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Biden Administration’s Use of The Autopen To Appoint Federal Judges Investigated by GOP

September 22, 2025 11:43 amSeptember 22, 2025 12:32 pm

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is overseeing the investigation of the Biden administration’s expansive use of the autopen for presidential pardons, executive orders and nominees, specifically those confirmed by the U.S. Senate for lifetime federal judges. Despite former...

The Fifth Amendment and Late Night Pardons

July 24, 2025 11:34 amJuly 24, 2025 11:34 am

In recent days, two former Biden Administration officials exercised their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination to dodge answering congressional questions on the issue of the ex-president’s mental competence. Under current Fifth Amendment law, the unexpressed answers to those questions have...

UPDATE: CA Sen. Dianne Feinstein Announces She Won’t Run for Re-election

February 14, 2023 6:45 pmFebruary 14, 2023 6:48 pm

UPDATED below: U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D., Calif.), who is 89 (soon to be 90), announced she will not run for re-election, ending months/years of speculation and rumors. She has held the Senate seat for 30 years, first elected in 1992....

Rep. Katie Porter Announces 2024 U.S. Senate Run

January 10, 2023 12:26 pmJanuary 10, 2023 12:45 pm

Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) announced on Twitter Tuesday that she will be running for Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) Senate seat in 2024, opening the door for what could be a contentious Senate primary and general election next year. Originally from...

Congressional House Oversight Republicans Demand Investigation Into $11.4 Billion EDD Fraud Case

February 3, 2021 11:08 amMarch 25, 2021 11:08 am

On Thursday, Republican members of the House Oversight Committee demanded that they begin an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department $11.4 billion fraud case. Fraud cases began to show up in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March...