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Recent News About Senate Judiciary Committee
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a statement following the announcement that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will leave his position after serving less than a year.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Sen.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has passed, including several provisions from the committee.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement at a committee nominations hearing in Washington on December 17, 2025.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned several judicial nominees during a committee hearing in Washington.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a statement following Jack Smith’s closed-door testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Dick Durbin have introduced four bipartisan criminal justice bills aimed at enhancing public safety and improving the U.S. criminal justice system.
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the Senate to condemn recent violent incidents, including an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach in Australia and a shooting at...
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, marked the seventh anniversary of the First Step Act during a speech on the Senate floor.
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The Senate has unanimously passed the Preventing Child Trafficking Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
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The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), has released records from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that show how senior leadership during the Obama-Biden administration restricted investigations into the Clinton...
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The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, convened an executive business meeting on December 11, 2025.
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During a Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the committee’s Ranking Member, criticized the Trump Administration’s approach to immigration enforcement and resource allocation.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced several key nominations, moving forward with four candidates for U.S. Attorney positions and three nominees for federal judgeships.
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats, led by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, have raised concerns over what they describe as the FBI’s use of investigation threats against six Democratic members of Congress.
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On December 10, 2025, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the Senate regarding former President Donald Trump’s recent acknowledgment of using a derogatory term to describe Haiti and African...
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Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor raising concerns about Special Counsel Jack Smith’s handling of subpoenas for congressional phone records during the so-called “Arctic Frost”...
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, who serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke out against the Trump Administration’s approach to hiring for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid a significant...
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Protecting Our Children Online Against the Evolving Offender.” In his...
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U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on Congress to pass the bipartisan STOP CSAM Act, a bill aimed at combating online child sexual abuse material.