More than a decade after he served as what’s been called the president’s “inbox and outbox,” Brett Kavanaugh’s role as White House staff secretary to President George W. Bush has become a flashpoint as Republicans push his confirmation to the ...
Read More »MMA star Conor McGregor pleads guilty in melee case
Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor pleaded guilty Thursday to disorderly conduct in exchange for community service to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at a New York City arena. McGregor will also be evaluated for an anger management ...
Read More »11 House Republicans seek impeachment of DOJ’s Rosenstein
House Republicans sharply escalated their months-long clash with the Justice Department as a group of 11 conservatives introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the official who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation. The move late ...
Read More »Divorce, American style, is a little more urgent for some
Divorce can be simple or it can be messy. For some, it’s become a little more urgent. The $1.5-trillion tax overhaul includes the end of a 75-year-old deduction on alimony payments, to kick in at the close of this year. ...
Read More »Board recommends Cosby be found a sexually violent predator
Bill Cosby should be classified as a sexually violent predator, according to an assessment issued by Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offenders Assessment Board. A court document filed by the Montgomery County district attorney’s office Tuesday asks to schedule a hearing on the ...
Read More »Judge, calm in court, takes hard line on splitting families
U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw appeared conflicted in early May on whether to stop families from being separated at the border. He challenged the Trump administration to explain how families were getting a fair hearing guaranteed by the Constitution, although ...
Read More »ACLU attack on Kobach roils Kansas GOP governor primary
The American Civil Liberties Union has taken the unusual step of plunging into a nasty Republican primary for Kansas governor with an explosive flyer attacking conservative Kris Kobach, however, his main rival in the race doesn’t want the support of ...
Read More »LGBT advocates fear Kavanaugh’s votes on gay-rights issues
Gay-rights supporters who thronged the Supreme Court plaza after justices declared same-sex marriage a constitutional right expect to have little to celebrate if Brett Kavanaugh replaces Justice Anthony Kennedy, the author of all the court’s major gay-rights rulings. None of ...
Read More »Ex-Missouri trooper loses officer permit in Iowa man’s death
State officials have revoked the law enforcement license of a former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper who was driving a patrol boat when a handcuffed Iowa man fell out and drowned. The Missouri Department of Public Safety permanently revoked Anthony ...
Read More »Greitens’ campaign spent $610K on legal fees in final months
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ campaign spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on legal fees in his final months in office before he resigned amid scandals. Campaign-finance reports filed Monday show Greitens’ campaign spent about $610,000 for legal help between ...
Read More »Supreme Court nominee’s paper trail might color confirmation
The paper chase is on. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s opponents are digging through documents at President George W. Bush’s library in Texas and other repositories around the country looking for anything that could help derail his nomination. The trail ...
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