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| Oct 1, 2026 | Durbin Questions Former Special Counsel Jack Smith During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned former Special Counsel Jack Smith during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Durbin began his questions by asking ab... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees About Protecting Americans’ Right To Vote During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Durbin began by questioning Lee Philip Rudofsky, ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Durbin Slams Trump Administration For Continuing Mass Deportation Campaign In Spotlight Forum On Destruction Of Temporary Protected Status For Immigrants | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at his spotlight forum, hosted in conjunction with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Alex Padi... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing With Former Special Counsel Jack Smith | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with former Special Counsel Jack Smith.
In Novem... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Durbin Previews Tomorrow’s Judiciary Committee Hearing With Former Special Counsel Jack Smith | WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, previewed tomorrow’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with former Special Counsel Jack Smith. ... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Durbin Urges Chairman Grassley To Hold A Hearing To Investigate Donald Trump Jr. Accepting A Lavish Gift from A Russian Oligarch | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, again backed Senator John Curtis’s (R-UT) call for the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the use of presidential family r... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Durbin in Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Flock Cameras: “We Have Got To Find A Way To Balance Privacy And Security” | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement in today’s Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled “Always Wa... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Durbin Questions Witnesses In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Flock Cameras & Protecting Americans’ Right To Privacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled “Always Watching... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Durbin Denounces Judiciary Committee Republicans’ Hearing On Transgender Athletes | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, denounced today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on transgender athletes in his opening statement. Durbin noted that he refus... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Durbin Backs Senator Curtis’ Call For Senate Judiciary Committee Investigation Into Donald Trump Jr. | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, again backed Senator John Curtis’ (R-UT) call for the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the use of presidential family re... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Durbin Shares 153rd Dreamer Story On The Senate Floor | WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, shared his 153rd Dreamer story. During his time in Congress, Durbin has continuously shared stor... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Durbin Sounds The Alarm On Trump’s Attacks On A Free & Open Press | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called out President Trump banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds because of his personal disagreements... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Durbin first questioned Judge Daniel Ballou, nomi... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Durbin Grills Director Patel On Record Of Failed Leadership At FBI In Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel in today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing conducting ove... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | “Kash Patel Is The Least Qualified And Most Partisan FBI Director In Our Nation’s History,” Durbin Says In Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee FBI Oversight Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement in today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing conducting oversight on the Federal Bureau of Invest... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Durbin Statement On Supreme Court’s Temporary Order On President Trump’s Attempted Mail-In Voting Restrictions | CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court temporarily permitted President Trump to move forward with portions of an e... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Durbin Condemns Blatant Trump Administration Corruption In Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing Opening Statement | WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement in which he slammed President Trump... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Durbin Advocates For Protecting Consumers’ Privacy During Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement in a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled “Your Data... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Durbin Questions Judicial Nominees During Judiciary Committee Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Durbin first questioned Anna St. John, nominated ... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Durbin Questions Witnesses On Protecting Consumers’ Privacy During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism hearing entitled “Your Data, Thei... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Durbin To Republican Colleagues: Oppose Todd Blanche’s Nomination To Be Attorney General | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led his colleagues in speeches on the Senate floor in opposition to the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney Gene... |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Durbin Slams DOJ “Deal” On “Anti-Weaponization” Slush Fund During Senate Judiciary Committee Markup On Todd Blanche’s Nomination To Be Attorney General | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement during today’s Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting where he spoke against the no... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | As Trump Admin Prepares To Deport Haitian TPS Holders, Durbin Calls For Passage Of The SECURE Act | WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for passage of the Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency(SECURE)... |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Durbin Reveals Devastating Insights Into Dilley Detention Facility, Calls On Judiciary Republicans To Hold Committee Oversight Hearing On The Treatment Of Children And Families In ICE Detention | NAPERVILLE – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released devastating insights into conditions at the South Texas Family Residential Center (Dilley) U.S. Immigration and Customs ... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Durbin Denounces Recent Surge In Trump Administration’s Cruel Campaign Against Immigrants | WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, denounced the recent surge in the Trump Administration’s cruel campaign against immigrants follo... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | On The Senate Floor, Durbin Continues To Call Out Trump For His Election Denialism | WASHINGTON – Following President Trump’s speech on Thursday where he peddled lies about the 2020 election and attempted to sow doubt in the 2026 and 2028 elections, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senat... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | AARP opposes expedited Social Security process proposed in PROMISE Act | AARP is urging Congress to reject a proposal that would create a fast-track process for developing and considering legislation aimed at strengthening Social Security’s long-term finances.
The Protecting Retirement Opportunities and Maintain... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Ahead Of Confirmation Vote, Durbin Speaks Out Against Kara Westercamp’s Nomination To Lifetime Position On The Court Of International Trade Over Inflammatory Social Media Posts | WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, denounced the nomination of Kara Westercamp to a lifetime appointment on the Court of Internatio... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Durbin Urges His Colleagues To Oppose Trump’s Nominee To Be Attorney General, Todd Blanche | WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on his colleagues to vote against the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney Gene... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Durbin Questions Outside Witness Panel For President Trump’s Nominee To Be Attorney General, Todd Blanche | WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned the outside witness panel for the nomination of Todd Blanche, Presi... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Durbin Delivers Opening Statement Ahead Of Outside Witness Panel For President Trump’s Nominee To Be Attorney General, Todd Blanche | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s outside witness panel for the nomination of Todd B... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On President Trump’s Nominee To Be Attorney General, Todd Blanche | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during the Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing for Todd Blanche, President Trump’s... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Durbin Presses Justices Kagan, Barrett On Judicial Security In Rare Congressional Appearance | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, pressed Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on ju... |
| Jul 16, 2026 | In Front Of Epstein Survivors, Durbin Presses Attorney General Nominee, Todd Blanche, To Meet With Survivors Within The Next 30 Days | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned President Trump’s pick to be Attorney General of the United States, Todd Blanche, during his Senate Judiciary Co... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Bipartisan group of senators propose Social Security reform process ahead of funding shortfall | The recent Social Security trustees report shows the trust fund used to help pay retirement benefits may run out in about six years.
Congress may change that by enacting changes to extend the program’s solvency. However, plans that lawmaker... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Durbin Welcomes 60 New Citizens At Naturalization Ceremony | URBANA, IL – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the naturalization of 60 new citizens from 25 countries at a ceremony presided over by the Honorable Eric I. Lon... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision Upholding Birthright Citizenship | ROCKFORD – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara to uphold automatic citizenship for bab... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Durbin Delivers Opening Statement On Blanche’s AG Nomination, Blue Slip Process During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing | WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement scrutinizing Todd Blanche’s record ... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Ahead Of America’s 250th Anniversary, Durbin Delivers Statement On The Contributions Of Immigrants During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing | WASHINGTON – Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement on the importance of recognizing our nation’s progress... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Durbin Statement On The Fourth Anniversary Of The Dobbs Ruling | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling by the U.S.... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Durbin, Graham Announce First Artificial Intelligence Company Endorsement Of DEFIANCE Act | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) announced the endorsement of their DEFIANCE Act by OpenAI, marking the first artificial in... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Durbin Slams Assistant Attorney General Nominee For Inflammatory, Discriminatory Tweets In Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing | WASHINGTON – During today’s Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Daniel Desmond Domenico, nominated to be a U.S. Circuit... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Durbin Calls Out President Trump’s Ongoing Attacks To Americans’ Voting Rights & Our Free And Fair Elections | WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called out the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to undermine America’s free and fair elections and restrict Americans... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Sen. Cassidy plans to push ‘big idea’ for Social Security reform in last days in office | Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana plans to make Social Security reform a priority in his last months in office, he tells CNBC.com.
Cassidy, who lost a May primary for reelection, said he will continue to push for his “big idea” fix ... |
| May 30, 2026 | Paris Hilton TikTok Series Names Pharmacist Behind 2.2 Billion Deepfake Views | By Shannon Harwood
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| Mar 23, 2026 | What Does The Viral Afroman Trial Have to Do with Section 230? | The internet has been rightfully enjoying videos from the defamation trial against Afroman, a musician known for his humorous songs including “Because I got high.” The lawsuit involves songs he wrote about a 2022 raid police conducted on hi... |
| Mar 17, 2026 | The SAFE Act Is An Imperfect Vehicle For Real Section 702 Reform | The SAFE act, introduced by Senators Mike Lee and Dick Durbin, is the first of many likely proposals we will see to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2008—and while imperfect, it d... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | ‘Mistakes were made,’ Grassley tells Noem about Trump’s immigration crackdown | DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, her first of two appearances on Capitol Hill this week.
Democrats called for Noem’s impeachment after federal officers killed two U.S. citizens during an ... |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Senators Want To Hold The Open Internet Hostage, Demand Zuckerberg Write The Ransom Note | Not this shit again.
A bipartisan group of the most anti-internet Senators around have released their latest version of a plan to “sunset Section 230.” We went over this last year when they floated the same idea: they have no actual plan fo... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Americans are losing millions to scammers at crypto ATMs. Here’s how companies profit – CNN | Curt Devine, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, Amy O’Kruk, Byron Manley and Eleanor Stubbs | CNN
October 14, 2025
“I’m not sure these companies really believe it’s in their own monetary interest,” said James Br... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | AG Bondi stonewalls question about Trump mentions in Epstein files at Senate hearing | Attorney General Pam Bondi stonewalled a question at a Senate Judiciary Committee about who ordered FBI agents to flag any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump during a review this year of investigative files about the late sex p... |
| Jul 18, 2025 | FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says | FBI agents assigned to review files in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein were instructed to “flag” any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump, Sen. Richard Durbin said
Durbin asked the Justice Department and FBI to explain ... |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Dear Democrats: It Would Be Nice If You Could Lead, And Not Off A Cliff | We really should have two major parties committed to upholding the Constitution. But at the moment we seem to have none. Because not only have the Republicans been captured by the corrupt fascism of Trump but, instead of standing against th... |
| Feb 21, 2025 | While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230? | While an unelected tech billionaire is effectively orchestrating a coup of the US government, violating federal law with apparent impunity, and disclaiming all responsibility for the chaos he’s causing, the Democrats have identified their t... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | New FDA Rules Aim to Simplify Drug Ads Amid Growing Concerns | The landscape of pharmaceutical advertising is shifting. The FDA has rolled out new rules aimed at making drug advertisements clearer and more straightforward. Gone are the days of rapid-fire side effects read by a voiceover while cheerful ... |
| Nov 14, 2024 | New FDA rules for TV drug ads: Simpler language and no distractions | Simpler language and no distractions
The new rules, which cover both TV and radio, instruct drugmakers to use simple, consumer-friendly language when describing their drugs, without medical jargon, distracting visuals or audio effects. A 20... |
| Jul 28, 2024 | The Dance of Politics: Youth Engagement and Global Tensions | In the world of politics, the dance is intricate. It’s a blend of rhythm and chaos, where every step can lead to applause or discontent. Recently, two significant events have captured the attention of the American public: Kamala Harris’ ris... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Protests and politics as Israel's Netanyahu addresses US Congress | WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be greeted by deep divisions among US lawmakers, a distracted US public and large protests on Wednesday (July 24) as he addresses the US Congress for a record fourth time.
The long-... |
| Jun 4, 2024 | South Side community-based violence prevention summer programs awarded $150,000 by Southland RISE | For the sixth year, Southland RISE (Resilience Initiative to Strengthen and Empower) is awarding funding to South Side and south suburban community organizations for their summer programs.
Southland RISE, a collaborative between the trauma ... |
| May 29, 2024 | Alito tells congressional Democrats he won't recuse over flags | Justice Samuel Alito is flatly rejecting calls to recuse himself in two cases before the Supreme Court involving former President Donald Trump because of two flags that flew outside his homes.
In letters Wednesday to House and Senate Democr... |
| May 24, 2024 | Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after Alito flag controversy | Washington — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin and subcommittee head Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse are seeking a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts to discuss ethics issues at the Supreme Court after reports of flags flown outs... |
| May 20, 2024 | Prescription drug ads should soon start looking noticeably different | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A new chapter in drug advertising begins Monday when a federal transparency rule takes effect requiring commercials to clearly spell out potential side effects and when a person should avoid the medic... |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Biden signs bill reauthorizing contentious FISA surveillance program | President Biden on Saturday signed legislation reauthorizing a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans' data nearly forced the statute to lapse.
Bare... |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Between the antitrust lines of Capital One's Discover deal | Capital One agreed to buy Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion, the two companies announced Monday.
Why it matters: The deal will be a bellwether of regulatory appetite for financial services deals.
What's happening:... |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Capital One to buy Discover for $35.3 billion | Data: Yahoo Finance; Chart: Axios Visuals
Capital One has agreed to buy Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion, the two companies announced Monday evening.
Why it matters: Discover has underperformed its peers in the l... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | The Philips CPAP nightmare exposes shortcomings in medical device regulation | Millions of Americans’ bedtime routine includes wearing a mask attached to a respiratory machine that pushes air into their lungs, supporting their breathing during sleep. These airway pressure machines, known as CPAP or BiPAP depending on ... |
| Feb 4, 2024 | Tech Times Weekly Wrap: Japan's New Visa for Remote Workers, NY Pulls Out its Subway Robot, US DEFIANCE Act | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 04 February 2024, 08:02 pm |
| Feb 2, 2024 | US Lawmakers Introduce DEFIANCE Act in Response to Taylor Swift AI Porn Controversy | Inno Flores, Tech Times 02 February 2024, 12:02 am |
| Jan 30, 2024 | CEOs from Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord head to Congress for kids’ online safety hearing | CEOs from some of the biggest social platforms will appear before Congress on Wednesday to defend their companies against mounting criticism that they have done too little to protect kids and teens online.
The hearing, set to begin at 10AM ... |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Data Integrity and the Zolgensma FDA Approval Counter-Intelligence Conspiracy Coverup at AveXis, Inc. | AveXis executives fabricated crucial data in critical regulatory filings following a covert conspiracy to subvert and disinform the FDA until post-approval.
...AveXis became aware of the data manipulation before the FDA approved Zolgensma b... |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Senate's Online Child Sexual Exploitation Hearing Summons Tech CEOs to Testify, Who are Coming? | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 20 November 2023, 07:11 pm
A new probe from the US Senate is set to open, centering on the online child sexual exploitation case which centers on social media platforms allegedly failing to protect children. With ... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Health
Health | E-cigs are still flooding the US, addicting teens with higher nicotine doses | Liz Szabo | KFF Health News (TNS)
When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears, and Froot Loops that ap... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Blatant tech frauds run amok on the biggest online marketplaces | Enlarge / What're ya buyin'?
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Online retailers that host third-party sellers, like Amazon and Walmart, have extensive, competitively priced electronics selections. But for years, they have also... |
| May 1, 2023 | The STOP CSAM Act Is An Anti-Encryption Stalking Horse | Recently, I wrote for Lawfare about Sen. Dick Durbin’s new STOP CSAM Act bill, S.1199. The bill text is available here. There are a lot of moving parts in this bill, which is 133 pages long. (Mike valiantly tries to cover them here.) I am f... |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show | Jane Sullivan Roberts, the spouse of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts made more than $10 million in commissions as a headhunter for top-tier law firms between 2007 and 2014, according to internal documents included with a whistleblo... |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Avoiding Mandatory Transparency’s Pitfalls in Online Safety Legislation | On April 19, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a new bill, the STOP CSAM Act (an acronym for “child sex abuse material”). It’s the newest in a line of recent bills that attempt to promote greater safety online, in part by demanding more ... |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Senator Durbin’s ‘STOP CSAM Act’ Has Some Good Ideas… Mixed In With Some Very Bad Ideas That Will Do More Harm Than Good | It’s “protect the children” season in Congress with the return of KOSA and EARN IT, two terrible bills that attack the internet, and rely on people’s ignorance of how things actually work to pretend they’re making the internet safer, when t... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Senate Democrats push Chief Justice John Roberts to investigate Justice Clarence Thomas' trips with GOP donor | Washington — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are urging Chief Justice John Roberts to open an investigation into luxury trips Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from a GOP megadonor over the years and did not disclose to the publi... |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders want 'immediate action' to implement a rule that would keep student-loan borrowers' debt from piling up after they graduate | Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Jose Luis Magana/AP Images
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Sens. Warren and Sanders joined 6 of their colleagues in calling for a strengthened gainful employment rule.
The rule would cut off federal aid to schools that... |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Who is John Lausch? U.S. attorney appointed by Trump and probing Biden documents to leave for private sector | Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate documents with classified markings found at President Biden's former office at a Washington think tank and in the garage at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. Ga... |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Student-loan borrowers should not be 'scammed out of an education and into a mountain of debt,' 3 Democratic lawmakers say. Here's how their new bill would help prevent that. | Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Image
Three Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill to increase oversight of for-profit colleges.
The bill would create a committee to oversee the industry and monitor potential predatory be... |
| Nov 18, 2022 | For The Umpteenth Time, The INFORM Act Is Still Unconstitutional And Has No Business Being Attached To Any Bill Congress Needs To Pass | Writing about the terrible ideas Congress has is often like babysitting a toddler bent on sticking his finger in a socket. At a certain point there is the temptation to say, “Fine! Learn the hard way!” |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Finally, a Better U.S. War Crimes Bill. Now What? | Justice is having a moment. Ongoing atrocities in Ukraine have put accountability for serious international crimes in the spotlight in ways not seen for decades. That’s especially true in the United States, where legislators usually skeptic... |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Durbin, Collins blast FDA for failure to ban certain synthetic e-cigarettes | WASHINGTON — Two key senators say the FDA “appears to be on the brink of failing yet again at protecting our nation’s children,” because the agency has not yet taken action against certain illegal vaping companies despite a clear congressio... |
| May 25, 2022 | A no good, very bad week for the FDA | You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and policy of health and medicine. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox.
Dietary supplements, really, really aren’t regulated, huh?
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| May 17, 2022 | Congress Should Repeal The Durbin Amendment, Not Expand It To Credit Cards | Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., wipes down his phone with a disinfecting wipe before the start of a ... [+] Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Examining Liability During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, May 12... |
| Mar 28, 2022 | What Happened to Post-Trump Reform? | Listen to the authors talk about the article on The Lawfare Podcast.
“I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as President.”
So said Donald Trump in 2019, reflecting on his perception of the powers of his office. ... |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Education Department Names A New Income Based Plan For Student Loans, But Details Are Thin | US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and ... [+] Pensions hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 30, 2021. (Photo by Greg Nash / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GREG NASH/POOL/AFP ... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Biden says U.S. will 'deal' with violence on airplanes | October 8, 20212:52 AM UTCLast Updated ago
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WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had instructed the J... |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Senators urge U.S. Justice Dept to prosecute unruly air passengers | September 21, 202112:00 AM UTCLast Updated ago
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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) arrives to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, ... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | United States Senate : Durbin, Democrats Urge Education Department To Expand Debt Relief For Student Loan Borrowers | 07.06.21
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and 21 of their Senate colleagues in urging Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to expand student debt relief in the Department's upcomi... |
| Jun 16, 2021 | United States Senate : Durbin Urges Secretary Of Education Cardona To Take On For-Profit Colleges And Help Struggling Student Borrowers | 06.16.21
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today, at a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services hearing about the Department of Education's Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Budget ... |
| May 20, 2021 | Trump’s billionaire education secretary is accused of denying student-loan forgiveness to thousands. Now she’ll testify over it. | Betsy DeVos. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
A judge ruled Betsy DeVos must testify in a case brought on by 160,000 defrauded students.
The students claim DeVos mishandled a program to forgive loans for students defrauded by for-profit schools.
Under O... |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Neobanks utilize balance sheets to expedite stimulus payments | U.S. taxpayers have been the biggest winners in the distribution of stimulus checks from the IRS. Last year’s first and second rounds of stimulus checks surpassed $410 billion. This year’s wave of checks already exceeds $240 billion.
Anothe... |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Biden’s Education Secretary just canceled $1 billion of student-loan debt for about 72,000 defrauded borrowers | The Dept. of Education just said it’s canceling debt for about 72,000 defrauded student borrowers.
This reverses a Trump-era policy that provided only partial debt-relief to the defrauded students.
Borrowers are still struggling to pay off ... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Senate Democrats want the IRS to go above and beyond in helping the unemployed with their 2020 tax bills | Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Carolyn Kaster-Pool/Getty Images
Unemployment benefits in the stimulus plan include a tax exemption on the first $US10,200 ($13,158) of benefits.
Democrats want to remove the requirement of an amended tax return for... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | New Bill Aims To Eliminate Taxes On Up To $10,200 Of 2020 Unemployment Benefits | Proposed legislation introduced yesterday by Sen. Dick Durbin (pictured) and Rep Cindy Axne would ... [+] remove taxes on up to $10,200 in unemployment aid for the 2020 tax filing year. POOL/AFP via Getty Images |
| Dec 8, 2020 | Automated Proctors Watch Students. Now Senators Are Watching These Companies. | Companies offering proctoring tools that monitor students as they take online exams are now being watched themselves—by Democratic senators.
Led by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a group of six Democratic senators sent letters last... |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Chris Lishewski reports to prison; Sentencing dates set for Cameron, Hodge, Worsham | Chris Lishewski, the former president and CEO of Bumble Bee Foods, reported to U.S. Penitentiary Tucson (Arizona) Satellite Camp on Monday, 17 August, to begin serving his 40-month sentence for price-fixing.
Lischewski was found guilty of b... |
