“As Democrats on the committee, we feel clearly that it’s not in the best interest of our government to have this impeachment. That it’s a deal put together to satisfy some of the most extre…
1,800 viewsMatthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the National Security Division of the Justice Department, testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on national security threats. He answ…
3,434 viewsPresident Biden discussed gun crime and what his administration is doing to reduce gun violence during a visit to police headquarters in New York City. Six New York City Policy Department of…
845 viewsAttorney General Merrick Garland testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s mission and policies. Lawmakers engaged with the attorney general on a…
9,207 viewsLegal experts testified about the Justice Department’s practice of accessing the data of journalists, elected leaders, and private citizens. Microsoft Vice President of Customer Security and…
1,879 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on oversight of the agency. Lawmakers asked about the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol; the bureau’s a…
5,441 viewsDemocratic Caucus Chair Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY) reacted to the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial outside the U.S. Capitol. Representative Jeffries said the verdict was a relief,…
14 viewsHouse Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other Democrats spoke with reporters following their weekly caucus meeting. Topics included recent comments by Representative Maxine …
660 viewsSpeaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats held a news conference following passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
1,710 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws. Lawmakers also passed a police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Pol…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,611 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a hearing on the U.S. Capitol . Members of the CBC, civil rights activists, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance …
3,007 viewsAttorney General William Barr testified on the Justice Department’s mission and programs in an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers questioned the attorney gener…
117,497 viewsRepresentative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, spoke to reporters about Attorney General William Barr’s testimony at a Justice Department oversight hearing…
906 viewsCurrent and former Justice Department officials testified at an oversight hearing on the actions of Attorney General William Barr and department investigation decisions. Aaron Zelinsky said …
24,394 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee met to mark up the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Following opening statements by Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), members de…
5,313 viewsPhilonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, testified before the House Judiciary Committee one day after the funeral of his brother, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis police. He…
16,889 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), and other congressional Democrats held a press conference …
5,608 viewsFBI Director Christopher Wray testified at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Wray addressed Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s December 2019…
16,861 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the oversight of policing practices. Witnesses included Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, who died after a New York police officer placed …
10,447 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on possible obstruction by President Trump of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential ele…
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