Judiciary Committee Senators

Republicans Clinch Control of the Senate

After picking up seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana and winning an unexpectedly close race in Nebraska, the G.O.P. sealed a majority. Tight races in swing states will determine their margin.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Republicans capture Senate majority

Republicans on Tuesday captured the Senate, Decision Desk HQ projects, ending their painful four-year stretch in the minority. The victories come as a welcome relief to Republican senators after ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Republicans won the Senate

How big will the Republicans' U.S. Senate majority be?

Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's testimony postponed at House committee hearing

A highly anticipated legislative hearing began Monday but without its key witness: a Texas inmate whose execution for his daughter's "shaken baby" death was narrowly averted last week.

Politics - NBC News - October 21

College Football Playoff selection process: How the committee will choose the first 12-team field

The CFP Committee has a new task -- the stakes have never been higher with the tripling of the field

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

NHL union will form committee to help players better understand traumatic brain injuries

The NHLPA will form an advisory committee to help hockey players better understand chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the damage that concussions can do to the brain

Sports - ABC News - November 2

CFP Selection Committee's new chair: Why Michigan AD Warde Manuel is adding another headache to his plate

Love of the game compels the 13 members of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee to travel to Texas each week, but the chairman has to do a lot more than that

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

Baseball Hall of Fame: Dick Allen, Tommy John, Dave Parker, Luis Tiant among classic era committee candidates

Seven players and one manager are on the ballot this year, to be voted on at the Winter Meetings

Sports - CBS Sports - November 4

College Football Playoff Rankings 2024: Answering five key questions ahead of committee's first poll reveal

The expanded 12-team playoff will make the rankings more important than ever

Sports - CBS Sports - November 5

Trump's deportation plan a key focus for Canada's Cabinet committee on US-Canada relations

President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to launch a mass deportation of millions of undocumented people is a top focus for Canada s the country plans to deal with a possible influx north

World - ABC News - November 8

European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer's drug and now says it should be approved

A European regulatory committee now recommends approval of the Alzheimer’s treatment lecanemab a few months after rejecting the drug

Health - ABC News - 5 days ago

Cowboys' Mike McCarthy drops RB-by-committee approach, anoints Rico Dowdle as RB1: 'He's the lead back'

'Rico needs to touch the ball,' McCarthy says

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Brussels downgrades Eurozone growth forecast to 1.3%

Germany’s economic struggles weigh down on region as US continues to outpace Europe

Business - Financial Times - 4 days ago

House Speaker Mike Johnson says House Ethics Committee shouldn't release Gaetz report

House Speaker Mike Johnson went on the record Friday saying he doesn't think the House Ethics Committee should not release its potentially damaging report on whether former Rep. Matt Gaetz engaged ...

Mike Johnson says he doesn't think House Ethics Committee should release Gaetz report

House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he does not think the House Ethics Committee should release the findings of its investigation into Matt Gaetz.

Woman told House Ethics Committee she saw Gaetz having sex with a minor

The House Ethics Committee hasn't decided if it will release its findings on allegations Matt Gaetz engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and bribery.

Woman told House ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with minor, her lawyer says

A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the U.S. attorney general, have sex with a minor, her lawyer said Friday.

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Woman told House Ethics Committee she saw Gaetz 'having sex with a minor' at a party, says her lawyer

A woman told the House Ethics Committee that she saw former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) “having sex with a minor” at a party, Florida attorney Joel Leppard confirmed to The Hill on Saturday. "As the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Kirby Smart's Dawgs rise again: Georgia's statement win over Vols deserves CFP Committee's reconsideration

We know this win meant a lot to Kirby Smart, because we were there the last time he was left out of the playoff

Sports - CBS Sports - 2 days ago

GOP Rep. French Hill says it's up to House Ethics Committee to decide on releasing Gaetz report

Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "the decision is theirs" about whether the House Ethics Committee should release their report on former ...

Politics - CBS News - 2 days ago

Week 12 Overreaction: Georgia vs. the Playoff Committee & the Big 12 race heats up | College Football Enquirer

On this week's overreaction pod, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI's Pat Forde unpack the tight conference races that will impact the College Football Playoff seeding. They kick off that discussion ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

An attorney for two women who testified before the House Ethics panel tells ABC News in an interview that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid both his adult clients for sex.

House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday amid growing pressure to release Gaetz report

President-elect Donald Trump announced he selected former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as attorney general.

Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live

Attorney for witnesses who testified in the investigation relating to Matt Gaetz says the former congressman paid the women to have sex with him. Trump pick Matt Gaetz under further scrutiny amid ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin launches a bid to lead the DNC

Minnesota Democratic Party chair Ken Martin has formally announced his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Politics - NBC News - 12 hours ago

Members of Congress have taken hundreds of AIPAC-funded trips to Israel in the past decade

The nonprofit arm of “America’s pro-Israel lobby” is spending big to shape US lawmakers’ views of Israel’s conservative government.

Politics - Politico - October 30

Montana could decide control of Senate

Control of the Senate could come down to a race in Montana that pits a three-term Democrat against a rival Republican from out of state. Janet Shamlian takes a closer look at the closely-watched ...

Why House GOP women are struggling to grow their numbers

Republican women have grown frustrated as they've watched their gains in the chamber stagnate — and it seems likely they’ll see losses in 2025.

Politics - Politico - November 5

Schiff wins California Senate race

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is projected to win his bid for the Senate in California, according to Decision Desk HQ. Schiff, who emerged as one of former President Trump’s chief critics in the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Cantwell wins Washington Senate race

Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell is projected to win a fifth term representing Washington state in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. Cantwell, the chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

GOP wins back control of the Senate

The chamber will play a huge role in not only legislative priorities next year, but also the incoming president’s ability to pick a Cabinet.

Politics - Politico - November 6

Senator-elect Schiff vows to protect democracy without naming Trump

“Tonight is going to be a hard, long night,” he said.

Politics - Politico - November 6

GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo

The majority in the chamber is expected to be slim no matter who wins, meaning a call on House control could take days or weeks.

Politics - Politico - November 6

Republicans retake control of US Senate

Republicans gain three seats, guaranteeing them at least 52 out of 100 in the new upper chamber.

FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment

Also in today’s newsletter, Fed cuts rates and Citi revamps wealth banker pay

World - Financial Times - November 8

Europe’s unity at risk as sense of crisis grows

The EU needs investment to boost growth and competitiveness, but the debate over who pays has echoes of the financial crisis

World - Financial Times - November 8

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Republicans Clinch Control of the Senate

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Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson's testimony postponed at House committee hearing

College Football Playoff selection process: How the committee will choose the first 12-team field

NHL union will form committee to help players better understand traumatic brain injuries

CFP Selection Committee's new chair: Why Michigan AD Warde Manuel is adding another headache to his plate

Baseball Hall of Fame: Dick Allen, Tommy John, Dave Parker, Luis Tiant among classic era committee candidates

College Football Playoff Rankings 2024: Answering five key questions ahead of committee's first poll reveal

Trump's deportation plan a key focus for Canada's Cabinet committee on US-Canada relations

European committee takes a second look at Alzheimer's drug and now says it should be approved

Cowboys' Mike McCarthy drops RB-by-committee approach, anoints Rico Dowdle as RB1: 'He's the lead back'

Brussels downgrades Eurozone growth forecast to 1.3%

House Speaker Mike Johnson says House Ethics Committee shouldn't release Gaetz report

Mike Johnson says he doesn't think House Ethics Committee should release Gaetz report

Woman told House Ethics Committee she saw Gaetz having sex with a minor

Woman told House ethics committee she saw Gaetz have sex with minor, her lawyer says

Woman told House Ethics Committee she saw Gaetz 'having sex with a minor' at a party, says her lawyer

Kirby Smart's Dawgs rise again: Georgia's statement win over Vols deserves CFP Committee's reconsideration

GOP Rep. French Hill says it's up to House Ethics Committee to decide on releasing Gaetz report

Week 12 Overreaction: Georgia vs. the Playoff Committee & the Big 12 race heats up | College Football Enquirer

Lawyer says his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex

House Ethics Committee to meet Wednesday amid growing pressure to release Gaetz report

Matt Gaetz ‘paid for sex’, says lawyer for two women who testified to House committee – live

Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin launches a bid to lead the DNC

Members of Congress have taken hundreds of AIPAC-funded trips to Israel in the past decade

Montana could decide control of Senate

Why House GOP women are struggling to grow their numbers

Schiff wins California Senate race

Cantwell wins Washington Senate race

GOP wins back control of the Senate

Senator-elect Schiff vows to protect democracy without naming Trump

GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo

Republicans retake control of US Senate

FirstFT: Trump’s first appointment

Europe’s unity at risk as sense of crisis grows

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