WASHINGTON — Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about the timing of Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett and whether additional senators may have been exposed. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared the confirmation process was going “full steam ahead.” North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis and Utah …
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the House Judiciary Committee and Don McGahn : 4:05 p.m. The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former White House communications director Hope Hicks and a former aide in the White House counsel’s office as Democrats continue their investigations of President Donald Trump. The ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Doug Collins, says Democrats …
WASHINGTON — The Latest on Congress and special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report : 10:50 p.m. The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, escalating the legal battle with the Trump administration over access to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler said the panel had to act because Trump’s …