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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.”

Following Propublica Report Regarding Justice Alito, Durbin & Whitehouse Announce Markup in Senate Judiciary Committee on Supreme Court Ethics Reform Legislation During Next Work Period

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, today released the following statement regarding a ProPublica report that alleges that Justice Samuel Alito accepted and failed to disclose a luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire Paul Singer who later had cases before the Court:

In Conjunction with Pride Month, Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Defending the Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.”

Senate Confirms Julie Rikelman to the U.S. Court Of Appeals for the First Circuit

Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 135 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden administration

Durbin, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Missing Children’s Assistance Act

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023, which renews funding for the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (MCAA) through Fiscal Year 2028 and updates the statute concerning the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Durbin Celebrates 11th Anniversary of DACA, Calls on Congress to Finally Pass the Dream Act

In 2010, Durbin sent a bipartisan letter asking then-President Obama to stop the deportation of Dreamers—eleven years ago today, President Obama responded by announcing the DACA program

New Report Reveals CISA Tried to Cover Up Censorship Practices

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 intended to protect pipelines and other critical infrastructure from cyberattacks — expanded its mission to surveil and censor Americans' speech on social media.

Republicans Release New Information On January 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation

On June 14, Chairmen Thomas Massie (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray revealing new information surrounding the FBI's investigation into pipe bombs placed near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC) on January 5, 2021.

Chairman Jordan Demands Transcribed Interview from former Biden Digital Director on White House's Social Media Censorship Scheme with Big Tech

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Robert Flaherty, former Director of Digital Strategy for the Biden White House, demanding a transcribed interview as part of the Committee's investigation into the role the White House played in colluding ...

BILL SUMMARY: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill

Legislation keeps our promise to veterans by fully funding veterans’ medical care and benefits, strengthens our national security, and supports servicemembers and military families

Chair Murray Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup

ICYMI: Summary of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill

Chair Murray Remarks on Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill at Markup

ICYMI: Summary of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill

Senators Murray and Collins Issue Statement After First Full Committee Markup in Two Years, Commit to Senate’s Voice Being Heard in Appropriations Process

Senate Appropriators voted unanimously today to advance the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, issued the following statement on the first Senate Appropriations full committee markup in two years:

Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Military Construction-VA Bill, Agriculture-FDA Bill, and Subcommittee Allocations

Murray holds first markup as Chair as Committee returns to regular order to write and pass the strongest possible funding bills

Senate Committee Approves FY24 MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill

Bill passes Committee by a vote of 28-0

Senate Committee Approves FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

Bill passes Committee by a vote of 28-0

House Judiciary Committee invites Biden social media ‘censor’ to testify

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2023

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee on Friday invited outgoing White House director of digital strategy Rob Flaherty to testify about his alleged efforts to “censor" social media conversations - setting up a potential showdown with a key player in the Biden administration’s “flagging" of content for removal.

Chairman Jordan's Opening Remarks at Durham Hearing

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2023

News Release: WATCH: Chairman Jordan's opening remarks during the hearing with Special Counsel John Durham.

Chairman Jordan Demands Transcribed Interview from former Biden Digital Director on White House's Social Media Censorship Scheme with Big Tech

By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 23, 2023

Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Robert Flaherty, former Director of Digital Strategy for the Biden White House, demanding a transcribed interview as part of the Committee's investigation into the role the White House played in colluding with big tech companies and other intermediaries to censor disfavored speech.