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News from March 2023


Jordan, McClintock Launch Investigation into MS-13 Gang Member Who Murdered Maryland Woman

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) launched an investigation into reports that an unaccompanied alien child and MS-13 gang member murdered a 20-year-old Maryland woman in July 2022.I


First Congressional Hearing at the Border Turns Up the Heat on the Biden Adminstration

The city council chamber was packed with local residents and sheriffs across the state on Thursday to listen to the House Judiciary Committee hearing about the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, marking the first of such a hearing to take place with the new GOP majority.


House Judiciary Republicans Expose the Biden Border Crisis in Yuma, Arizona

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) led a delegation of 14 Committee members to Yuma, Arizona for a field hearing on the Biden Border Crisis. During the two-day CODEL, members met with border patrol agents, toured the Yuma Regional Medical Center, and visited the Yuma Community Food Bank to discuss the impact of illegal immigration on community resources.


House and Senate Republicans are requesting details on a commission that was tasked with exploring reforms to the Supreme Court.

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and former Senate Judiciary chairs Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent letters on Friday to Robert Bauer and Cristina Rodríguez — the two former co-chairs of the Supreme Court reform commission that released its final report in December 2021 — requesting documents and communications.


Chairman Jordan and Ranking Members Grassley and Graham Seek Information on Supreme Court Commission

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent letters to former co-Chairs of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States seeking information on the Commission’s work, deliberations, and true purpose.


Chairman Jim Jordan Delivers Opening Statement on the Biden Border Crisis: Part II

Chairman Jim Jordan Delivers Opening Statement on the Biden Border Crisis: Part II


At Arizona border, Judiciary Committee to hear from officials about massive migrant surge, strain on hospitals

The House Judiciary Committee is holding an in-person hearing at the southern border in Yuma, Arizona on Thursday -- and will hear of the massive migrant surge seen under the Biden administration and of the strain it has placed on authorities on hospitals in the area.


HEARING ADVISORY: The Biden Border Crisis: Part II

The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. MST. The hearing, "The Biden Border Crisis: Part II," will examine the Department of Homeland Security's operations at the southwest border and allow the Committee to hear testimony about the effects of illegal immigration on the Yuma community.


Jordan demands answers from Wray after leaked FBI memo suggests agency may be targeting Catholics

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is demanding answers from FBI Director Christopher Wray as part of the panel’s investigation into the bureau’s alleged misuse of domestic violent extremism resources for "political purposes," after a leaked internal memo revealed the FBI had efforts underway to identify and treat some Catholics as violent extremists.


MS-13 gang murder of Maryland autistic woman sparks investigation of Biden administration

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) has demanded two Biden Cabinet officials explain how an MS-13 gang member who was charged in the murder of an autistic Maryland woman was allowed into the United States after illegally crossing the border, according to a letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner.


House Panel Issues Subpoenas to Tech CEOs for Information on Content Moderation

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has sent subpoenas to the chief executives of five large U.S. tech companies, demanding information on how they moderate content on their online platforms.


Chairman Jim Jordan Subpoenas Big Tech Executives

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed the chief executive officers of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft for documents and communications relating to the federal government’s reported collusion with Big Tech to suppress free speech.


House Republicans Challenge Khan FTC on Proposed Non-Compete Ban

Reps. House Republicans accused the Federal Trade Commission of engaging in a “power grab” by proposing to ban non-compete agreements nationwide and demanded the agency turn over documents.


Chairmen Jim Jordan and Mike Turner Send Second Batch of Letters to Intelligence Officials Who Called Hunter Biden's Laptop Russian Disinformation

Chairmen Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH) sent a second batch of letters to intelligence officials about the public statement signed in October 2020 that attempted to discredit the New York Post’s reporting about Hunter Biden and said it was the product of Russian disinformation.


ICYMI | Highlights from the First Hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

ICYMI | Highlights from the First Hearing of the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government


Chairman Jordan's Opening Statement at the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Hearing

Chairman Jordan's Opening Statement at the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government Hearing


Jim Jordan requests communications between Biden administration, social media companies

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are requesting documents that include communications between the Biden administration and social media companies as part of the panel’s investigation into what the GOP says were efforts to “suppress free speech and censor content online.”


Chairman Jim Jordan Requests Big Tech Censorship Documents Identified in Missouri v. Biden

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.


Jim Jordan Puts A Dozen Intel Veterans On Notice Over Hunter Biden Laptop Letter

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is turning up the heat on 51 U.S. intelligence veterans who signed a letter suggesting the Hunter Biden laptop story could be part of a Russian disinformation operation.


Chairmen Jim Jordan and Mike Turner Send Letters to Intelligence Officials Who Called Hunter Biden's Laptop Russian Disinformation

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.