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FTC deleted documents on controversial rule with 'severe consequences' to economy: Rep Jim Jordan
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: FIRST ON FOX - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has deleted key documents related to the agency's implementation of a new rule that would ban noncompete clauses for workers, according to House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
Chairman Jordan Expands Investigation into Biden Targeting Parents at School Board Meetings
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about the Biden Administration's use of counterterrorism and criminal tools against parents exercising their First Amendment rights at school board meetings
Chairmen Jordan and McClintock Request Transcribed Interview from ICE Official
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 5, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) just sent a letter to the Deputy Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requesting a transcribed interview before the Committee related to ICE's failure to enforce federal immigration law during a period of skyrocketing illegal immigration.
Exclusive: Jim Jordan Probes FBI Role In Trump Special Counsel Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is skeptical of FBI election interference in the upcoming presidential contest after a report from Special Counsel John Durham eviscerated the agency’s effort to undermine voters in 2016.
Jordan Threatens Subpoena Enforcement Against Stanford In Censorship Probe
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 5, 2023
News Release: A House committee investigating how social media companies restricted speech is putting Stanford University on notice.
Durbin: Chief Justice Roberts Should Strengthen Supreme Court Ethics Standards Before the Court’s Summer Recess
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 4, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the need for stronger Supreme Court ethics standards before the Court recesses for the summer.
Chairman Jordan Presses Stanford on Subpoena Compliance for Censorship Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) reiterating requests for documents and communications related to the Committee’s investigation into censorship of disfavored speech. After Stanford refused to voluntarily ...
Durbin, Whitehouse Send Follow Up Letter to Harlan Crow Seeking Full Information on Gifts, Travel, and Access Given to Supreme Court Justices
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
After a law firm representing Crow sent an inadequate letter in response to May 8th requests, Durbin and Whitehouse continue to press for key information
Durbin Applauds Judicial Confirmations Under President Biden in Speech on Senate Floor, Urges Continued Bipartisan Cooperation to Fill Judicial Vacancies
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
The Senate is expected to confirm Darrel Papillion to the Eastern District of Louisiana later today, marking 130 confirmations to the federal bench under Chair Durbin and the Biden administration
Durbin Statement on Response from Harlan Crow Regarding Gifts & Travel Given to Justice Thomas
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 2, 2023
Earlier this month, Judiciary Committee Dems sent letters to Mr. Crow and the holding companies that own his private jet, private yacht, and Topridge Camp
Chairman Jordan Presses Stanford on Subpoena Compliance for Censorship Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 1, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO) reiterating requests for documents and communications related to the Committee’s investigation into censorship of disfavored speech.
Exclusive: Jim Jordan Demands Info from DOJ on IRS Whistleblower Removed from Hunter Biden Case
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) demanded documents from the Justice Department on Friday related to allegations that the department retaliated against an IRS whistleblower investigating Hunter Biden.
Chairmen Jordan and Massie Launch Investigation into Bank of America Voluntarily Sharing Customers’ Private Financial Data with the FBI
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Chairman Thomas Massie (R-KY) sent a letter to Bank of America (BoA) CEO Brian Moynihan demanding information and communications between BoA, the FBI, and the Department of Justice related to the events of January 6, 2021.
House GOP investigating Bank of America for ‘voluntarily’ giving FBI list of customers related to Jan 6
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2023
News Release: EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are investigating whether Bank of America "voluntarily" turned over to the FBI a list of customers who made transactions in the days on and around the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, and those who purchased firearms with the bank’s credit and debit cards.
Senator Collins’ Statement on Nomination of CQ Brown to Serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released this statement following the announcement that United States Air Force General Charles Q. "CQ" Brown has been nominated by President Biden as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Senator Collins Stresses Need to Arm Taiwan for Self-Defense, Replenish U.S. Military Stockpiles to Deter China
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
At a full Appropriations Committee hearing to review the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request related to U.S.-China policy, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on U.S. military stockpiles affected by obligations of legislation to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself.
Graham Statement on the Nomination Process
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, on May 18 made this statement on the resignation of U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins and the nomination of Michael Delaney for the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Senate Confirms Nancy Abudu to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 129 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden administration
Graham Statement on the Nomination Process
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, today made this statement on the resignation of U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins and the nomination of Michael Delaney for the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Durbin Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Gonzalez V. Google
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 26, 2023
Durbin: Congress must step in, reform Section 230, and remove platforms’ blanket immunity from liability