Watchdog group alleges Sessions violated recusal rule in firing of Comey An ethics watchdog group filed a complaint against Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday alleging that his participation in the firing of FBI Director James B. Comey violated Justice Department rules and Sessions’s promise to recuse himself from matters […]
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Speeding Amtrak engineer charged in deadly 2015 derailment The state's top prosecutor on Friday charged a speeding Amtrak engineer with causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in a deadly 2015 derailment that came after he accelerated to 106 mph on a 50 mph curve. Prosecutors said they were […]
Officials ID gunman, 2 victims in Ohio shooting The Latest on the fatal shootings of an Ohio police chief and two nursing home employees (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Authorities have identified the gunman and two nursing home employees who died during a shooting at an Ohio nursing home. Officials […]
Sessions restores tough drug war policies that trigger mandatory minimum sentences Ordering federal prosecutors on Friday to crack down on drug offenders, Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions made clear he wants the Justice Department to turn the clock back to an earlier, tougher era in the four-decades-long war on drugs. In […]
Donald Trump just threw his entire White House staff under the bus That thud you heard was Donald Trump driving the bus over his White House staff. In an interview with NBC's Lester Holt Thursday night, the President directly contradicted the reasoning his staff — as well as Vice President […]
Donald Trump Threatens To Stop Holding Press Briefings Donald Trump Threatens To Stop Holding Press Briefings:- President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at the media, threatening to stop holding press briefings. The threat appeared to be in reference to media backlash against Trump’s surrogates, who this week offered contradictory […]
Donald Trump Threatens James Comey, Implies He Taped Conversations President Donald Trump implied on Friday that he may have recorded conversations with former FBI Director James Comey. In a tweet, Trump issued a threat to Comey over “leaking to the press.” Trump’s tweet seems to stem from his frustration over […]
Donald Trump tax law firm has deep ties to Russia Donald Trump tax law firm has deep ties to Russia:- The lawyers who wrote a letter saying President Trump had no significant business ties to Russia work for a law firm that has extensive ties to Russia and received a “Russia Law […]
Tillerson, in Alaska, Gives No Hint on Paris Climate Accord Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said on Thursday that the United States would “continue to be vigilant” in protecting the Arctic, a region that is undergoing rapid change linked to global warming. But he gave no signal as to […]
Second Dem senator calls for Sessions to resign after Comey ouster Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign over his role in former FBI Director James Comey’s firing. “Frankly, I think Jeff Sessions should resign,” Harris said Thursday on CNN’s "The Lead." “There is […]
