Criminal Justice
Policing, prisons, sentencing reform
Greene criticized Johnson's opposition to the warrant amendment, calling it another strike against him.
Summer Lee initiated the subpoena for Justice Department files and called for continued pressure to obtain the documents.
Robert Garcia said the committee needed the investigative files to corroborate claims and pursue justice for victims.
Schumer said rules changes were not off the table if Republicans quickly confirmed a new justice.
The article says McConnell overstated how long Democrats had broadly campaigned for Supreme Court expansion.
The article says Cruz overstated the risk that an eight-member court would prolong an election dispute for months.
Lauren Boebert wrote to the NSA director alleging that analysts had misused Section 702 to search private communications.
Gruber accuses the Biden administration of releasing Jalloh early and not pursuing his denaturalization.
Hawley invited surveillance technology CEOs to testify as part of his committee’s investigation into privacy concerns.
Massie is working with Khanna to force another vote on the release of Epstein-related files.
Khanna says he and Thomas Massie have enough commitments to force another House vote on Epstein-related files.
Mace is helping Massie seek Republican support for a petition to compel a vote on the Epstein files.
Massie is recruiting Republicans and Democrats for a petition to force a House vote on releasing additional Epstein files.
Green’s plan to force an impeachment vote has drawn sharp criticism from fellow Democrats.
Gomez’s guilty plea could have political consequences, though he remains on the ballot for Idaho’s 1st Congressional District.
The column argues that criticism of Dembo’s discussion of masculinity and domestic violence unfairly targets his openness.
A Michigan coalition is urging Slotkin to use congressional oversight and convene support for ending county jail contracts with ICE.
Graves asked the judge to give Jawahar a 48-month sentence, while prosecutors described his letter as part of efforts to seek leniency.
The article examines whether his past proposals and comments support Republicans’ claims about abolishing prisons and releasing violent criminals.
The article criticizes Villegas’s fundraising partnership with William Lawrence as evidence of ties to socialism.
Pressley introduced a proposal to create a restitution program for survivors whose rights were violated by the federal government.
Booker joined two lawmakers in reintroducing a resolution to remove the Thirteenth Amendment’s punishment-for-crime exception.
Williams joined two lawmakers in reintroducing a resolution to remove the Thirteenth Amendment’s punishment-for-crime exception.
Merkley joined two lawmakers in reintroducing a resolution to remove the Thirteenth Amendment’s punishment-for-crime exception.
McBath connected her advocacy to her son’s killing and her efforts to change how Black men are treated in society.
Raskin backed the bill while challenging Republicans over the administration's fraud enforcement and pardons.
Raskin said he would support the measure tepidly, while arguing that DOJ already had a fraud division and criticizing Trump administration pardons.
Raskin backed the measure but questioned its novelty and challenged the administration over pardons and fraud enforcement.
Gill accused Democrats of disregarding victims of crimes allegedly committed by undocumented immigrants.
Cloud is working with a Democratic colleague on legislation to restrict police use of automated license plate readers.
Krishnamoorthi is advancing legislation to limit police use of automated license plate readers through federal highway funding conditions.
Cloud is cosponsoring a bill to restrict license-plate reader use, arguing that it can protect privacy while preserving public safety.
Krishnamoorthi is cosponsoring a bill to restrict states’ use of Flock cameras and similar license-plate readers.
Hawley called for public disclosure and warned that continued withholding could undermine trust in the investigation.
Kelly said federal agencies withheld information from the bipartisan task force investigating the Butler shooting.
Hawley said the newly released documents were overdue and that unanswered questions remained about the shooting and law enforcement response.
Kelly said federal agencies provided little information to the task force before it completed its report.
Kelly said the House task force relied largely on local authorities because it had little information from federal agencies.
Hawley argued that newly released records still leave major questions about the shooting and the law-enforcement response unanswered.
Hawley warned that the lack of a full accounting could fuel conspiracy theories and said the government should come clean.
Kelly says federal agencies did not share newly surfaced records with his task force or provide the promised follow-up.
Hawley called for more information about the shooting and criticized law enforcement coordination.
Kelly said federal agencies did not provide his House task force with information for its investigation.
Fischbach joined two Minnesota colleagues in asking the attorney general to review the decision not to charge the gunman before the shooting.
Stauber joined two Minnesota colleagues in asking the attorney general to review the decision not to charge the gunman before the shooting.
Finstad joined two Minnesota colleagues in asking the attorney general to review the decision not to charge the gunman before the shooting.
Neguse introduced legislation that would let eligible nonprofits use federal security grants to pay guards and prepare grant applications.
Forstag's campaign website dropped a section listing national progressive endorsers after the primary, while a later fundraising email still cited two of them.
Hawley chaired a hearing on surveillance cameras after invited company executives declined to appear.
Casar visited the man in detention and urged officials not to delay surgery if his family chose it.