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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2019 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers addresses the audience after Evers was sworn in during the inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. For the first time in nearly a decade, a handful of Republican lawmakers pushing for Wisconsin to join the rest of the country and criminalize first-offense drunken driving have an ally in the governor's office. On paper it might look like a can't-miss bipartisan initiative, but it's not that easy in a state where drinking is ingrained in popular culture. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Criminalizing 1st-time DUIs is a tough sell in Wisconsin

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Attorney General nominee William Barr departs after a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Two Democratic senators say William Barr avoided meeting with them because of the shutdown

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, meets with Senate Judiciary Committee member and Trump confidant Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Barr, who served in the position in the early 1990s, has a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week and could be in place at the Justice Department as soon as February when Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein leaves after Barr is confirmed. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Graham says Barr expressed confidence in special counsel

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2018, file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump. Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are renewing their attempt to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, sending a signal to Trump as he keeps up his criticism of Mueller’s Russia investigation. The legislation, sponsored by incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Graham, and three other members, is expected to be introduced this week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Senators renew attempt to protect special counsel Mueller

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, after his meeting with President Donald Trump, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lindsey Graham, Senate Judiciary Committee move to protect Robert Mueller

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks in front of a newly fortified border wall structure in Calexico, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico in attempt to end ‘catch-and-release’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Google CEO Sundar Pichai arrives to testify before the House Judiciary Committee to be questioned about the internet giant's privacy security and data collection, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Google CEO says no plans ‘right now’ for China

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears before the House Judiciary Committee to be questioned about the internet giant's privacy security and data collection, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Pichai angered members of a Senate panel in September by declining their invitation to testify about foreign governments' manipulation of online services to sway U.S. political elections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, faces liberal bias charge from Republicans

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 8, 2017 file photo, former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Comey has reached a deal to testify privately to the House Judiciary Committee, backing off his legal fight for an open hearing. Comey said in a tweet Sunday that it was &quot;hard to protect my rights without being in contempt&quot; but he's been told he's free to discuss his testimony afterward. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Comey makes deal over House subpoena, backs off legal fight

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley said Cynthia Nance's left-leaning activism dates back more than a decade, including opposing Justice Samuel A. Alito's confirmation despite the ABA rating him "unanimously well qualified." (Associated Press)

Cynthia Nance bias colors Trump judicial nominees’ ABA ratings, Republicans say

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Thomas Farr is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate GOP taking up judicial nominee some call ‘the worst’

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Richard Blumenthal demands hearing on whether Matt Whitaker violated Hatch Act

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo, Thomas Farr is sworn in during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be a District Judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate aims to confirm man for bench despite racial concerns

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham said that if he's selected to lead the judiciary committee, his top priority will be to push through President Trump's court nominations.

Lindsey Graham likely to lead Senate Judiciary Committee

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this April 7, 2017, file photo. former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during a conference on policy and Blacks at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

GOP prepares to subpoena Comey, Lynch before losing power

By MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, answers questions from reporters about allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, as he arrives for a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Judiciary Committee continues processing Donald Trump’s judicial picks after midterms

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on President Trump's coming political troubles by Kevin Kreneck/Tribune Content Agency

Post-midterm antagonisms churn between Democrats, Republicans

By Donald Lambro

In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, then Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File, Pool)

The Democrats’ pro-woman fraud

By Tammy Bruce

In this Sept. 4, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump's then Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Just 1 in 4 people think Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest during his pivotal testimony last month to the Senate Judiciary Committee. That’s according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Senate report paints devastating profile of Justice Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool) ** FILE **

Another Kavanaugh accuser admits to fabricating rape story

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times