The probe comes after a May report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found rising rates of tax delinquency in the federal workforce.

Trump’s Department of Justice’s inspector general has handed Senate Republicans highly sensitive interview transcripts concerning its report on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

In response to mounting pressure from Republican Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, the DOJ’s inspector general in March began releasing transcripts…

The questions over Blanche’s confirmation come at a time of heightened tensions between the Senate and the White House.

WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress missed a deadline for reauthorization of a key surveillance authority, raising questions about whether the U.S. government can continue to monitor certain communications. Lawmakers have regularly approved short- and long-term extensions for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act since 2008, clearing the […]

WASHINGTON — For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress missed a deadline for reauthorization of a key surveillance authority, raising questions about whether the U.S. government can continue to monitor certain communications. Lawmakers have regularly approved short- and long-term extensions for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act since 2008, clearing the […]

Senators are warning that a key U.S. surveillance authority could expire this week.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Joe Biden (D) buried evidence of possible prostitution crimes linked to the ex-president's son, Hunter, but those documents have since been released.

The post GOP Senators: Joe Biden’s DOJ Buried Newly-Released Texts of Possible Hunter Biden Prostitution Crimes appeared first on Breitbart.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans released a roughly $70 billion spending package Monday night that will keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operating for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term without any of the new constraints Democrats have demanded. The legislation also includes $1 billion “to support enhancements by the United States […]

Senate Republicans are looking to funnel nearly $70 billion with absolutely no strings attached to Donald Trump’s lawless immigration enforcement campaign.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley unveiled the legislative text Monday night for the Republicans’ reconciliation package, directing $38.2 billion to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The bill also allocates $26 billion…

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans released a roughly $70 billion spending package Monday night that will keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operating for the rest of President Donald Trump’s term without any of the new constraints Democrats have demanded. The legislation also includes $1 billion “to support enhancements by the United States […]

Republicans are now trying to get $1 billion in taxpayer funding for President Trump’s ballroom.

Senator Chuck Grassley, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, included a request for the funds in a reconciliation package released Monday night. The $1 billion would go to the Secret Service for “security adjustments and upgrades” related to the ballroom’s construction. An additional $30.7…

President Donald Trump issued a letter to Congress on the Friday deadline to keep in line with the War Powers Resolution, notifying lawmakers that "the threat posed by Iran to the United States and our Armed Forces remains significant," so the U.S. military will continue to "update its force posture" in the Middle East.

The post Trump to Congress: Iran Still Poses ‘Significant’ Threat, U.S.…

The Biden Justice Department’s data collection on political opponents was more expansive than initially thought, according to documents released Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.... Read More

The post FBI Targeting Republicans Went Deeper Than ‘Arctic Frost,’ New Documents Show appeared first on The Daily Signal.

America First Legal Foundation urged Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to investigate what the group believes is an anticompetitive deal that made ChatGPT the sole generative AI chatbot integrated into the iPhone and other Apple products.

The post America First Legal Calls for Antitrust Investigation into ‘Anticompetitive’ Apple-OpenAI Arrangement appeared first on Breitbart.

A coalition of left and right groups skeptical of big tech are pushing for the Senate Judiciary Committee to advance legislation that would push back against large platforms that push their own products against third-party sellers.

The post Bipartisan Coalition Urge Congress to Advance Antitrust Bill Boosting Small Businesses on Big Tech Platforms appeared first on Breitbart.

While Kash Patel continues to cover up his grand jury transcripts that he claimed under oath last September had already been released, his spox generates faux outrage over mere toll record subpoenas targeting a key subject of the Trump criminal investigations.

The post The Two Subpoenas for Kash Patel’s Communication Records appeared first on emptywheel.

Newly released Justice Department documents provide details on former special counsel Jack Smith’s subpoenas for phone records of current administration officials and members of Congress.... Read More

The post Newly Released Records Show Expanded Data Sweep Plans of Jack Smith’s ‘Arctic Frost’ Probe appeared first on The Daily Signal.

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee mounted unusually blunt criticisms of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a tense five-hour hearing Tuesday, with North Carolina’s Thom Tillis threatening to obstruct the chamber’s business if Noem did not answer questions from his office about immigration enforcement. Tillis even revisited a book written by […]

The Justice Department is missing out on collecting $10 billion from convicted criminals to go to crime victims, according to federal prosecutors. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, led a letter... Read More

The post GOP Lawmakers Want to Know Why DOJ Hasn’t Collected $10 Billion for Crime Victims appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Senator said the courts must prohibit machines from writing the law.