Tag: Law

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, left, speaks as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Annette L. Hayes looks on at a news conference giving an update on the unsolved 2001 slaying of a federal prosecutor, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Seattle. Rosenstein joined other federal officials to discuss the killing of Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Wales. Federal authorities are offering up to $1.5 million for information about the unsolved 2001 slaying of Wales, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle, who was shot as he worked in the basement of his home on Oct. 11, 2001.

Beltway Confidential

Rosenstein fired or resigned? Here's why the distinction matters.

Erin Dunne · September 24, 2018 3:38 pm

Brett Kavanaugh, appeals court judge, speaks after being nominated as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, July 9, 2018. TrumpÂ said he would nominate Kavanaugh for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, a choice that could create the most conservative court in generations and threaten landmark rulings including the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision.

Maryland police: We haven’t received request to investigate Kavanaugh allegation

Caitlin Yilek · September 24, 2018 2:51 pm

In this Jan. 4, 2019, file photo, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined at right by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, speaks to House Democrats.

Rosenstein still at DOJ, never offered to leave, likely to stay: Source

Kelly Cohen · September 24, 2018 2:43 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, center, leaves the hearing room in the evening.

New York Times: ‘Nearly impossible’ for more Kavanaugh hearings to substantiate Ford accusation

Eddie Scarry · September 24, 2018 1:53 pm

In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a spending bill signing ceremony at VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas.

Trump dismisses allegations against Brett Kavanaugh as ‘totally political’

Melissa Quinn · September 24, 2018 1:32 pm

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, arrives to meet with Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which will oversee his confirmation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. White House Counse Don McGahn is at right, rear.

Beltway Confidential

Don’t let sexual assault accusations distract from what Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is all about: abortion

Jenna Ellis · September 24, 2018 9:23 am

Ed Whelan testifies on Capitol Hill on July 1, 2010, before the Senate Judiciary Committee during Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's confirmation hearing.

Kavanaugh booster Ed Whelan placed on leave from ethics institute after pushing mistaken identity theory

Naomi Lim · September 23, 2018 8:14 pm

Jason Miller, a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, walks away after speaking to media at Trump Tower, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in New York.

Ex-Trump aide Jason Miller quits CNN after being accused of sneaking abortion pill to mistress

Caitlin Yilek · September 23, 2018 6:47 pm

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Christine Blasey Ford agrees to testify about Kavanaugh allegation in open hearing Thursday

Naomi Lim · September 23, 2018 5:22 pm

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., assistant Senate minority leader, joined at left by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks with reporters about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following their weekly policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018.

Patty Murray: How Republicans handle Kavanaugh allegation a ‘test’ of #MeToo movement

Caitlin Yilek · September 23, 2018 3:46 pm

Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI actions around the 2016 presidential election.

Trey Gowdy: ‘I have no issues with the FBI taking a second, third, eighth look’ at Brett Kavanaugh

Naomi Lim · September 23, 2018 3:41 pm

Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., responds to questions about President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, during a TV news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018.

GOP senator: ‘No rush’ to confirm Kavanaugh

Caitlin Yilek · September 23, 2018 3:20 pm