A proposed constitutional amendment to allow regulation of contributions and spending for political campaigns is headed to the full Senate Committee on the Judiciary for debate. An amended proposal was approved along party lines Wednesday by the Subcommittee on the ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA does not give up its secrets easily. Under pressure from a Senate committee to declassify parts of a congressional report on harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists, the CIA is shadowed by its reluctance to open ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved the nomination of James Comey to be director of the FBI, clearing the way for a full Senate vote. The 18-0 committee vote will send Comey’s nomination to the Senate ...

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Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford is nearing the final hurdle in her quest to be the next judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Wolford was one of four nominees who appeared Wednesday before ...

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WASHINGTON  — As a Senate committee prepares to begin voting this week on far-reaching immigration legislation, advocates are watching warily to see whether relatively tame opposition balloons into the kind of fierce resistance that killed Congress’ last attempt to overhaul ...

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The nomination of Monroe County District Attorney Michael C. Green for a federal judgeship is on the agenda Thursday for an executive business meeting of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance the nomination of of Donald B. Verrilli Jr. as U.S. solicitor general to the full Senate. The committee voted 17-1 to recommend Verrilli's confirmation.

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