Groups question if Trump deportation move defied court order - Roll Call President Donald Trump's legal maneuver to invoke a 1798 law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members has sparked a court showdown. Roll Call · Mar 17, 2025
Senate confirms Greer to be the US trade representative - Roll Call The Senate confirmed Jamieson Greer to be U.S. trade representative, a post that will initially require him to examine case-by-case tariffs. Roll Call · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Republicans divided on Medicaid cuts in budget plan - Roll Call Trump's endorsement of House budget proposal has magnified a divide among Republicans on overhauling Medicaid. Roll Call · Feb 20, 2025
Senators clash over FBI director pick ahead of confirmation vote - Roll Call Republicans and Democrats offered sharply different versions of Kash Patel’s fitness to be FBI director ahead of floor action Thursday. Roll Call · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Judiciary Committee advances Patel for FBI director - Roll Call The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the pick of President Donald Trump ally Kash Patel to lead the FBI on a party-line vote Thursday. Roll Call · Feb 13, 2025
Senators question Todd Blanche for top Justice Department role - Roll Call Deputy attorney general nominee Todd Blanche largely sidestepped questions about Justice Department personnel moves Wednesday. Roll Call · Feb 12, 2025
Senator accuses Kash Patel of directing FBI personnel ‘purge’ - Roll Call Sen. Richard J. Durbin accused FBI director nominee Kash Patel of acting to direct a “purge” of career officials at the agency. Roll Call · Feb 11, 2025
Senate easily confirms Collins as VA secretary - Roll Call Collins takes the helm as the agency is seeing hundreds of thousands of additional veterans sign up for VA health care programs. Roll Call · Feb 4, 2025
FBI director pick tells Senate violent crime would be a top priority - Roll Call Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he would focus on combatting violent crime if he becomes FBI director. Roll Call · Jan 30, 2025
Senate panel advances Bondi nomination for attorney general - Roll Call The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance the nomination of Pam Bondi for attorney general. Roll Call · Jan 29, 2025
Living under the laws they make: How a workplace push changed Congress - Roll Call Thirty years ago, Newt Gingrich vowed to apply the country’s laws to Congress. Now early backers are looking back on the Congressional Accountability Act. Roll Call · Jan 28, 2025
Trump firing of watchdogs gives early test to new Senate caucus - Roll Call President Donald Trump fired at least 18 inspectors general across the federal government without required notification to Congress. Roll Call · Jan 27, 2025
Pam Bondi tells Senate panel she would end 'partisanship' at DOJ - Roll Call Pam Bondi told a Senate panel she would push to return the Justice Department to "its core mission” as the next attorney general. Roll Call · Jan 15, 2025
Trump's plans for Department of Justice hang over Bondi hearing - Roll Call Pam Bondi will face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for the first day of her confirmation hearing to be attorney general. Roll Call · Jan 14, 2025
Roll Call · Jan 7, 2025 Three Republicans, all lawyers, join Senate Judiciary Committee - Roll Call Republicans this Congress have added three new members to the Senate Judiciary Committee with high profile topics and nominees.
Roll Call · Dec 17, 2024 Kennedy faces questions about food, vaccines in GOP meetings - Roll Call Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Donald Trump's pick to lead Health and Human Services, meets with GOP senators to win support for his nomination.
Roll Call · Dec 12, 2024 Senate Democrats search for common ground with Kennedy - Roll Call Some Senate Democrats are offering tentative support to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s advocacy for better nutrition and health.
Roll Call · Dec 11, 2024 FBI director plans to step down before Trump takes office - Roll Call FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday said he plans to resign at the end of the Biden administration.
Roll Call · Dec 9, 2024 Trump’s pick to lead FBI identified ‘Government Gangsters’ - Roll Call Kash Patel is set to face questions during a bid to be the next FBI director about his history of fierce criticism of federal officials.
Roll Call · Dec 2, 2024 Trump’s next attorney general pick meets with key GOP senators - Roll Call Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, met Monday with senior Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Roll Call · Dec 1, 2024 Trump announces plan to replace FBI director with Kash Patel - Roll Call Donald Trump announced his intention to cut short the term of FBI Director Christopher Wray and select Kash Patel to lead the agency.
Roll Call · Nov 26, 2024 Countries criticize Trump tariff plans, which could flout trade pacts - Roll Call Trump’s tariff plans were criticized by Mexico, Canada and China and raised questions about potential trade pact violations.
Roll Call · Nov 13, 2024 Trump plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general - Roll Call Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be the next attorney general, citing a need to "reform" the DOJ.
Roll Call · Nov 6, 2024 Trump, GOP poised to add more conservatives to federal courts - Roll Call Republicans will have a wide runway to confirm conservative federal judges and fill any openings on the Supreme Court in the new Congress.
Latin Times · Oct 4, 2024 GOP Senators Introduce Bill to Deport Undocumented Immigrants Convicted of Sex Crimes "Since Border Czar Kamala Harris won't protect this country, then I will," said Senator Joni Ernst when addressing her proposal