News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced fifteen judicial nominations, the first series of judicial nominations to go to the full Senate in the 118th Congress. All fifteen advanced with bipartisan support.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray to seek more information about the impact Charles McGonigal’s alleged misconduct, which was recently revealed in unsealed indictments, may have had on highly sensitive counterintelligence and criminal investigations.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on today’s troubling Department of Justice report on the use of solitary confinement in federal facilities:
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered remarks at Georgetown Law Center’s event titled, “Justice for Ukraine: A Conversation with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.” In addition to Ukrainian Prosecutor General Kostin, Durbin was joined by Ambassador Beth Van Schaack, U.S. Department of State Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: MINNEAPOLIS A Transportation Security Administration officer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) stopped two loaded handguns in separate incidents on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to the Department of Justice demanding copies of documents already produced in Missouri v. Biden, a civil case demonstrating how the federal government colluded with Big Tech to violate Americans' First Amendment rights.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) sent letters to various intelligence officials about the public statement signed in October 2020 that falsely implied the New York Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden was the product of Russian disinformation.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON DC, February 7, 2023-Scientists with the USDA Agricultural Research Service are developing new tests to identify the COVID virus and its variants and tools for tracking the virus in wild and domestic animals, thanks to five projects funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed the Biden Administration for withheld documents relating to the Administration's targeting of parents for exercising their First Amendment rights at school board meetings. Since October 2021,
By Interior Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: Submarines were critical to Allied success in World War II, and played a role in disabling the Japanese Navy and Japanese merchant ships. Learn about the modern (USS Finback, USS Grunion, USS Triton III, USS Tuna II), and not-so-modern submarines (S-27 and S-32) that patrolled the Aleutian Islands.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) delivers opening statement during today's hearing, "Biden Border Crisis - Part One."
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) launched an investigation into Charles McGonigal, a former FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Counterintelligence Division.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of passionfruit (Passiflora edulis), sweet granadilla (P. ligularis), and banana passionfruit (P. tripartita) from Colombia into the entire United States for consumption. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security, in close coordination with state and local officials, is leading federal efforts to ensure the safety and security of employees, players, and fans during Super Bowl LVII. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas was in Phoenix and Glendale...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
News Release: Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and bribes and billing Medicare for unnecessary medical services that were never provided.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), issued the following joint statement as they officially assume the roles of Senate Appropriations Committee Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.
By State Newswire | Feb 8, 2023
Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Press release submission | Feb 8, 2023
U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the Chairs and Ranking Members of the committee’s three subcommittees for the 118th Congress.
