Tag: Law

Two criminal statutes have five-year statutes of limitations, establishing a Monday deadline to charge former intelligence chief James Clapper for allegedly lying to Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

National Security

James Clapper avoids charges for ‘clearly erroneous’ surveillance testimony

Steven Nelson · March 11, 2018 4:01 am

Two criminal statutes have five-year statutes of limitations, establishing a Monday deadline to charge former intelligence chief James Clapper for allegedly lying to Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

James Clapper avoids charges for ‘clearly erroneous’ surveillance testimony

Steven Nelson · March 11, 2018 4:01 am

In documents filed Friday to Judge John Mendez of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (pictured center, speaking) said his office intends to request the case be transferred from Sacramento to San Francisco next week. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California to ask for Trump administration’s lawsuit over ‘sanctuary’ status to be moved

Melissa Quinn · March 10, 2018 8:05 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Saturday that the nationwide injunctions over President Trump's rescission of an Obama-era immigration program and the travel ban "result in great cost and turmoil," and have been used to effectively paralyze the federal government. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Jeff Sessions slams federal judges for issuing nationwide injunctions hindering Trump’s agenda

Melissa Quinn · March 10, 2018 3:47 pm

House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy announced last month his committee would be opening an investigation into Rob Porter's White House employment and sent a letter to chief of staff John Kelly requesting information on when any White House officials became aware of any "potential derogatory or disqualifying information" about Porter. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trey Gowdy calls White House response to Rob Porter inquiry ‘inadequate’

Diana Stancy Correll · March 9, 2018 11:10 pm

Former President Barack Obama is in talks to develop his own show for Netflix. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Beltway Confidential

Barack Obama gives Netflix net neutrality. Netflix could give Obama a television show

Philip Wegmann · March 9, 2018 10:14 pm

When Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., forced a vote recently on obeying the "pay as you go" rule, that would require Congress to offset costs of making large tax cuts by reducing entitlement spending, no Democrats and only seven Republicans joined him. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Rand Paul’s neighbor pleads guilty to assault

Katelyn Caralle · March 9, 2018 7:44 pm

President Trump pardons former Navy sailor Kristian Saucier. Saucier was sentenced to a year in prison during the 2016 campaign for taking pictures inside a nuclear submarine. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump pardons Kristian Saucier, former sailor jailed for submarine pictures

Steven Nelson · March 9, 2018 7:34 pm

Martin Shkreli gained notoriety when his company Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of the anti-malarial drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli sentenced to 7 years in prison

Robert King · March 9, 2018 7:00 pm

Under the Interior Department's proposed plan, areas offshore of New York would be opened to leasing for oil and gas development for the first time in decades. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Energy and Environment

New York threatens to sue over Ryan Zinke’s offshore drilling plan

Josh Siegel · March 9, 2018 6:52 pm

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is suing President Trump and wants a California judge to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Watchdog group asks Justice Department, ethics office to probe payment to Stormy Daniels

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 6:51 pm

U-God from the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan had choice words for convicted hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli and the fate of the Wu-Tang Clan's double-album "Once Upon a Time in Shaolin." (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

U-God of Wu-Tang Clan: Martin Shkreli is a ‘cocky motherf—ker’

Siraj Hashmi · March 9, 2018 6:40 pm