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In this March 10, 2009, photo, Bernard Madoff, center, exits Manhattan federal court in New York. Madoff, who pleaded guilty in 2009 to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history, is seeking an early release from prison. The Department of Justice confirmed on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, that Madoff has a pending request to get his 150-year sentence reduced. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano) **FILE**

John Kennedy urges William Barr to deny early releases for Bernie Madoff, other financial fraudsters

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., questions attorney general nominee William Barr as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

John Kennedy: I’m not interested in more of Nancy Pelosi’s ‘spending porn’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Ms. Pelosi are demanding that more documents and White House officials that were blocked in the House investigation be allowed to testify in the Senate impeachment trial.

Senate gridlocked by impeachment proceedings

By Gabriella Muñoz and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Kennedy on impeachment trial: ‘There’s no rules here’

By Alex Swoyer and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Monsignor John Kennedy, the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith discipline section, speaks during an interview on the terrace of the section's offices at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

‘Tsunami of cases’: Clergy abuse strains secretive tribunal

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Monsignor John Kennedy, the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith discipline section, speaks during an interview on the terrace of the section's offices at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican tribunal now overwhelmed by clergy abuse cases

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., center, shakes hands with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, as Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, sits down before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, to look at the Inspector General's report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

John Kennedy said IG report made him ‘want to heave,’ compared it to acid trip

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 17, 2007, file photo, political commentator Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's "Meet the Press" at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Tucker Carlson accuses Chuck Todd of McCarthyism over Sen. John Kennedy interview

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Florida editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., listens to testimony from White House lawyer Steven Menashi, President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

John Kennedy takes back comment on Ukraine potentially hacking DNC: ‘I was wrong’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., speaks at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump, left, in Monroe, La., Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. At right is Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

John Kennedy defends calling Nancy Pelosi ‘dumb’ at Trump rally

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Louisiana senator: Treasury to boost work on savings bonds

Associated Press

This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Treasury Dept. to ease old savings bond redemptions

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy is introducing a bill to make it easier for people to determine whether they have unredeemed savings bonds. (Associated Press/File)

John Kennedy bill to get savings bond money to owners

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., questions attorney general nominee William Barr as he testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

John Kennedy: Calling four congresswomen ‘whack jobs’ meant to be ‘heartfelt’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Kennedy: New Louisiana law won’t solve health care problems

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, listens as Democratic lawmakers question Attorney General William Barr about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kennedy and Landry team up to elect conservative Republicans

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

FILE- In this Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 file aerial photo, a boat motors between flooded homes after heavy rains inundating the region, in Hammond, La. The state's U.S. senators, Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, said Thursday, May 2, 2019 the Trump administration has agreed to rewrite regulations to help thousands of Louisiana homeowners with damage from the 2016 floods access federal aid,. (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File)

Louisiana senators: Trump administration agrees on flood aid

By MELINDA DESLATTE - Associated Press

Louisiana senator speaks to Trump about unlocking flood aid

Associated Press