Tag: Law

At least two of the victims attempted to step in and calm Christian down. But the 35-year-old stabbed them and one other person before leaving the train. (Jim Ryan/The Oregonian via AP)

Man yelling ‘anti-everything slurs’ kills two on Portland commuter train

Melissa Quinn · May 27, 2017 7:57 pm

The parents alleged, when they filed the suit in August, that Clinton's use of a private email server "exposed confidential information about plaintiffsâ relatives to the terrorists." (Win McNamee via AP, Pool)

National Security

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit brought on by Benghazi parents

Daniel Chaitin · May 27, 2017 2:40 pm

The "deeming" rule puts vaping products and their components such as flavors, nicotine concentration levels, e-cigarette batteries, and software under the purview of the Tobacco Control Act. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Beltway Confidential

How one small Wisconsin town is standing up to an Obama-era FDA rule

Kathy Hoekstra · May 27, 2017 1:36 pm

BuzzFeed sued by Russian bank owners for publishing dossier

Melissa Quinn · May 27, 2017 1:28 pm

The storm surrounding the Trump administration raged on at home while the president notched successes abroad. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump returns home to leaks, Russia, FBI headaches

Sarah Bedford · May 27, 2017 4:01 am

The 24-year-old man was part of a group that unleashed mace, fireworks and air horns at a pro-Trump rally. (Ramsay County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Tim Kaine’s son charged for Trump rally incident in March

Anna Giaritelli · May 27, 2017 1:46 am

President Trump's future tweets may soon be considered by a team of legal minds before being published on social media. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Trump’s tweets may soon be screened by a legal team

Anna Giaritelli · May 26, 2017 11:16 pm

Kentucky unions are suing Republican Gov. Matt Bevin for signing a right-to-work law. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Kentucky unions sue over right-to-work law

Sean Higgins · May 26, 2017 4:42 pm

Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship, who just finished a year in prison, says that his prosecution begs for scrutiny" by the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley, File)

Energy and Environment

Former coal CEO claims ‘abuses of power’ in Supreme Court petition

John Siciliano · May 26, 2017 3:34 pm

"Elected officials should always be held to the highest standards of conduct," said Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., on Thursday. "That's why it's absurd that members of the U.S. House do not have to complete annual ethics training. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

New bill requires annual ethics training for lawmakers

Pete Kasperowicz · May 26, 2017 12:26 pm

Pence, the former governor of Indiana, had recorded a robocall urging voters to support Gianforte in the special election to fill Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's former congressional seat. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Mike Pence won’t comment on Greg Gianforte body-slamming incident

Daniel Chaitin · May 26, 2017 1:03 am

Multiple letters have been sent to DHS Secretary John Kelly urging him to reject Clarke due to concerns about his record as overseer of the Milwaukee County Jail after multiple inmate deaths and controversial comments he's made about the Black Lives Matter movement, Democrats and Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats want Sheriff David Clarke blocked from DHS

Daniel Chaitin · May 25, 2017 10:17 pm