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NEW YORK — House Republicans from other parts of the U.S. held a “field hearing” in New York City on Monday to hear testimony from a handful of local crime victims critical of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — an at times chaotic affair that Democrats argued was meant to…

California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's request that she be replaced on the Judiciary Committee temporarily could get complicated.

Members of her own party called for her to step down after her absence prevented judicial confirmations

The move could help Senate Democrats advance more federal judges for confirmation. Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, hasn't cast a vote since Feb. 16.

In the face of yet another frenzied effort by the House GOP to torpedo Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Donald Trump, this time with a subpoena that would force former senior prosecutor Mark Pomerantz to reveal key internal details, Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Rep. Jim…

Weeks after U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced she had been diagnosed with shingles, her extended absence from the Senate has left Democrats in a tight spot given the party’s slim majority in the chamber, spurring some high-profile calls for her resignation.

Without Feinstein, Democrats can't confirm judges who don't have GOP support.

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.

I thought I'd blog this week about the Florida libel law reform bills, the House version (which was favorably reported out of the Civil Justice Subcommittee to the Judiciary Committee) and the Senate version (which passed by an 8-3 vote in the Judiciary Committee and is now in the Rules…