Tag: Law

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, (pictured right) said it was "surprising" that the American Bar Association decided to rate 8th Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Leonard Steven Grasz as "not qualified." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators bicker over role of judges at Trump judicial nominee’s hearing

Ryan Lovelace · November 1, 2017 4:53 pm

Larsen is the second woman confirmed to a Midwestern federal appeals court in as many days this week. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Senate votes to confirm Joan Larsen to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ryan Lovelace · November 1, 2017 4:36 pm

Paul Manafort's unsavory dealings with Russian interests were being discussed long before last November's election -- even before last year's Republican convention. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Foreign agents deserve more scrutiny — and often scorn

Washington Examiner · November 1, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump's foreign policy adviser during the campaign reportedly said in an email that a pre-election meeting with Russian officials had been OK'd by the Trump campaign. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

FBI affidavit: George Papadopoulos said Trump campaign OK’d meeting with Russians

Diana Stancy Correll · November 1, 2017 12:49 am

There are multiple theories to explain what "Indictment A" may be. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

Court docket mystery: Are other Mueller indictments hiding in plain sight?

Steven Nelson · October 31, 2017 9:35 pm

Manafort actually tried to use his foreign lobbying work as a selling point when pitching himself for a position on President Trump's campaign last year. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Flashback: Paul Manafort told Trump he wouldn’t ‘bring Washington baggage’ to the campaign

Emily Jashinsky · October 31, 2017 8:59 pm

She came under fire from Senate Democrats because of her Catholic faith during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on her nomination. (iStock)

Senate votes to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ryan Lovelace · October 31, 2017 8:27 pm

Former Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks from the federal courthouse after his sentencing hearing in Philadelphia, Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Fattah was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for misspending government grants and charity money to fund his campaign and personal expenses. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

A loophole is giving convicted corrupt members of Congress generous pensions

Demian Brady · October 31, 2017 7:01 pm

President Trump did not answer when a reporter asked if he would pardon Paul Manafort, his former campaign manager. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump dodges question on whether he’ll pardon Paul Manafort

Caitlin Yilek · October 31, 2017 5:56 pm

Tom Barrack’s real estate firm fires Rick Gates after his indictment: Report

Melissa Quinn · October 31, 2017 5:06 pm

The application of that principle to the Korean Peninsula would mark a significant shift in policy toward the North Korean regime, which is trying to develop a intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to the mainland United States. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Senate Democrats: Trump has no authority to launch pre-emptive strike against North Korea

Joel Gehrke · October 31, 2017 4:50 pm

The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act is a first and important step toward addressing the problems with the federal criminal justice system. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Beltway Confidential

Federal ‘tough on crime’ policies have failed — here’s a new path forward

Jason Pye, Arthur Rizer · October 31, 2017 4:34 pm