Lawmakers Agree on Probe of Access to Democratic Files

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats reached agreement with three Republicans on a request for a probe by federal prosecutors into whether criminal laws were violated when two Republican aides accessed and leaked Democratic computer files on strategy for blocking judicial nominations. The bipartisan agreement capped a day of chaotic efforts by all members of the committee as they grappled with a dispute that focused on the scope of the proposed probe and what kind of prosecutor should be selected to lead it.