Dec 12 Watch 9:56 Sens. Grassley, Durbin on ‘smarter’ criminal law, bipartisanship The Senate is expected to take up criminal justice reform before year end. A proposed overhaul would lower mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes, ban the shackling of pregnant prisoners and ensure inmates stay closer to family. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
Sep 28 Senate panel sets 1:30 p.m. vote on Kavanaugh By Associated Press Republicans have slim 11-10 majority on the committee. Continue reading
Sep 27 Grassley: Attorneys for other Kavanaugh accusers are ‘stonewalling’ By Joshua Barajas Grassley said the committee has tried to request evidence from attorneys representing two other women who have accused Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, and that attorneys have not cooperated. Continue reading
Sep 26 GOP picks female prosecutor to question Kavanaugh and his accuser By Associated Press Senate Republicans are bringing in Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to handle questioning about allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, describing her as tough, experienced and, above all, objective. Continue reading
Sep 22 Opinion: Sen. Grassley should give Kavanaugh’s accuser the investigation he says #metoo victims deserve By Ally Coll Steele Yesterday I joined six former Hill staffers—who all, like me, experienced sexual misconduct while working in Congress—in urging federal lawmakers to finalize sexual harassment reform legislation. It’s now been almost a year since… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Demonstrators chant, ‘We believe Anita Hill! We believe Dr. Blasey!’ Demonstrators have congregated in a Senate office building to protest Republicans' handling of the sexual-assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Sep 20 GOP warns time running out for Kavanaugh’s accuser to talk By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press With Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination dangling in the balance, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said his panel still planned a Monday morning hearing that Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford were invited to attend. Continue reading
Sep 05 Kavanaugh denies misleading senators in 2006 testimony By Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is denying that he misled senators in testimony when he was nominated to be an appellate judge in 2006. He says the testimony was "100 percent accurate."… Continue reading
Mar 29 Senate Judiciary panel requests new info on Trump officials By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee is asking for new records from two current and former White House officials as part of its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Dec 13 2 of Trump’s judicial nominees aren’t moving forward By Mary Clare Jalonick and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has said the two nominees were going "nowhere."… Continue reading