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Committee members spoke about the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements commi…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens, members and the nomine…

The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on President Bush’s nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Members delivered their opening statements on the nomination, ou…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing on the appointment of Judge John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated after the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist.…

Attorney General Holder testified about Justice Department operations and other issues. Among the topics he addressed were trials for defendants in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, …

Witnesses testified on inter-agency communication, and effective use of anti-terrorism tools. Among the topics addressed were measures taken following the attempted bombing of Northwest Flig…

The Senate proceeded with debate on amendments to H.R. 3590, the health care bill. The previous day, the Senate passed an amendment providing preventive health services for women and another…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified at an oversight hearing. Among the topics addressed was the decision to try five Guantanamo Bay detainees in federal court in New York City, the shooti…

FBI Director Robert Mueller testified about bureau operations and programs, including mortgage fraud investigations, the terror alert system, counterterrorism operations, health care and Med…

Committee members spoke about the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court and their opposition or support for her confirmation. Following their statements committee mem…

In the first day of hearings on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice David Souter, members and the nominee presented o…

Attorney General Holder testified about Justice Department operations. Much of the questioning focused on counterterrorism efforts and plans to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay…

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She spoke about border security, Mexican efforts to control drug violence in border towns, and U…

A hearing was held on the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation to evaluate the impact of the merger on competition and consumer rights. Witnesses discussed the potential impact on…

The Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to recommend confirmation of Eric H. Holder, Jr., as attorney general. Committee members spoke about the rationale for their votes both before and a…

Attorney General Mukasey testified about Justice Department operations. Among the topics he addressed were national security issues, privacy concerns surrounding investigation techniques exp…

A joint hearing of the Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Special Aging Committee was held on pending legislation tha…

Oil company executives testified about the relationship between the price of crude oil and the consumer price of gasoline. Among the issues they addressed were the impact of market speculati…

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spoke at the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Founders Day Gala held at the Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee. Members o…