Tag: Law

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's lawsuit focuses on Kentucky's plan to install work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients. Eligible beneficiaries must work, volunteer or get job training for 20 hours in order to get Medicaid benefits. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin countersues over Medicaid work rules

Robert King · February 20, 2018 3:30 pm

Special counsel Robert Mueller charged with "willfully and knowingly making materially false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to both the special counsel's office and FBI investigators.

National Security

Robert Mueller charges attorney with making false statements to special counsel’s office

Kelly Cohen · February 20, 2018 2:23 pm

Although Supreme Court judges have life tenure, they may be removed by the Senate for questionable conduct. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Clarence Thomas’ impeachment debate flares again

Naomi Lim · February 19, 2018 7:42 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced much controversy after he referred to the "Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement" at a conference last week. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

If you take offense at ‘Anglo-American,’ you probably aren’t very smart

Dan Hannan · February 19, 2018 5:01 am

The Supreme Court is reconvening on Tuesday. Here are four major cases to watch in the upcoming days ahead. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Four cases to watch when the Supreme Court returns this week

Melissa Quinn · February 19, 2018 5:01 am

Demonstrators rally in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals outside the Capitol. Republicans have staunchly opposed linking immigration and government spending in a single bill, but the Senate's failure to pass an immigration reform bill raises the chances an immigration measure will end up hitching a ride on the upcoming spending bill, which must pass by March 23. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Immigration battle threatens to complicate spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · February 18, 2018 5:01 am

Former President Bill Clinton's criminal defense attorney, David Kendall, said his client wants to "present his position" about revealing to the public records related to subpoenas over the 1998 grand jury investigation into his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bill Clinton wants to ‘present his position’ on unsealing Monica Lewinsky sex scandal investigation records

Robert King · February 17, 2018 2:49 pm

"Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President," President Trump tweeted on Friday as he departed Washington for Florida. "The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong — no collusion!" (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

National Security

Trump touts Mueller indictment showing Russian meddling started ‘long before’ he ran for president

Sarah Bedford · February 16, 2018 8:33 pm

Some of the Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues.

National Security

Russian troll farm targeted US election 13 months before Trump candidacy, indictment shows

Steven Nelson · February 16, 2018 7:53 pm

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was sponsored by then-Sen. Joe Biden and signed into law by then-President George H.W. Bush. The law makes it illegal for anyone "to knowingly possess a firearm" within 1,000 feet of a school zone. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Beltway Confidential

Can Miss Crabtree pack heat? These 18 states allow K-12 teachers to carry.

Philip Wegmann · February 16, 2018 7:21 pm

The Department of Justice announced the indictments Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Robert Mueller indicts 13 Russian nationals for meddling in 2016 election

Kelly Cohen · February 16, 2018 6:01 pm

"If you think there's some magic, unicorn law that's going to stop it from happening, just keep in mind that he violated probably dozens of laws already, including murdering people. That's against the law," Sen. Steve Scalise said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steve Scalise: No ‘magic law’ will stop mass shootings

Katelyn Caralle · February 16, 2018 1:05 pm