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Republicans Launch Inquiry into Sweetheart Hunter Biden Plea Deal
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland launching an inquiry related to the Department's ...
The White House and the First Amendment
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 31, 2023
News Release: Remember that time in July of 2021 when President Joe Biden accused Facebook of killing people because it wasn’t censoring discussion of Covid vaccines as aggressively as he wanted-and then took days to retract his allegation? Now the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee reports new documents from Facebook parent Meta showing a pattern of White House pressure on the social-media firm in the months leading up to the President’s outburst.
Chairman Jordan to Secretary Mayorkas: Be Prepared with Specific Data
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ahead of tomorrow’s oversight hearing, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting that the Secretary be ready to discuss in detail several aspects of the Administration’s immigration policies.
Chairman Jordan Opening Statement on FTC Oversight with Chair Lina Khan
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) delivers his opening statement during today's hearing with FTC Chair Lina Khan.
Chairman Jim Jordan Opening Statement on FBI Oversight
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 15, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) delivers his opening statement during today's hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Chairman Jordan Sends Funding Recommendations to Protect Americans' Fundamental Civil Liberties
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Kay Granger (R-TX) with appropriation recommendations for fiscal year 2024 that will constrain out-of-control federal agencies, hold the Biden Administration accountable, and most importantly protect the fundamental civil liberties of the American people.
Documents Reveal FBI Colluded with Foreign Intelligence Agency to Censor Americans
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released a report titled "The FBI's Collaboration with a Compromised Ukrainian Intelligence Agency to Censor American Speech." Based on a subset of subpoenaed documents, ...
Documents Reveal FBI Colluded with Compromised Ukrainian Intelligence Agency to Censor Americans
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released a report titled "The FBI's Collaboration with a Compromised Ukrainian Intelligence Agency to Censor American Speech." Based on a subset of subpoenaed documents, ...
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Jordan, House Republicans Launch Investigation Into BlackRock, Vanguard, Others Over ESG Practices
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan and two other House Republicans sent four letters to the heads of massive companies such as BlackRock and Vanguard, calling on them to explain corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts that could violate federal antitrust laws.
Judiciary Committee Expands ESG Inquiry to BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, and Net Zero Asset Managers
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Congressman Dan Bishop (R-NC) sent letters to leaders of BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street, the Glasgow Financial Alliance ...
New Report Reveals CISA Tried to Cover Up Censorship Practices
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report detailing how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) - an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally ...
Senator Murray Leads Congressional Delegation to Europe Ahead of July NATO Summit in Lithuania
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) embark on a congressional delegation to Lithuania, Norway, and Belgium.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham Statement On Durham Testimony
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on Special Counsel John Durham’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee.
Graham: Female Athletes Competing Against Biological Males Is Not Fair
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke in favor of protecting women’s sports at a hearing today.
Graham: DOJ, FBI Should Answer Questions On Handling Of Biden Tape Allegations
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the Department of Justice and FBI’s handling of allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, may have had improper ties to Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.
Durbin Statement on Failed Republican Effort to Weaken the National Firearms Act
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted against a Republican-sponsored Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal a vital gun safety regulation under the National Firearms Act.
In Speech on the Senate Floor, Durbin Defends the Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the historic progress made in protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.
Durbin: It’s Now Up to Congress to Protect Women and Health Care Providers From the Results of the Disastrous Dobbs Ruling
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling, Durbin delivers speech on the Senate floor
Durbin Statement on Confirmation of 100th District Court Judge During the Biden Administration
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
With the confirmation of Natasha Merle to the Eastern District of New York, the Senate has confirmed 100 district court judges, 35 circuit court judges, and one Supreme Court Justice to lifetime appointments on the federal bench
Durbin Meets with BOP Director Peters
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Colette Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), to receive an update on the use of solitary confinement in federal facilities.