigate Trump's Justice Department and if it made efforts to use the Manhattan…

2 years ago

Biden Supports Change To Senate Filibuster Rules To Restore Abortion Rights

President Joe Biden voiced his support for changing Senate filibuster rules to codify abortion and privacy rights following the Supreme…

2 years ago

GOP Sen. Tom Cotton Criticizes Senate Democrats For Supporting Trump Crime Bill

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (Arkansas) criticized the Democrats for backing criminal justice reform that was actually signed into law by…

3 years ago

Trump Urges Jan. 6 Committee To Investigate Mike Pence

Former President Donald Trump urged the House select committee looking into last year's Jan. 6 Capitol attack to investigate why his…

3 years ago

Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Immigration Reform On Build Back Better Bill

The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, has rejected the Democratic plan to include immigration reform on the proposed social spending bill…

3 years ago

Kamala Harris Visits U.S.-Mexico Border Facing Tough Questions

After many weeks of criticism from Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris finally visited the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. Her main takeaway:…

3 years ago

In Reversal, Biden Agrees To Increase Trump-Era Refugee Caps

President Joe Biden told reporters Saturday that he will raise Trump-era immigration caps  restricting the number of refugees who could enter…

4 years ago

Biden Loses Support From Former GOP Immigration Allies

"God, no," said Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) in response to a question regarding a bipartisan immigration bill. "I’m not in…

4 years ago