Attorney admits he lied to Mueller’s federal agents

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 33-year-old attorney fired last year by a prominent international law firm became the fourth person to plead guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, admitting Tuesday that he lied to federal investigators about his contacts with a Trump campaign official. Alex van der Zwaan, who worked at the law firm... Read More

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Alex van der Zwaan, Robert Mueller

February 20, 2018

California Senate misconduct probe concludes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California senator accused of sexual misconduct will learn next week whether he’ll face formal disciplinary proceedings, the Senate Rules Committee said Friday after receiving the results of an investigation into his behavior. The findings of the investigation on Sen. Tony Mendoza have not been made public but were presented to... Read More

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Tony Mendoza

February 19, 2018

Russians charged with meddling in 2016 presidential race

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary indictment, the U.S. special counsel accused 13 Russians Friday of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election, charging them with running a huge but hidden social media trolling campaign aimed in part at helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. The federal indictment, brought by special... Read More

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Donald Trump, Russia

February 16, 2018

Suspended California lawmaker sues Senate, alleges racism

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker suspended amid a sexual misconduct allegation sued the Legislature for reinstatement, arguing he’s being treated differently than his white colleague. After pressure from colleagues, Democratic Sen. Tony Mendoza of Artesia went on voluntary leave after he was accused of acting inappropriately toward three young women who worked for... Read More

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Tony Mendoza

February 15, 2018

Court to seek new map in Pennsylvania gerrymandering case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Thursday is deadline day in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes gerrymandering case for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and others to submit maps of new congressional district boundaries that they want the state Supreme Court to adopt for this year’s election. The midnight deadline gives justices four more days to impose new boundaries, under a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

February 15, 2018

Porn star says she feels free to discuss Trump encounter

NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom Donald Trump’s attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss an alleged sexual encounter with the man who is now president, her manager told The Associated Press. At the same time, developments in the bizarre case fueled questions... Read More

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Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels

February 12, 2018

Survivor: A low-profile prosecutor weathers political storms

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general last year for refusing to defend his controversial travel ban, Dana Boente stepped into the job. When Trump abruptly ousted dozens of Obama-era federal prosecutors, Boente was tasked with letting them know. And when Republicans released a politically explosive memo last week on... Read More

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Donald Trump

February 9, 2018

Defense exposes misdeed by witness in trial of ex-Cuomo aide

NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s star witness in the bribery trial of a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was bracing for a scolding from prosecutors as he left the witness stand Thursday after admitting that his proclivity to tell lies did not end when he promised not to commit... Read More

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Joseph Percoco, Mario Cuomo

February 8, 2018

Court: Idaho nuclear waste documents won’t be made public

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials don’t have to provide details about proposed shipments of extremely radioactive spent commercial nuclear fuel to the country’s top government nuclear research laboratory in Idaho, a federal court has ruled. The ruling was a major setback to a lawsuit filed by former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus, who had a... Read More

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Nuclear Waste

February 8, 2018

Even reaching out, Kansas governor hits hard on abortion

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican Jeff Colyer promised Wednesday to try to be the “most approachable” governor in Kansas history while also using his first major policy speech to push a major anti-abortion proposal onto the Legislature’s agenda. The new governor told lawmakers that he will issue executive orders to make state government more open... Read More

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Abortion

February 7, 2018

Attorneys general sue Trump administration over water rule

NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven Democratic state attorneys general on Tuesday sued President Donald Trump’s administration over its decision to delay implementation of an Obama-era rule that would have expanded the number of wetlands and small waterways protected by the Clean Water Act. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said last week’s decision by the... Read More

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Eric Schneiderman, Trump

February 7, 2018

FBI texts reveal admiring view of then-director James Comey

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day in July 2016 that FBI Director James Comey defended to Congress the bureau’s decision in the Hillary Clinton email probe, two FBI officials traded admiring texts about his verbal dexterity — and mocking jibes at the lawmakers questioning him. Congress, wrote FBI lawyer Lisa Page in one text, is “utterly... Read More

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FBI, James Comey

February 3, 2018

When is a bribe not a bribe? NYC mayor says he did no wrong

NEW YORK (AP) — Harendra Singh was in a losing battle with New York City over millions of dollars in rent on his waterfront restaurant. So, by his own admission, he opened his wallet and bribed his way out of the problem. He donated thousands of dollars to the mayor’s election campaign and, as a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News, Politics

Bill De Blasio

January 28, 2018

Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more

WASHINGTON (AP) — In different circumstances, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg might be on a valedictory tour in her final months on the Supreme Court. But in the era of Donald Trump, the 84-year-old Ginsburg is packing her schedule and sending signals she intends to keep her seat on the bench for years. The eldest Supreme... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court

Attorney admits he lied to Mueller’s federal agents

California Senate misconduct probe concludes

Russians charged with meddling in 2016 presidential race

Suspended California lawmaker sues Senate, alleges racism

Court to seek new map in Pennsylvania gerrymandering case

Porn star says she feels free to discuss Trump encounter

Survivor: A low-profile prosecutor weathers political storms

Defense exposes misdeed by witness in trial of ex-Cuomo aide

Court: Idaho nuclear waste documents won’t be made public

Even reaching out, Kansas governor hits hard on abortion

Attorneys general sue Trump administration over water rule

FBI texts reveal admiring view of then-director James Comey

When is a bribe not a bribe? NYC mayor says he did no wrong

Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more

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