United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary News & Breaking Stories

Democrats dismiss Hunter Biden's guilty verdict as normal legal outcome, while some GOP members call it an "illusion of equal justice."

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, influential legislator and cancer fighter, faces pancreatic cancer diagnosis while continuing to serve her constituents.

Justice Alito faces backlash after upside-down flag at home post-January 6. Calls for ethics standards on Supreme Court intensify.

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor memorialized by President Biden and Chief Justice Roberts as a trailblazer and pioneer for women.

Minnesota's attorney general denounces prison attack on Derek Chauvin, saying he should be able to serve his sentence without fear.

Lawmakers in the United States have introduced two Senate bills to address child labor violations, while a third bill aims to protect unaccompanied migrant children. The bills include measures to increase reporting requirements, disclose labor infractions, and penalize companies that violate child labor laws. The legislation follows a significant increase in child labor cases in the US.

Republicans elect Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker, ending weeks of political chaos and ready to get to work.

Firebrand Republican Rep. Jim Jordan loses support from more GOP colleagues as he fails to become House speaker.

House Republicans have nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker, but deep divisions within the party have delayed the election process. Scalise narrowly beat Rep. Jim Jordan in a private ballot, but it remains uncertain whether lawmakers who supported Jordan will back Scalise in a full House vote. The GOP majority is divided, and Democrats are expected to oppose the Republican nominee.

Republicans struggle to unite and elect Rep. Steve Scalise as the next House speaker following the removal of Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

Dianne Feinstein, a California senator, has passed away at the age of 90. Mitch McConnell paid tribute to her.

A Georgia grand jury recommended criminal charges against Lindsey Graham and other allies of Donald Trump in an investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Despite the recommendation, no charges were ultimately filed against Graham or the other individuals. The report's release prompted Trump to claim that the case was politically motivated. The defendants have all pleaded not guilty.

Oldest member of Congress, Dianne Feinstein, briefly hospitalized after a fall at home; concerns about her health resurface.

Charles Ogletree, a prominent lawyer and professor known for his work in racial justice, has died at the age of 63. Ogletree taught at Harvard Law School, where he mentored Barack and Michelle Obama, and counseled Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas's confirmation hearings. He was remembered as a mentor and advocate for justice.

Senator Hawley opposes bill creating code of conduct for Supreme Court.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has awkward moment during Senate vote, health questioned.