For a good long while, the nation has eagerly awaited the public release of the so-called “Mueller report.” We may have been kidding ourselves. Attorney general nominee William Barr made pretty clear Tuesday that he believes he cannot release special ...
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WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices indicated Monday that they thought Tennessee’s tough residency requirements for those who want to run liquor stores have more to do with protecting in-state economic interests than guarding against the evils of alcohol. But they ...
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Wednesday that she would not vote for attorney general nominee William Barr unless he were to commit to releasing the report generated by the special counsel investigation – something he has notably declined ...
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A Georgia man was charged Wednesday with plotting a terrorist attack on the White House, after he allegedly told an undercover FBI agent he “wanted to do as much damage as possible” and hoped to be a martyr, according to ...
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Rudy Giuliani claimed Wednesday night that he “never said there was no collusion” between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia leading up to the 2016 presidential election. In a remarkable, and at times contentious, interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, the ...
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WASHINGTON – Advocates, legal experts and colleagues of attorney general nominee William Barr are testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, a day after he faced lawmakers to promise special counsel Robert Mueller would be allowed to continue his investigation ...
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The pause was eight seconds long, and it included an “ummm.” But the question from Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., to attorney general nominee William Barr was unequivocal: “If you’re confirmed, will the Justice Department jail reporters for doing their jobs?” ...
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WASHINGTON – A divided Supreme Court on Monday set the bar on the amount of violence needed to trigger longer prison sentences for some repeat offenders. Deciphering the provisions of the Armed Career Criminal Act, a 1984 law that sets ...
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WASHINGTON – Prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller III have intensively scrutinized Paul Manafort’s activities after President Donald Trump’s election – including after Manafort was criminally charged – and indicated they have extensive details not yet made public about ...
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A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. In the first major ruling on the controversial question, Judge Jesse Furman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of ...
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WASHINGTON – Special counsel Robert Mueller on Tuesday asked a federal judge to again delay sentencing for Rick Gates, saying the top deputy to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort continues to cooperate with investigators. The request was joined by ...
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WASHINGTON – Attorney general nominee William arr said in written testimony released Monday that he would let Special Counsel Robert Mueller finish his investigation of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign without political interference and that it was “very important” Congress and ...
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