Tag: Law

In this Aug. 10, 2017, file photo, a man watches a television screen showing President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at a train station in Seoul, South Korea. Trump's recent trip to Asia and his designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, unfortunately, reveal either an inability or disinclination to conduct foreign policy in this manner. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Beltway Confidential

North Korea’s addition to the travel ban is about Trump’s ego, not security

Gabriella Munoz · September 25, 2017 11:00 pm

A new poll said 84 percent of respondents believe Menendez should resign. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Most think Bob Menendez should resign if convicted of corruption

Al Weaver · September 25, 2017 9:11 pm

Pro-abortion advocates have called the law one of the most restrictive in the country. (AP Photo/Aric Chokey)

Federal judge blocks Indiana abortion law signed by Pence

Sean Langille · September 25, 2017 6:30 pm

The Supreme Court on Monday dropped the dispute over President Trump's travel ban from its oral argument calendar. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court drops Trump travel ban from oral argument calendar

Ryan Lovelace · September 25, 2017 5:38 pm

The chances of the justices selecting a case at what is called the "long conference" are astronomically low. (iStock photo)

Supreme Court meets to consider new cases to review ahead of term’s start

Ryan Lovelace · September 25, 2017 5:06 pm

Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison by a federal judge for sexting with a 15-year old girl. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Watch Rachel Maddow try to defend Anthony Weiner’s claim he was hacked back in 2011

Emily Jashinsky · September 25, 2017 4:54 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday that the report justifies his prior speeches in which he has said the jump in violent crime is not a "blip" to be ignored. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Chicago violence drives murder increase in 2016

Kelly Cohen · September 25, 2017 3:21 pm

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner leaves Federal court in New York after pleading guilty to a charge of transmitting sexual material to a minor. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with minor

Melissa Quinn · September 25, 2017 2:46 pm

Anthony Weiner, right, and Huma Abedin are seen in court. Weiner is expected to be sentenced Monday for sending sexually suggestive texts to a minor. (Jefferson Siegel/The Daily News via AP, Pool)

Anthony Weiner to be sentenced Monday for sexting a minor

Pete Kasperowicz · September 25, 2017 12:30 pm

A single poorly timed conversation between two of President Trump's personal lawyers may help special counsel Robert Mueller obtain documents that White House counsel Donald McGahn could have otherwise attempted to shield. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Robert Mueller’s Russia requests expose rifts on Trump legal team

Sarah Bedford · September 24, 2017 8:00 pm

It's unknown at this point if anyone was killed in the shooting, according to The Tennesseean. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

At least 1 dead, 7 wounded in Tennessee church shooting

Kyle Feldscher · September 24, 2017 5:44 pm

What President Trump chooses to do as his travel ban expires Sunday will determine the contours of the battle scheduled to arrive at the Supreme Court next month. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

What Trump does with expiring travel ban will shape Supreme Court fight

Ryan Lovelace · September 23, 2017 4:01 am