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Senate Republicans will press forward with the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett despite the recent outbreak of coronavirus among some Republican senators.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) will almost certainly face questions — from the moderator, or from Vice President Mike Pence — during Tuesday’s vice presidential debate about her position on the future of the Supreme Court.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced Friday evening that he has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus.

Former FBI Director James Comey told a Senate panel Wednesday that he would not have approved the federal surveillance warrant for former Trump campaign aide Carter Page had he known of the information withheld by some agents.

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have offered high praise to President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, describing her as a “legal trailblazer” and “committed constitutionalist” who stands as a “problem to rabid partisans, and an ally to the rule of law.”

“I am confident that we will have a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025 when Donald Trump finishes his second term,” Tom Cotton said.

Supreme Court Justices do not choose their replacements, noted Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), author of The Mind of a Conservative Woman: Seeking the Best for Family and Country, remarking on the vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a Wednesday interview on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.

Activists with the far-left groups ShutDown DC and the Sunrise Movement gathered early Monday morning at Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) Washington, D.C., residence demanding that President Donald Trump and the Senate not try to fill the Supreme Court seat of the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg until after the presidential election.

Sen. Susan Collins said the Senate should wait until after the November election to vote on the nominee, while adding she has “no objection” to the Senate Judiciary Committee starting the process.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that he is supporting President Donald Trump “in any effort to move forward” concerning the vacancy left by the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced that former FBI Director James Comey has agreed to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee and his appearance will take place on September

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) walked out of a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution on Tuesday and refused to condemn Antifa — as did the other seven Senate Democrats who had spoken.

Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli told the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution on Tuesday violent that rioters in Portland were disguising themselves as members of the press.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Il) crossed party lines on Thursday to back a GOP-led measure that would allow civil suits against the government of the People’s Republic of China over its handling of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Sen. Mike Lee pressed president of the NCAA Mark Emmert about its policy to allow transgender women to compete against biological women.

The Senate Judiciary Committee released a declassified document Friday that shows former FBI agent Peter Strzok knew that a February 2017 article in the New York Times suggesting Russia “collusion” was false in almost every respect.

The Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday evening to pass an amendment offered by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to rename several U.S. military bases named after Confederate generals.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will condemn the Antifa violence across the country as a terrorist assault on America during a floor speech, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) stated that “everyone grieves” over the killing of George Floyd and that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on policing, use of force, police-community

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Tuesday that he plans on completing his panel’s investigation into the FBI’s probe of now-debunked collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia and release a public report on the findings ahead of November’s presidential election. 

Graham said Thursday the Judiciary Committee will begin holding hearings on the FBI’s investigation into the Trump campaign.

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) is calling on the Justice Department to investigate Pornhub over allegations that the site is exploiting sex trafficking victims, including children.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called on former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray to appear before the committee. Graham said, “Christopher Wray, if you’re

Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) has called on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham to “rethink” his impeachment strategy and increase his defense of President Donald Trump.

Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz appeared to admit Wednesday that political bias was a possible factor in the abuse of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) process to spy on Trump campaign aide Carter Page.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that claims about political bias at the Federal Bureau of Investigation played no role in surveillance of the Trump campaign: “There is no deep state.”

CNN opted against airing Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the FBI’s Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuses during its investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will hold a hearing on the Department of Justice’s Inspector General’s report on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) abuse investigation.Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the committee. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern. 

The New York Times previewed — or pre-empted — the release of Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s Dec. 9 report by claiming Wednesday it will show “no evidence” of spying on the Trump campaign.

The Senate Judiciary advanced Trump’s judicial nominee Steven Menashi despite an attempt by the New York Times to kill his nomination.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed social media company Tik Tok for bowing to pressure from its parent company, the Chinese-owned ByteDance, calling it “censorship from Beijing.”

On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Senate Judiciary Committee member Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said that “we will hear from” U.S. Attorney John Durham and Attorney General William Barr “with that report, and be able to ask

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Friday called on Attorney General William Barr to recuse himself from “Trump Ukraine matters” as an impeachment inquiry into the president continues.  

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said during a press conference Wednesday that House Democrats have continued to “selectively leak” information to the media to drive down President Donald Trump’s polling and push for impeachment. 

Angel Mom Mary Ann Mendoza, head of the Angel Families organization, scolded pro-sanctuary city Senators during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking them to “imagine” their own children being killed by a criminal illegal alien who was released into the United States. 

Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson questioned Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) as to why Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had not been aggressive employing his subpoena power as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee against various central figures involved with the effort to derail Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and his presidency.