Tag: Law

Beltway Confidential

No, Mike Pompeo didn’t violate the Constitution by speaking at a Christian conference

Nicole Russell · October 18, 2019 4:57 pm

President Donald Trump looks on as a White House aide takes away a microphone from CNN journalist Jim Acosta during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Washington.

Washington Secrets

Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’

Paul Bedard · October 18, 2019 3:59 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Pat Cipollone is the attack dog Trump always wanted

Rob Crilly · October 18, 2019 3:00 am

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Department of Homeland Security wants subpoena power to find vulnerable systems

Grant Gross · October 18, 2019 3:00 am

Alleged sexual assault victim placed on administrative leave after asking Kamala Harris to comment on case

Alana Goodman · October 17, 2019 6:15 pm

FILE - A Sunday, June 9, 2013, file photo provided by The Guardian newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the U.S. National Security Agency, in Hong Kong. The U.S. governmentâs efforts to determine which highly classified materials Snowden took from the National Security Agency have been frustrated by Snowdenâs sophisticated efforts to cover his digital trail by deleting or bypassing electronic logs, government officials tell the AP. Such logs would have showed what information Snowden viewed or downloaded. (AP Photo/The Guardian, File)

‘Nothing similar’: Ukraine whistleblower lawyer rejects Edward Snowden comparison

Jerry Dunleavy · October 17, 2019 4:00 am

Sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo listens to court proceedings during the trial of fellow sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Oct. 20, 2003. The lawyer for convicted teenage sniper Malvo says his client plans to drop all appeals of his conviction and life sentence for one of 10 sniper killings in October 2002 and admit his guilt in a second slaying.

Supreme Court weighs appeal from DC sniper for new sentencing hearing

Melissa Quinn · October 16, 2019 9:21 pm

VIDEO: 2 women accused of robbing tourist after drugging him at casino and taking him back to hotel

Zach Halaschak · October 16, 2019 8:11 pm

DOJ arrests hundreds in global cryptocurrency child pornography website bust

Jerry Dunleavy · October 16, 2019 6:51 pm

People chant as they march in support of sex workers, Sunday, June 2, 2019, in Las Vegas. People marched in support of decriminalizing sex work and against the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, among other issues.

Beltway Confidential

Will DC fall prey to siren song of prostitution?

Andrea Jones · October 16, 2019 6:29 pm

Actresses Mira Sorvino, right, and Julianne Moore look on as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks before signing a bill that increases the statute of limitations in rape cases during a bill signing ceremony in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. The actresses were there as supporters of the bill and as members of the Time's Up movement, which advocates for women's rights.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs bill allowing people granted presidential pardons to face charges in New York

Zach Halaschak · October 16, 2019 5:50 pm

In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, addresses a gathering during a campaign event for Eddie Edwards, who is running for the U.S. Congress, in Portsmouth, N.H.

Fourth person arrested in federal case involving clients of Rudy Giuliani

Zach Halaschak · October 16, 2019 4:12 pm