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Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. speaks to reporters after GOP leadership announce they are delaying a vote on the Republican health care bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chuck Schumer uses Senate rule to delay intel meeting; unmasking controversy sure to come up

By Andrea Noble and Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., questions former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 8, 2017, during the subcommittee's on Crime and Terrorism hearing: "Russian Interference in the 2016 United States Election." Committee ranking member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., listens at right. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lindsey Graham demands to know if he was unmasked; intelligence officials demur

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed door meeting, Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Robert Mueller meets with Senate Judiciary Committee regarding special counsel investigation

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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Obama refugee system is broken and needs revising

By Raul Labrador and Bob Goodlatte

Former FBI director James Comey listens to the committee chairman at the beginning of the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Committee carousel: James Comey skates by the tough questions

By Charles Hurt - The Washington Times

Solicitor general nominee Noel Francisco prepares to take a seat at the witness table to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Noel Francisco moves one step closer to becoming solicitor general

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Gun advocates urge panel to end concealed carry permits

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Louisiana senators reject call to punish ‘sanctuary cities’

By R.J. RICO - Associated Press

From left, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Cory A. Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 18, 2017, to meet with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for a briefing of the full Senate amid controversy over President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dianne Feinstein demands GOP follow ‘blue slip’ tradition for Donald Trump’s nominees

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 9, 1974 photo, Richard Nixon waves goodbye with a salute to his staff members outside the White House as he boards a helicopter and resigns the presidency on Aug. 9, 1974. He was the first president in American history to resign the nation's highest office. (AP Photo, File)

Trump and impeachment: A primer

By Bruce Fein

Pedestrians walk under a billboard on Court Street, Monday, May 15, 2017, in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The digital billboard just around the corner from U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley's regional office in Des Moines on Monday began displaying a request for the Senate Judiciary chairman. Between images of President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the message reads, &quot;Sen. Grassley: America needs an independent investigation.&quot; (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Billboard urges Iowa Senator to allow Trump-Russia probe

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE - Associated Press

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Chuck Grassley questions James Comey, says public faith in FBI has been tested lately

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

Alton Sterling shooting prompts new look at police training

By R.J. RICO - Associated Press

Accusations in Alabama governor impeachment investigation

Associated Press

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks during a news conference on Friday, April 7, 2017, outside the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala. Bentley vowed again he won't resign even as his political troubles mounted and lawmakers said they would move forward with impeachment hearings because of a sex scandal. (Albert Cesare /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Court rules Alabama impeachment can move forward

By Kim Chandler - Associated Press

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks during a news conference on Friday, April 7, 2017, outside the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala. Bentley vowed again he won't resign even as his political troubles mounted and lawmakers said they would move forward with impeachment hearings because of a sex scandal. (Albert Cesare /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

The Latest: Alabama lawmakers appeal impeachment ruling

Associated Press

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley exits out of the back of the RSA Union Building in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, April 5, 2017. The Alabama Ethics Commission on Wednesday began weighing whether Bentley might have broken the law in a sex-tinged scandal that has engulfed him for the past year. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

The Latest: Governor’s lawyers say impeachment not merited

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2017, file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch explains mutton busting, an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep, as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on Gorsuch's nomination on April 3. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Dems secure enough votes to block Gorsuch — for the moment

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, from left, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., question the Republican side as the panel meets to advance the nomination of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Monday, April 3, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 3, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: McConnell stops short of pledging rule change

Associated Press

Lawmaker defends special counsel’s work in impeachment probe

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press