Tag: Law

The survey, published Wednesday, said 34 percent of U.S. adults favor a move to let courts "fine news media outlets for publishing or broadcasting stories that are biased or inaccurate." (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

One-third of adults favor fines against media outlets that publish ‘biased or inaccurate’ stories

Eddie Scarry · July 26, 2017 3:58 pm

President Trump questioned Wednesday why Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn't fire Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe when he took over as head of the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Trump questions why Jeff Sessions didn’t fire acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe

Melissa Quinn · July 26, 2017 2:49 pm

In a Wednesday morning tweetstorm, President Trump set off a culture war when he announced that transgender individuals will not be allowed to serve "in any capacity" in the military. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Beltway Confidential

Trump shocks and awes with transgender military ban tweets

Philip Wegmann · July 26, 2017 2:47 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attends an event at the Victoria University of Wellington on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Wellington, New Zealand. Roberts said he thinks rapidly advancing technology poses one of the biggest challenges for the high court. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)

Chief Justice John Roberts: Judges ‘shouldn’t be scrutinized as if they were’ politicians

Ryan Lovelace · July 26, 2017 2:38 pm

A transgender advocacy group said Wednesday it is prepared to sue the Trump administration if the president follows through with a declared ban on transgender troops in the military. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

National Security

‘We will take him to court’: Transgender advocacy group threatens to sue Trump over military ban

Travis J. Tritten · July 26, 2017 1:55 pm

Across the political spectrum, Americans believe that everyone has a right to access our courts. (iStock)

Congress should not interfere with Americans’ day in court

melissa-stegman · July 26, 2017 4:01 am

Imran Awan, 37, was picked up at Dulles International Airport by members of the FBI, U.S. Capitol Police, and Customs and Border Protection for allegedly "double charging" for House IT equipment and possibly exposing private House information online.

Feds arrest former IT staffer for Debbie Wasserman Schultz as he tried to flee the country

Mandy Mayfield · July 25, 2017 11:41 pm

Oliver Schmidt aided the company in committing fraud by allowing the installation of a "defeat device" in the company's line of diesel cars sold in the United States. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Energy and Environment

VW executive to plead guilty to charges related to emissions fraud

John Siciliano · July 25, 2017 8:53 pm

Washington, D.C., residents can carry guns in public, District of Columbia Appeals Court ruled Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane, File)

DC Appeals Court rules people may carry guns in public in the city

Ryan Lovelace, Leah DePiero · July 25, 2017 4:46 pm

President Trump's nominee to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals earned rare bipartisan praise at Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump appeals court nominee wins bipartisan praise

Ryan Lovelace · July 25, 2017 4:34 pm

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday that President Trump would not accept the blame if the Senate fails to pass healthcare reform. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Sarah Sanders: ‘Ridiculous’ to blame Trump if healthcare fails

Anna Giaritelli · July 25, 2017 12:07 pm

President Trump called out Attorney General Jeff Sessions for the second day in a row on Tuesday, and questioned why he hasn't investigated "crimes" committed by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

National Security

Trump calls Jeff Sessions ‘very weak’ on Clinton crimes

Kelly Cohen · July 25, 2017 10:46 am