WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Democrats break the record of 234 judges confirmed during the first Trump administration Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the confirmation of Benjamin J. Cheeks to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of California and Serena Raquel Murillo to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act, 2025. Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said, "Disasters know no bounds--they impact cities and states across this nation, leaving communities with destruction and despair. It's a dire reality faced by so many, including my own constituents in Oklahoma. In the face of re  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 21 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced shortly before today's Board of Equalization meeting that he lacks confidence in the budget numbers provided by the Stitt Administration, calling instead for increased legislative involvement in the process. "I come from the private sector, where you don't play games with your budget," Drummond said. "After sitting throug  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced the Senate Republican Conference committee assignments for the 119th Congress. The assignments have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference and are expected to be ratified by the full Senate early next Congress. Agriculture John Boozman, Arkansas Mitch McConnell, Kentucky John Hoeven, North Dakota Joni Ernst, Iowa Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Roge  more