Tag: Law

Beltway Confidential

Here’s what you need to know about William Barr, Trump’s pick for attorney general

Siraj Hashmi · December 7, 2018 8:54 pm

Trump makes attorney general confirmation battle easier with Bush-era pick of William Barr

Susan Ferrechio · December 7, 2018 6:48 pm

A person hits a flat surface with a gavel.

American married six African women he didn’t know in ploy to get immigration benefits

Anna Giaritelli · December 6, 2018 10:33 pm

Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the JP Morgan Global China Summit in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Dimon signaled that he's hopeful mounting trade tensions won't derail the U.S. bank's plans to create a wholly owned securities venture in China.

CEOs urge Congress to stop relying on federal agencies for rule-writing

Joe Williams · December 6, 2018 8:58 pm

Robert Mueller is leading the federal government investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Supreme Court wrestles with double-jeopardy case that could affect Mueller investigation

Melissa Quinn · December 6, 2018 7:09 pm

Former President Barack Obama speaks as he campaigns in support of Pennsylvania candidates.

Obama OK’d $310 million in free legal advice to illegal immigrants

Paul Bedard · December 6, 2018 4:08 pm

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in Washington's Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, watches.

Some experts believe Trump can be impeached for conduct performed before becoming president

Melissa Quinn · December 6, 2018 12:00 pm

In this 2012 file photo, people are led on a tour on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

There is a way for affirmative action to become constructive and fair; its practitioners won’t like it

Andrew I. Fillat, Henry Miller · December 6, 2018 5:00 am

A "Make America Great Again" hat and an "I'm with the Resistance, est. 2017" mug are shown.

No #MAGA hats, no #Resist mugs: Federal employees warned against political speech at work

Naomi Lim · December 5, 2018 11:14 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, present details of the new sanctions on Iran at the Foreign Press Center in D.C.

US banks push for relief from potential Iran sanctions Catch-22

Colin Wilhelm · December 5, 2018 5:31 pm

A pro-cabortion rights supporter holds up a sign that reads "My Body. My Choice" during a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, as the Supreme Court hears arguments in a free speech fight over California's attempt to regulate anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers.

Pregnancy help centers are giving women the truth, and the abortion industry hates it

Washington Examiner · December 5, 2018 5:00 am

400+ former DOJ officials ‘disturbed’ at Matthew Whitaker's appointment

Kelly Cohen · December 4, 2018 4:17 pm