Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC)

The minority’s powers in Congress are limited—they cannot call hearings or issue subpoenas. But they do have a wide menu of options.

Mary McCord's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing for Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee, Pam Bondi.

We asked leading experts what questions Committee members should ask Bondi in her confirmation hearing.

The Senate Judiciary Committee's presidential immunity hearing showed fault lines in reactions to the Trump v. United States decision.

Congress can legislate both responsibly and openly, as long as the administration declassifies certain information that is already in the public domain.

The SAFE Act would renew Section 702 of FISA, but only with changes that seriously undermine its agility and value as an indispensable foreign intelligence collection tool.

Congress once again has an opportunity — and an obligation — to enact much-needed surveillance reforms to protect Americans’ privacy while ensuring that intelligence agencies…

While Crow may feel bullied, and Leo may feel that the inquiry is ill-intentioned, as a matter of law the two are obliged to comply anyway.

Tracking the rules pertaining to a disabled president, there should be a formal procedure allowing a senator to temporarily step aside.

Editor’s Note: This article, originally published on March 2, has been updated to reflect the testimony of top intelligence leaders before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence…

An obscure process called the “blue slip,” allows a single Senator to stop a judicial nomination in its tracks.

It's long past time for the Senate to abandon the anti-democratic "blue slip" process for judicial nominations.