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hite House officials spoke to senators of both parties about the nomination over the weekend and are taking no one for granted," but The Hill (2/22, Samuels, Chalfant, 5.69M) reports Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, on Monday

ee "received a mostly warm reception during his daylong confirmation hearing." The Los Angeles Times (2/22, 3.37M) reports Senate Judiciary Chairman Richard Durbin "told reporters he expected his panel would vote on the nomination early next week, with a floor vote coming a few days later." Jennifer Rubin wri

eleased by the White House on Tuesday were the next step in carrying out plans to address the problem." Additonal coverage includes The Hill (3/30, Samuels, 5.69M), the Los Angeles Times (3/30, Megerian, 3.37M), and the Washington (DC) Times (3/30, Sherfinski, 626K). CAPITOL VIOLENCE NEWS Proud Boys L

er New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele," wrote letters to Senate Judiciary Chair Richard Durbin and ranking member Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) last month expressing support for Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights-designate Kristen Cla

"also coupled his defense with a warning to Taliban leaders: let the U.S. withdrawal proceed unimpeded or face devastating force." The Hill (8/16, Samuels, 5.69M) reports Biden "addressed criticism that the U.S. waited too long to begin evacuating allied civilians by shifting blame to the Afghan govern

ry and increasingly public criticism from lawmakers in both parties over the chaos descending on Kabul." While some Democratic leaders, such as Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), defended the President, other lawmakers 'were unmollified. Many moderate Democrats remained furious at the Biden administration for what th