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Republican immigration package sparks debate at House Judiciary panel

WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee members accused each other of partisan posturing and political theater in an hourslong meeting Wednesday on a Republican border security proposal that would impose sweeping restrictions on asylum access at the border.

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Judge to rule in US Rep. Jim Jordan's probe of NY prosecutor

A federal judge in a criminal probe of former President Donald Trump has posed dozens of questions to both sides as she decides whether to let U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's House Judiciary Committee question a onetime key prosecutor

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Republican border package sparks debate at House Judiciary panel - Roll Call

House Judiciary Committee members accused each other of partisan posturing in an hourslong meeting on a Republican border security proposal.

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Some Republicans say New York is in the grips of a crime wave. Experts say not at all

Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing in Manhattan about New York City's crime problem. But experts say there is no problem.

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Protesters shout at Jim Jordan outside of House hearing in New York City on Alvin Bragg

Protesters shouted, ‘Hey hey, ho, ho, Jim Jordan’s got to go’ as the House Judiciary Committee conducted its field hearing

The Independent UK

Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state’s GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city’s crime woes

NEW YORK — Before Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan gavels into order a House Judiciary Committee hearing Monday aimed at shaming New York City’s crime problem, he might consider a deep look at the far higher murder rates of his home state.

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District attorney prosecuting Trump sues Republican Jim Jordan

DA Alvin Bragg accuses the House Judiciary Committee chair of a ‘transparent campaign to intimidate and attack’ him.

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg sues Jim Jordan and House GOP for ‘brazen and unconstitutional attack’ on his Trump case

NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg threw down the legal gauntlet against House Republicans on Tuesday, accusing them of a “brazen and unconstitutional attack” on his office over its criminal indictment of ex-president Donald Trump.

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Manhattan DA sues Jim Jordan to block ‘transparent campaign’ of intimidation over Trump prosecution

Lawsuit seeks to block any future subpoena targeting district attorney or his office

The Independent UK

Trump to surrender in days after being indicted on ‘more than 30 charges’ in Stormy Daniels hush money case

The indictment against the twice-impeached Mr Trump makes him the first former US president to face criminal charges

The Independent UK

GOP weighs protecting Trump with law shielding ex-presidents from prosecution

Manhattan District Attorney’s probe could result Mr Trump facing criminal charges over hush money payments he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016

The Independent UK

Soap or a phone call? Colorado lawmakers want to make prison phone calls free so families don’t have to choose

DENVER — Norman Vasquez often has to choose between buying soap or calling his family while serving time at Colorado’s Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility.

The Denver Post

Lawmakers moving to repeal Michigan's 1931 abortion ban

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan House and Senate panels advanced bills Wednesday that would repeal a 1931 statute that bans abortion in Michigan, roughly four months after residents voted to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution.

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Biden administration urges Congress to renew warrantless surveillance law

Section 702 cast as an essential tool to gather intelligence about terrorists and other foreign targets located overseas

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Lawmaker sparks outrage after asking about the potential economic benefits of the deaths of abused Alaska children

JUNEAU, Alaska — Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman sparked outrage online after asking whether there could be economic benefits from the death of abused children.

Texas Observer

Right-wing Reps Promote Racist Conspiracy Theories In ‘Border Crisis’ Hearing

GOP lawmakers accomplished nothing substantial except create a platform for nativist propaganda and debates about the Pledge of Allegiance.

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House panel votes to recite pledge, but not without a partisan quarrel first

WASHINGTON — What started as an amendment about the Pledge of Allegiance devolved into a heated and prolonged debate Wednesday between members of the House Judiciary Committee during their first meeting of the new Congress.

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In first GOP-led hearing about the border, witnesses paint sharply different pictures

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blamed Biden administration policies for the record number of migrant apprehensions. Democrats accused them of fear-mongering and spreading misinformation.

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New House GOP majority takes aim at Biden administration border policies

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday launched the opening salvo in what is sure to be many hearings related to the southwest border this year.

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House panel can recite pledge, but not without a partisan quarrel first

What started as an amendment about the Pledge of Allegiance devolved into a heated and prolonged House Judiciary Committee debate Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jim Jordan slammed for saying police reform couldn’t have prevented ‘evil’ in Tyre Nichols beating

‘Throwing your hands up in the air and doing nothing is not helpful’

Axios

House GOP seizes on Biden docs as new attack line

The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee has already launched an investigation into Biden's handling of the records.

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Lawmakers set to press Supreme Court on ethics standards

WASHINGTON — Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and other Democrats plan to push for new ethical standards for the Supreme Court in the next two years, even as the Republican control of the House may make that more difficult.

The Independent UK

Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority

House Republicans are trying for early action on abortion now that they are in the majority

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Forty-three of 54 Pennsylvania House committee chairs raised less money than the average member this cycle

Elections for all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022.

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