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But other critics say it is Trump who has crossed a line.
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Senate Judiciary Committee advances Patel for FBI director
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the pick of President Donald Trump ally Kash Patel to lead the FBI on a party-line vote Thursday, setting up a final confirmation vote on the Senate floor as early
Senate confirms Pam Bondi as next attorney general
The Senate voted 54-46 to confirm Bondi in a nearly party-line vote Tuesday, with praise from Republicans for her background as a prosecutor and deep skepticism from Democrats that she will uphold the
Senate Democrats bash Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling
It will be left to the American people and Congress to try to hold the line because, as Justice Sotomayor noted in her dissent, ’the President is now a king above the law,’" Durbin said. Sen.
Vance says Republicans are done ‘catering to Wall Street,’ puts financial policy in context of social issues
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., that would eliminate tax deferrals for shareholders who receive stock in mergers of corporations with gross annual receipts of more than $500 million.
Senate Democrats try maneuver to pass Supreme Court ethics bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the measure on a party-line vote last year, and the then-Democrat controlled House Judiciary Committee advanced a similar bill on a party-line vote last Congress
Supreme Court ethics measure advances on party-line vote
The 11-10 party-line vote came as Democrats said Congress has to act because reports about undisclosed gifts and travel received by Supreme Court justices had stained the institution.
Congress · 117th Congress
Amid talk of generational change, Democrats eye committee leaders
from the Whitehouse rule if it’s adopted.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pension funding, COBRA coverage survive aid bill’s ‘Byrd bath’
line,” Wyden said after Monday’s procedural ruling.
Congress · 117th Congress
Tension, misery, laughs and a small moment of unity as Trump trial nears end
Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island laughed so much with his colleagues in the back row, that his face turned red and he reached for a bottle of water.
Congress · 116th Congress
Durbin quest for Judiciary sparks opportunity debate
On Judiciary, the next Democrat in line after Durbin is Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Dianne Feinstein will relinquish role as top Democrat on Judiciary Committee
Dianne Feinstein of California stepped aside as the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, opening the high-profile role for a more aggressive or partisan approach as the Senate moves
Congress · 116th Congress
Justice Alito speech leads to rare court-Congress dialogue
Whitehouse on Friday said the “defensive” behavior from Alito seems to confirm that there is motive behind partisan Supreme Court decisions, “not just dispassionate adjudication.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Out of the impeachment, into the fallout
And, because Trump is Trump, Democrats expect him to yet again test the bounds of his power and where Senate Republicans might draw a line in the run-up to his reelection vote in November.
Policy · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
The Judiciary Committee had already advanced Talley’s nomination to the Senate floor on a party-line, 11-9 vote.
Politics · 114th Congress
Trump’s Comments on Judge Highlight Legal Themes in Campaign
Sheldon Whitehouse echoed that sentiment Tuesday at the Capitol, where Sen. Mark S.