U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee votes in favor of Todd Blanche for attorney general
The committee voted Tuesday morning along party lines in support of Blanche.
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The committee voted Tuesday morning along party lines in support of Blanche.
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft spoke highly of Blanche, but an Epstein survivor talked about Department of Justice mistakes on the release of files to the convicted sex offender and how it impacted victims.
Senator Dick Durbin has fired former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg from her role as counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct with the grand jury in the Broadview Six case.
Sen. Dick Durbin grilled DHS Sec. Kristi Noem on her immigration enforcement tactics, claims that shooting victims were "domestic terrorists" and DHS's actions in Illinois in a Senate hearing Tuesday.
Patel defended how he is running the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency as he comes under heightened scrutiny, and criticism for his communication during the initial hours of the Charlie Kirk assassination investigation. Natalie Brand reports.
By some estimates, cargo thefts are a $35 billion-a-year problem with the power to disrupt supply chains, and even increase prices at the grocery store.
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution Friday honoring the life of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American Wadee AlFayoumi of Illinois. AlFayoumi died after he was stabbed 26 times in front of his mother in October 2023.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg directly addressed families after prodding from Sen. Josh Hawley.
Lawmakers want to pass more protective regulations, and make it easier for parents to sue tech companies.
Despite the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocking on advancing her nomination, Jackson is likely to be confirmed with three Republican senators having pledged support.
