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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was indicted on federal corruption charges in 2015. Now, two months after the jury failed to come to a verdict, the Justice Department wants to retry the case. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Justice Department will retry Robert Menendez

Kelly Cohen · January 19, 2018 7:54 pm

‘Jersey Shore’ star ‘The Situation’ pleads guilty to tax fraud

Kelly Cohen · January 19, 2018 7:13 pm

The original ban — which has been rewritten multiple times having been struck down by various federal courts — put a 120-day ban on refugees from entering the country and a 90-day ban for most citizens of Libya, Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

DHS had ‘no advance notice’ of Trump’s first travel ban

Kelly Cohen · January 19, 2018 5:42 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey, who graduated from the College of William & Mary in 1982, will teach a course on ethical leadership at his alma mater. Comey said he's "thrilled" about the opportunity. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

James Comey to teach course on ‘ethical leadership’ at William & Mary

Kelly Cohen · January 19, 2018 2:02 pm

On Tuesday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Alsup's ruling "defies both law and common sense" and said the department's Supreme Court request would happen by week's end. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to overturn DACA ruling

Kelly Cohen · January 19, 2018 1:11 am

In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in August, an attorney representing Fusion GPS said "somebody's already been killed" as a result of the dossier. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Fusion GPS’ Glenn Simpson: Russia used dossier to carry out ‘an old fashioned purge’

Kelly Cohen · January 18, 2018 10:20 pm

According to reports, the FBI is investigating whether Russian money went to the NRA in order to help President Trump win the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Fusion GPS Glenn Simpson: Russians ‘infiltrated the NRA’

Kelly Cohen · January 18, 2018 9:50 pm

Glenn Simpson is the co-founder of the research firm Fusion GPS, the group behind the so-called "Trump dossier" which contains salacious and unverified allegations connecting President Trump to Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House panel releases Fusion GPS’ Glenn Simpson testimony

Kelly Cohen · January 18, 2018 9:16 pm

The leaders of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, emerge from a closed-door meeting. The committee voted unanimously to release the transcript "as quick as we can." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Intelligence to release Fusion GPS testimony Thursday

Kelly Cohen · January 18, 2018 4:21 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., (pictured right) said former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was unable to answer the questions because he was not adequately prepared. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Adam Schiff blasts Corey Lewandowski for being ‘unprepared’ for House Intelligence Committee questioning

Kelly Cohen · January 17, 2018 11:01 pm

Steve Bannon, who appeared before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, has been embroiled in a messy back-and-forth with President Trump and the White House following his departure from the administration in August. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Steve Bannon to meet with Robert Mueller’s team instead of grand jury: Report

Kelly Cohen · January 17, 2018 5:36 pm

"We believe that a key part of combating extremism is preventing recruitment by disrupting the underlying ideologies that drive people to commit acts of violence. That's why we support a variety of counterspeech efforts," Monika Bickert, Facebook's head of product policy and counterterrorism said. (iStock by Getty Images)

Twitter, YouTube, Facebook describe battle against ‘terrorist content’ to Congress

Kelly Cohen · January 17, 2018 5:15 pm