As the world witnesses Russia's bloody invasion of Ukraine intensify, Pres. Biden's Friday #SCOTUS announcement is peculiar timing.

Why is @POTUS more interested in sticking to his self imposed timeline than focusing on the crisis at hand in Ukraine? Just check out the top headlines in the @nytimes:

.@ChuckGrassley: “The judgments of a justice can affect the lives of every American in perpetuity. It’s critical that any such nominee, including Judge Jackson, receive the most thorough and rigorous vetting.” .@ChuckGrassley: “Our review will be as fair and respectful as it is complete and comprehensive. That is what this process demands and what the American people expect.”

Broad support for Graham-Cotton-Blackburn bill to bolster national security, end use of warrant-proof encryption that shields criminal activity.

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judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… .@ncose: "This bill is necessary to ensure that law enforcement can take reasonable, and constitutional measures to investigate crimes and protect children while respecting individual privacy... ‘EARN IT’ does not tackle encryption; Sen. Graham’s new bill does.”

Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC, U.S. Senators @SenBlumenthal,
@HawleyMO and Ranking Member @SenFeinstein today introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the tech industry to take online child sexual exploitation seriously.

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judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… @LindseyGrahamSC @SenBlumenthal @HawleyMO @SenFeinstein Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC's statement on the introduction of the bipartisan EARN IT Act.

Recently, Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC and Ranking Member @SenFeinstein's bipartisan bill to keep dangerous drugs off the street passed the Senate.

The current temporary scheduling order, which keeps fentanyl-related substances illegal, is set to expire on February 6, 2020. Now, it's up to the House of Representatives to pass the bipartisan Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (S. 3201).

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Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced 6 more of President @realDonaldTrump's judicial nominees.

judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/11/07… @realDonaldTrump One of the nominees is Sherri Lydon, nominated to be a federal district court judge for South Carolina

@LindseyGrahamSC applauded the Committee for advancing her nomination: “I’m very pleased that @senjudiciary reported Sherri Lydon out favorably to be a district court judge.”

Chairman Graham today unveiled the Secure and Protect Act of 2019 to strengthen border security.

“We have a perfect storm brewing at the border because of a series of broken and outdated laws related to asylum and children,” said Graham.

bit.ly/2VEL4Nu The Graham legislation closes the gaps in current law that have led to an escalating number of immigrants traveling to the border.

Highlights of Graham’s legislation include:

Obama-era immigration officials agree:

There is a crisis on our southern border. Former Obama Administration @DHSgov Secretary Jeh Johnson: “We are truly in a crisis”

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Law enforcement, former Justice Department Officials “wholeheartedly” support #BillBarr for Attorney General

judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… 21 State Attorneys General and 120 former Justice Department and Law Enforcement officials on #BillBarr

NEW: Chairman @ChuckGrassley releases 414-page report on the allegations made against Justice Kavanaugh during the confirmation ptocess.

Conclusion: no evidence to support the allegations.
judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… "This was a serious and thorough investigation that left no stone unturned in our pursuit of the facts,” Grassley said. “In the end, there was no credible evidence to support the allegations against the nominee.”

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Today, Chairman @ChuckGrassley referred Judy Munro-Leighton to @TheJusticeDept for investigation for making materially false statements to the Committee during the course of its investigation. judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/… Under questioning by Committee investigators, Ms. Munro-Leighton admitted, contrary to her prior claims, that she had not been sexually assaulted by Judge Kavanaugh and was not the author of the original “Jane Doe” letter.

.@ChuckGrassley is seeking briefings from @StateDept & @DHSgov on potential natl security threats relating to the migrant caravan headed toward the southern border, specifically on the criminal histories or gang affiliation of any migrants in the caravan judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… “…it is important that the Committee is briefed on details on the makeup of the caravan including any potential national security threats that reportedly exist among the members.”—@ChuckGrassley

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman @ChuckGrassley issued the following statement on reports that President Trump plans to eliminate birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants. judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… “The United States welcomes immigrants from all over the world who pursue the legal options available to them to seek permanent residence or citizenship in our country.” 1/3

Swetnick, Avenatti Referred for Criminal Investigation: Providing False Statements, Obstructing Congressional Investigations, and Conspiracy All Violate Federal Law judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… Chairman @ChuckGrassley today referred Julie Swetnick and her attorney Michael Avenatti to @TheJusticeDept for criminal investigation relating to a potential conspiracy to provide materially false statements to Congress and obstruct a congressional committee investigation.

Grassley, Lee: “As over 7,000 Hondurans travel through Mexico toward the United States border, we urge you to execute a safe third country agreement w/ the Mexican gov't that requires asylum seekers to make their claims in their first country of arrival.” judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/… "A safe third country agreement with Mexico would also address national security concerns inherent in a large group of unidentified individuals moving unabated toward the United States."—@ChuckGrassley, @SenMikeLee

Judge Kavanaugh has spent 25 years of his career in public service. #ConfirmKavanaugh #SCOTUS He spent the last twelve years on the D.C. Circuit, considered the second-most important federal court in the country.

Chairman @ChuckGrassley: "The Constitution charges the Senate with advising the President on his nomination. Senators have a constitutional obligation to investigate and evaluate independently the President’s nominees." judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele… "Our obligation is unrelated to anything the @FBI does. That’s why we don’t just vote on nominees after the President loans us the FBI background investigation. We have to make our own assessment." — @ChuckGrassley

.@ChuckGrassley: “I’ve now received a committee staff briefing on the FBI’s supplement to Judge Kavanaugh’s background investigation file. There’s nothing in it that we didn’t already know...no hint of misconduct...It’s time to vote. I’ll be voting to confirm Judge Kavanaugh.” “I trust that the career agents of the FBI have done their work independent of political or partisan considerations. That’s exactly what senators from both sides asked for. Now it’s up to senators to fulfill their constitutional duty and make a judgment.” judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

The texts from Ms. Berchem do not appear relevant or contradictory to Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony. This appears to be another last-ditch effort to derail the nomination with baseless innuendo by Democrats who have already decided to vote no. 1/6

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Shortly before Friday’s committee meeting began, Senator Blumenthal’s office forwarded ten emails to the Chairman’s office originally from Ms. Berchem. They were immediately passed to Chairman Grassley’s oversight and investigations team for review. 2/6

Senate Democrats keep calling for an FBI investigation, but they fail to mention that the FBI’s role is not to reach conclusions in these cases. 1/6 Dr. Ford’s allegations WERE submitted to the FBI on Sept. 13 by RM Feinstein MORE THAN SIX WEEKS after she received them. The FBI then added them to Judge Kavanaugh’s file for the @SenJudiciary to review. The FBI then closed the case. 2/6
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.@ABAesq: Many of the lawyers, judges, and others we interviewed praised Judge Kavanaugh’s integrity. We cite representative comments as follows: “His integrity is absolutely unquestioned. He is very circumspect in his personal conduct and harbors no biases or prejudices.” “He has the highest personal morality and the highest ethics.” #ConfirmKavanaugh