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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), both senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have introduced a set of bipartisan bills aimed at addressing online child exploitation and updating federal laws to better protect...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin have introduced a set of three bipartisan bills designed to address the rise in online child exploitation.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss the rise of online threats against children, focusing on sextortion and violent online criminal groups.
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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender,” Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the committee, questioned several witnesses about current efforts and challenges in...
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Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on December 9, 2025, to address the issue of child safety online and the changing nature of offenders involved in child exploitation.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), will prioritize oversight of the Arctic Frost investigation in 2026.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with members of Priests for Justice for Immigrants and the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership from the Chicago area to discuss...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) have reintroduced the bipartisan Inspector General Access Act.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on the Senate floor that he and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) will introduce the Dream Act of 2025.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has begun an investigation into reports that U.S. citizens have been arrested during the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement...
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Last week, two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot while on duty in Washington, D.C. The attacker was an Afghan national who arrived in the United States under the Biden administration's Operation Allies Welcome program.
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U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to include alleged misconduct by DOJ attorneys.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to criticize President Trump’s decision to pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has commented on a recent report concerning Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel’s leadership.
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The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) has publicly endorsed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and cosponsored by Senator...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) have reintroduced the Stop Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act.
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Four senior Democratic lawmakers have criticized members of the Trump Administration for failing to appear before Congress to discuss the administration’s refugee admissions plan.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, held an executive business meeting on November 20, 2025.
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Senator Dick Durbin, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, criticized President Donald Trump’s recent decision to issue blanket pardons for more than 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has moved forward with several key nominations, including one for Assistant Attorney General and others for federal judgeships and U.S. Attorney positions in Mississippi, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Kansas.