Tag: Law

Summer Zervos, left, appears at a hearing in Manhattan State Supreme Court for a defamation lawsuit filed by Zervos against President Trump in New York. Zervos, a former contestant on Trump's reality TV show "The Apprentice," accused him of unwanted sexual contact in 2007.

Trump accuser seeks ‘Apprentice’ recordings in defamation lawsuit

Daniel Chaitin · May 2, 2018 10:40 pm

Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks on Capitol Hill.

Democratic senator urges Uber to end forced arbitration for alleged victims of sexual misconduct

Melissa Quinn · May 2, 2018 9:51 pm

This Nov. 20, 2016 file photo shows former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani arriving at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Giuliani was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery over the weekend after falling while on vacation on Long Island on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017.

National Security

Giuliani lays out terms for possible Trump-Mueller interview

Gabby Morrongiello · May 2, 2018 9:20 pm

This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. Abuse of painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids across the country has resulted in tens of thousands of children being taken from their homes and placed in the foster care system.

Opioid drugmakers sued over rising health insurance costs

Kimberly Leonard · May 2, 2018 8:52 pm

Joe Arpaio and Mike Pence.

Beltway Confidential

Mike Pence deserves every bit of criticism for his praise of Joe Arpaio

Becket Adams · May 2, 2018 8:23 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the California Peace Officers' Association. The Trump administration is suing California over a law that aims to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands.

Jeff Sessions beefs up prosecutorial power on US-Mexico border

Kelly Cohen · May 2, 2018 7:56 pm

Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks at a civics event Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Seattle. The Civic Learning Initiative Summit is part of a statewide effort for students to learn about and engage in government.

Sonia Sotomayor released from hospital following shoulder surgery

Melissa Quinn · May 2, 2018 7:21 pm

Smoke rises from the stacks of the main coal plant facility at the Navajo Generating Station in Page, Ariz. The owners of a massive coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation voted in February to shut the facility down in 2019 because cheaper power is available from other sources in a decision that could hurt the Navajo and Hopi tribes and cost hundreds of jobs.

Energy and Environment

Largest coal plant in the West wants Ryan Zinke’s help

John Siciliano · May 2, 2018 6:30 pm

President Trump pauses during a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday in Washington.

Trump’s lawyer Ty Cobb to retire, says president could still be interviewed by Robert Mueller

Melissa Quinn · May 2, 2018 4:54 pm

Rashon Nelson, left, and Donte Robinson, right, both 23, sit on their attorney's sofa. Their arrests at a local Starbucks quickly became a viral video and galvanized people around the country who saw the incident as modern-day racism.

Black men arrested at Starbucks settle with Philadelphia for $1 each and city pledge of $200,000 for young entrepreneurs

Associated Press · May 2, 2018 4:32 pm

Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a stop on his book tour for "A Higher Loyalty" in Washington.

James Comey recalls the time he sang Beyonce during an FBI briefing

Caitlin Yilek · May 2, 2018 4:18 pm

White House speechwriter who resigned over domestic violence allegations sues ex-wife for $4M

Anna Giaritelli · May 2, 2018 3:41 pm