Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin demand answers from Trump on IG firings: ‘The law must be followed’
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) asked President Trump on Tuesday to provide Congress with the “substantive rationale” behind his decision to fire 18 government agency watchdogs.
Grassley, Durbin demand answers from White House over inspector general firings
In a rare bipartisan move, the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to President Trump seeking an explanation for why he fired 18 inspectors general, who serve as federal agency watchdogs.
Iowa's Chuck Grassley, ranking Democrat seek answers on inspectors general firings
Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Senate judiciary chair, and the committee's top Democrat seek answers from Trump on firings of inspectors general
Grassley and Durbin demand Trump explain IG dismissals: ‘Law must be followed’
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday requesting he explain the recent firings of 18 inspectors general across the federal government. Grassley is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Durbin is the ranking member.
Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin Call Out Trump Over Inspectors General Firing
A new bipartisan letter issued by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley and Democratic Senator Dick Durbin demands that the Trump Administration follow the law when it comes to firing inspectors general.
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'Dangerous Anti-Science Views': Dick Durbin Goes Scorched Earth On RFK Jr. During Senate Hearing
Today from the Senate floor, Senator Dick Durbin delivered remarks in which he went scorched earth on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his position on vaccines.
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The Trump Move That Went Too Far for Even This Senior Republican
In a statement, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said that the freeze would have devastating implications for the “most vulnerable people in our country,” and described the Trump administration’s ...
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Trump's unprecedented dismissal of Inspectors General sparks legal concerns
Lawmakers are seeking clarity from the White House after the dismissal of 18 Inspectors General over the weekend, without ...
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Illinois politicians say federal funding freeze has already caused harm
Illinois lawmakers are voicing strong concerns after the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze created widespread confusion and disruptions to critical services.
Durbin seeks information from Patel personnel files at national security agencies
Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, asked a suite of agencies that previously employed Kash Patel to turn over information on possible misconduct of ...
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Dems picked the wrong senator for Senate Judiciary leadership
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), left, and Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) at a White House ceremony last Thursday to mark the confirmation of 235 federal judges during President Joe ...
Dr. Phil had no business taking part in ICE immigration raids in Chicago, Durbin says
Ill., on Tuesday slammed the decision to grant TV host Dr. Phil McGraw, a psychologist, access to the raids Sunday in Chicago ...
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Durbin opposes Patel after meeting with FBI nominee
Dick Durbin (D-Ill ... from Bloomberg showing that Patel coordinated efforts with officials at the White House and Department of Justice, as well as Republican lawmakers, to declassify ...
Federal agents in immigration operations told to be camera-ready as thousands arrested
The Trump administration’s weekend immigration sweeps that included nearly 1,000 arrests and have chilled many immigrant ...