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WATCH: Highland Park mayor calls for assault weapons ban during Senate hearing

By Associated Press

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering told lawmakers during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday "we need to get combat weapons out of civilian hands."…

WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on children and gun violence with witnesses from major cities

By News Desk and Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing Wednesday on children and gun violence which included witnesses from major cities including Chicago and Phoenix.

WATCH: Son of Buffalo massacre victim calls on Congress to stop 'cancer of white supremacy'

By Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday morning on the rise of domestic terrorism.

WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on ethics and accountability in Supreme Court and lower courts

By News Desk

The hearing follows reports last month that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, texted President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows repeatedly imploring him to act to overturn the 2020 election.

WATCH: Senate Judiciary Committee moves toward vote on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The Senate Judiciary Committee debated Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for Supreme Court justice on Monday with Democrats aiming to confirm her by the end of the week as the first Black woman on the high court.

Read the full text of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's opening remarks

By Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson pledged on Monday to decide cases “without fear or favor” if the Senate confirms her historic nomination as the first Black woman on the high court.

Senators demand Attorney General Garland reform Bureau of Prisons after AP investigation

By Michael Balsamo, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland take immediate action to reform the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons.

WATCH: Senate Judiciary committee holds hearing on U.S. military drone strikes

By News Desk

The Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing on Wednesday on U.S. military drone strikes.

Justice Department announces creation of a unit focused on domestic terrorism

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism, the department's top national security official told lawmakers Tuesday as he described an “elevated” threat from violent extremists in the United States.

Durbin calls for removal of federal prisons director amid 'mounting crises'

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Sen. Dick Durbin's demand came two days after the AP revealed that more than 100 Bureau of Prisons workers have been arrested, convicted or sentenced for crimes since the start of 2019.