Tag: Dick Durbin

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Schumer Seeks Bill to Ban Bump Stocks After Supreme Court Ruling

Senator Schumer called for legislation to outlaw bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down a President Donald Trump-era ban on the gun accessory.

Could Ticket Splitters Hurt Biden in 2024?

Some question if split ticket voting will tip the scales in some key Senate contests where polling shows large gaps in presidential preference.
00:06:35

Biden Signs FISA Reauthorization Bill Into Law

Biden signed legislation reauthorizing U.S. surveillance law criticized over concerns the program would be used to comb through Americans’ personal data.
00:00:52

Senate Democrats Subpoena Conservative Legal Advocate Leonard Leo in Supreme Court Ethics Probe

Leonard Leo was subpoenaed by Democrat Senate Judiciary Committee for inquiry into series of alleged shortcomings among Supreme Court justices Thomas and Alito.
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The Two Faces of Today’s Democrats Offer Insanity

Today’s Democrats seem to be of the belief that if you throw enough poop, some of it is bound...

Behind the Democrats’ Efforts to Regulate the Supreme Court

Legal experts say Democrats are trying to harass the conservative-leaning court as rulings don’t go their way. Democrats’ push to...

Behind the Democrats’ Efforts to Regulate the Supreme Court

Democrats’ push to impose code of conduct on U.S. Supreme Court driven by their desire to exert power over court that hasn’t been ruling their way on key issues.
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Dick Durbin Thinks There’s an Easy Solution to the Military’s Recruitment Problem

Sen. Dick Durbin has easy solution to military’s poor recruitment figures—sign up massive number of illegal border crossers and give them citizenship in return.

Supreme Court Adopts Code of Ethics Amid Scrutiny From Democrats

The U.S. Supreme Court has released its first-ever code of conduct as it faces greater scrutiny from Senate Democrats and calls for ethics reform.

Republicans Help Democrats Advance Biden’s Judicial Nominees Amid Feinstein’s Absence

Republican senators joined Democrats in advancing multiple judicial nominees from Senate panel after a weekslong pause due to the absence of a Democrat senator.

Lawmakers Propose ‘Dream Act,’ Amnesty for 1.9 Million Illegal Immigrants

Two senators have introduced the Dream Act of 2023 seeking to provide legal status to illegal immigrants brought into U.S. as children—almost 2 million people.
00:04:53

Grassley, Durbin Press FBI On Reports Of Widespread Rule-Breaking In Sensitive Investigations

According to internal audit, agents violated FBI rules at least 747 times in 18 months while conducting investigations involving political candidates, public officials, religious and political groups, and other sensitive matters.