After big Senate loss, what’s next for firebrand Roy Moore?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Roy Moore has now lost more statewide races than he’s won in Alabama, including a Senate contest that seemed within reach. So will the Republican former judge now abandon politics and ride off into the sunset? Probably not. Instead, he’s discussing a possible recount — a longshot at best — and... Read More

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Politics, Roy Moore

December 4, 2017

Ex-US Rep Brown to be sentenced for fraud

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge is expected to sentence former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown on Monday for fraud and other charges related to a purported charity for poor students that she used as a personal slush fund. The 71-year-old Brown is due in court at 10 a.m. in Jacksonville, a city in the... Read More

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Fraud, Politics

December 3, 2017

FBI agent removed from Mueller probe for anti-Trump messages

WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran FBI counterintelligence agent was removed from special counsel Robert Mueller’s team investigating Russian election meddling after the discovery of an exchange of text messages seen as potentially anti-President Donald Trump, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday. The removal of the agent, who also had worked on the investigation... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

FBI, Mueller, Politics

December 2, 2017

In Flynn, Mueller unearths more lies _ and a key witness

Michael Flynn's guilty plea Friday added a new layer of lies to the far-reaching investigation into ties between President Donald Trump and Russia... Read More

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Politics, Trump

December 1, 2017

Pennsylvania man’s loudspeaker broadcast of ‘Taps’ ends

GLEN ROCK, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man whose nightly broadcast of taps through loudspeakers led to lawsuit threats and complaints from his neighbors played the recording for the last time Thursday night. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joshua Corney and about two dozen supporters stood for the final playing of the taps outside Corney’s Glen... Read More

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Politics

December 1, 2017

Prosecutors recommend no more jail time for ex-congressman

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are recommending that a former Louisiana congressman serve no more jail time now that many of the convictions against him have been overturned. William Jefferson, 70, a Democrat who represented parts of New Orleans, has served more than five years of a 13-year sentence after being convicted on bribery... Read More

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Bribery, Politics

November 27, 2017

Suit seeks to stop Trump from naming acting director of CFPB

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government official President Donald Trump wants to pass over as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with his own budget chief is asking a federal court to block the president’s appointment. Leandra English, who was elevated to the position of interim director of the CFPB by its outgoing director,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Politics, Trump

November 22, 2017

Ethics probe begins after Conyers confirms harassment deal

DETROIT (AP) — John Conyers has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades — longer than any other current member. Allegations that the 88-year-old Michigan Democrat sexually harassed female staff members may be the toughest opponent... Read More

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Politics, Sexual Abuse

November 20, 2017

Woman says she was harassed by New York state employee

NEW YORK (AP) — An upstate New York woman struggling to find a place to live and a job after ending an abusive relationship said a state employee helped her, only to use it as an excuse to sexually harass and assault her, and the governor’s office knew and did nothing to stop it, according... Read More

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Politics, Sexual Abuse

November 17, 2017

Menendez avoids ‘political grave,’ but cloud still looms

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez exited his federal bribery trial after a mistrial Thursday with an eye on a 2018 re-election effort, but with him neither acquitted nor convicted, the cloud from the investigation remains. The mistrial gave Democrats hoping to hold onto the seat in next year’s midterm elections cause... Read More

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Menendez, Politics, Washington

November 15, 2017

The Latest: Parents: Gun-makers show ‘disregard’ for lives

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on arguments before the Connecticut Supreme Court on whether gun-maker Remington Arms should be held liable for the Newtown school massacre (all times local): 5:45 p.m. The parents of a child who was killed in the 2012 Newtown school massacre say they have faith the company that made the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News, Politics

Guns, Newtown, Politics, Shooting

November 15, 2017

Amid calls to step down, Moore finds refuge with his base

JACKSON, Ala. (AP) — Taking the pulpit at a Baptist revival at a south Alabama church, Republican Roy Moore quoted lengthy Bible passages and made only passing reference to the allegations against him of sexual misconduct with teenagers. The former judge found a brief refuge Tuesday night from the political firestorm and the calls from... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics, Sexual Abuse

Politics, Sex Abuse, Washington

November 14, 2017

Sessions defends himself to Congress, says he never lied

WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Attorney General Jeff Sessions told Congress on Tuesday he never lied under oath about Russian interference in the 2016 election... Read More

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Hearing, Jeff Sessions, Politics

September 14, 2016

British man pleads guilty in Trump attack case in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A British man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. federal court to trying to grab a police officer's gun and open fire at a June campaign rally for presidential candidate Donald Trump in Las Vegas. Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Immigration, Politics, Trump

After big Senate loss, what’s next for firebrand Roy Moore?

Ex-US Rep Brown to be sentenced for fraud

FBI agent removed from Mueller probe for anti-Trump messages

In Flynn, Mueller unearths more lies _ and a key witness

Pennsylvania man’s loudspeaker broadcast of ‘Taps’ ends

Prosecutors recommend no more jail time for ex-congressman

Suit seeks to stop Trump from naming acting director of CFPB

Ethics probe begins after Conyers confirms harassment deal

Woman says she was harassed by New York state employee

Menendez avoids ‘political grave,’ but cloud still looms

The Latest: Parents: Gun-makers show ‘disregard’ for lives

Amid calls to step down, Moore finds refuge with his base

Sessions defends himself to Congress, says he never lied

British man pleads guilty in Trump attack case in Las Vegas

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