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Senate Democrats press on Clarence Thomas ethics concerns - Roll Call

Democrats demanded information Monday from a Republican donor as as part of their response to ethics questions about Clarence Thomas.

Roll Call · Apr 24, 2023

Chief Justice Roberts hasn’t responded to invitation to testify on ethics matter, Durbin says

WASHINGTON — A request by Senate Democrats that Chief Justice John Roberts investigate possible ethics violations by Justice Clarence Thomas has instead been referred to a judicial panel, prompting a renewed request for Roberts to testify on the matter.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2023

6 big themes from Wednesday’s Norfolk Southern’s derailment hearing

Norfolk Southern’s CEO Alan Shaw was among the witnesses who testified Wednesday at a U.S. Senate committee hearing about the railroad’s toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3.

Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023

Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

There will be only four weeks before the Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022

Dangerous hybridisation of hate against Hindus globally, says U.S.-based research organisation

‘Anti-Hindu slurs are stoking fears of replacement mixing with anti-semitic memes, and hatred shared by white supremacists and Islamists,’ .

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

House Judiciary Committee approves Supreme Court ethics overhaul - Roll Call

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a Supreme Court ethics bill Wednesday, as Democrats raised concerns about Justice Clarence Thomas.

Roll Call · May 11, 2022

House to hold hearing on SCOTUS ethics

Ginni Thomas reportedly played an instrumental role in Donald Trump's failed scheme to overturn the 2020 election

Salon · Apr 27, 2022

Biden administration offers protection to Cameroonians

The Biden administration’s decision to offer Temporary Protected Status to immigrants from Cameroon drew praise from lawmakers and immigrant advocates who had pushed for the move for months.

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022

Biden administration offers protection to Cameroonians - Roll Call

People from Cameroon living in the U.S. as of April 14 will be protected from deportation and eligible to work legally for 18 months.

Roll Call · Apr 18, 2022

‘It means the world to us’: Black lawmakers’ euphoria greets Jackson confirmation

Congressional Black Caucus hails ‘historic pick’ of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman in the supreme court’s 232-year existence

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2022