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or Judiciary Committee Clashing Over Direction Of Russia, Clinton Probes. The Hill (12/10, Carney, 1.6M) reports, "Partisan tensions are mounting on the Senate Judiciary Committee, with both parties accusing the other of stonewalling." Democrats are "publicly questioning" whether the panel's chairman, Chuck Grassley, is willi

nt on the Trump campaign." Nimes Says House Intel Panel May Subpoena Trump Jr. NBC News (12/10, 4.59M) reports on its website that Rep. Jim Nimes (D-CT) told NBC's Meet The Press Sunday that the House Intelligence Committee "is considering whether to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. to appear before the pa

LEADING THE NEWS Garland Tells Senators He Will Not Be "The President's Lawyer," Vows Focus On Capitol Riot. All three broadcast networks covered the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Attorney General-designate Garland. David Muir said on ABC World News TonightVI (2/22, story 6, 1:00, 8.08M) that Garland

compete with China." Speaking at a recent Hudson Institute virtual event, House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee Chairman Joe Courtney (D-CT) "said the Pentagon is at an `inflection point' over whether the Navy, Air Force and cyber `are going to take a larger portion of the pie chart' wh

ng it." LAWFUL ACCESS Senate Panel Unanimously Backs End Of Legal Protections For Hosts Of Child Pornography. Politico (7/2, Lima, 4.29M) reports the Senate Judiciary Committee "unanimously voted Thursday to remove liability protections for online businesses that host child porn, advancing a measure that poses the most sig

advancing a measure that poses the most significant threat in years to the tech industry's fiercely guarded legal shield." Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said "a House companion version is coming soon...indicating that the drive to roll back Silicon Valley's prized liability safeguards is gaining bi

st re-elected as his party's whip, the No. 2 leadership job," and now "is seeking to succeed" Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) as the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. However, "first he will have to overcome resistance from some on the left and questions about whether he is accruing too many plum posts in the ca

tors on Tuesday pressed Facebook and Twitter" over their responses to "misinformation ahead of the Georgia Senate runoff." Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) requested "detailed information as to how the tech giants plan to fight misinformation, especially in Spanish, on their platforms." The letter was

cal of the emerging narrative early in Donald Trump's presidency that his campaign was in contact with Russian intelligence officers." Politico adds the Senate Judiciary Committee "published the documents as part of a GOP-led review of the origins of the Russia investigation that has ensnared the president and his associates

force companies to abandon encryption as a security measure have only weakened the Us government's standing on the topic." Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in an email wrote, "TikTok is a potential security menace, but banning TikTok hardly confronts the profound threat China poses to our national sec

About Crossfire Hurricane Wednesday. The Washington Times (8/4, Mordock, 492K) reports former Deputy Attorney General will testify Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee "investigation into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane, the code name for the FBI's search for collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin

Threatens To Oppose Military Nominations Unless Tata Is Removed From Post. The Washington Times (8/4, Meier, 492K) reports Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) "threatened to oppose a slew of military nominations unless action is taken to remove retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata from his new role" as a

mp's nominee to be attorney general, Pam Bondi. "What's so hard about saying Biden won the 2020 election?" said Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee convening Patel's confirmation hearing Thursday. "President Biden was certified and sworn in. I don't know how else to say it," Patel said. The art

at he is a charismatic "predator" hungry for power. "You've spent your entire career undermining America's vaccine program," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) "It just isn't believable that when you become secretary you are going to become consistent with science." The New York Times (01/30, Barnes, Mazze