Tag: Law

A House Democrat said that the president may not be guilty of obstruction of justice because he wanted to allegedly fire special counsel Robert Mueller. "But what it does do is it shows intent and it's not surprising," the lawmaker said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

House Democrat: Wanting to fire Robert Mueller not enough to bring obstruction charges against Trump

Anna Giaritelli · January 26, 2018 2:10 pm

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star, was recently pushed into the spotlight after reports alleging President Trump's lawyer arranged a $130,000 payment before the 2016 election for Daniels to stay quiet about the affair with Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)

Jimmy Kimmel to interview Stormy Daniels after Trump’s State of the Union speech

Caitlin Yilek · January 26, 2018 1:50 pm

President Trump said the report about him thinking of firing special counsel Robert Mueller was just "fake news." "Fake news, folks, fake news," Trump said in Davos. "Typical New York Times fake stories." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump: ‘Fake news’ to say I tried to fire Robert Mueller

Pete Kasperowicz · January 26, 2018 12:29 pm

Upcoming Supreme Court case reveals California’s slapshot at pro-life speech rights

Washington Examiner · January 26, 2018 5:01 am

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday the state's congressional map, drawn by the Republican-led General Assembly, "plainly and palpably violates" the state constitution. Lawyers for Pennsylvania's Republican state lawmakers are now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put the ruling on hold. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers ask US Supreme Court to halt order striking down congressional map

Melissa Quinn · January 25, 2018 11:15 pm

The Justice Department inspector general locates missing text messages from a critical five-month period between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page. (Bloomberg Photo)

National Security

Justice Department inspector general finds missing FBI texts between Peter Strzok, Lisa Page

Kelly Cohen · January 25, 2018 6:01 pm

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina listens to Abigayle Bergeron's victim statement during the sixth day of Larry Nassar's sentencing hearing Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, in Lansing, Mich. Nassar has admitted sexually assaulting athletes when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which is the sport's national governing organization and trains Olympians. (Dale G. Young/Detroit News via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is no hero, she’s a bad example

Jenna Ellis · January 25, 2018 4:53 pm

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (pictured above) immediately criticized the Trump administration after the Justice Department sent a letter threatening to subpoena state and local officials if they refuse to release information about their "sanctuary" policies. He said in a tweet that he no longer planned to attend a White House meeting since administration officials "decided to renew their racist assault on our immigrant communities," and several other mayors joined him. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Beltway Confidential

Campaign donor pleads guilty to bribery — so why does Bill de Blasio get off scot-free?

Philip Wegmann · January 25, 2018 3:51 pm

When President Trump was asked if he was going to be speaking with special counsel Robert Mueller, he replied, "I'm looking forward to it, actually." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump wasn’t as committal to an interview with Robert Mueller as reports suggest

Eddie Scarry · January 25, 2018 3:43 pm

The Justice Department threatened to subpoena 23 jurisdictions around the country over sanctuary city policies. The New Orleans mayor, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, skipped the White House meeting after the Justice Department's announcement, and said it made no sense to try to have a productive meeting at the White House after the department issued its warning. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Mitch Landrieu: Trump showed ‘bad manners’ by hitting sanctuary cities before mayors meeting

Pete Kasperowicz · January 25, 2018 12:47 pm

Sen. Bob Menendez and Salomon Melgen still face 11 counts, including conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud. Menendez faces an additional count of making false statements on his Senate financial disclosure forms. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Judge dismisses seven counts in Bob Menendez bribery case

Melissa Quinn · January 24, 2018 9:27 pm

On Tuesday, an Iowa federal court ruled in BLinC v. University of Iowa that Business Leaders In Christ must be allowed back on campus to participate in a student recruitment fair on Jan. 24. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Beltway Confidential

Court tells University of Iowa to stop discriminating against religious student groups

Nicole Russell · January 24, 2018 8:11 pm