According to CNN, President Donald Trump declined in a new interview to rule out the possibility that he could pardon Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman. In an interview, Trump told the New York Post, that "It was never discussed, but I wouldn't take it off the table. Why would I take it off the table?" The President's comments come … [Read more...]
Alabama Police Say Man Killed By Officer Wasn’t Gunman In Mall Shooting
According to Reuters, police said that a man shot to death by police during Black Friday sales at an Alabama shopping mall was likely not the gunman in a shooting there that wounded two people. Police said Emantic Bradford was holding a handgun when he was killed by an officer who believed he was responsible for shooting at a 12-year-old girl … [Read more...]
Democrats File Lawsuit Against Trump Over Whitaker
Several top Democratic senators on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump in a federal court over the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. The senators - Richard Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Mazie Hirono - alleged Trump violated the Constitution in his appointment of Whitaker. They claim the Senate … [Read more...]
The Justice Department Is Planning To Indict WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
The Department of Justice reportedly plans to indict WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, says Business Insider. The exact charges prosecutors would bring remain unclear, but they are likely to include some related to the Espionage Act. Prosecutors are reportedly optimistic that they could get Assange into a US court. Assange is currently … [Read more...]
Fox Supports CNN In White House Law Suit
According to Broadcasting & Cable, Fox is backing CNN in its lawsuit against President Donald Trump, press secretary Sarah Sanders and others, and will do so in writing, as it were. Fox News president Jay Wallace made that support crystal clear in a statement on Wednesday, saying: “FOX News supports CNN in its legal effort to regain its … [Read more...]
Maryland Goes To Court To Challenge Trump’s Attorney General Pick
The state of Maryland launched a court challenge on Tuesday to the legality of President Donald Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting U.S. attorney general. The state saying the president overstepped his constitutional authority and broke federal law. Trump installed Whitaker as acting attorney general last week after ordering … [Read more...]
312 Days Into 2018 And There Have Been 307 Mass Shootings In The U.S.
According to a report by Business Insider, the deadly shooting at a bar in a Los-Angeles area suburb which claimed the lives of thirteen people, was the 307th mass shooting of 2018. The nonprofit Gun Violence Archive, which tracks shooting in the US, defines a mass shooting as a single incident in which four or more people, not including the … [Read more...]
Justice Department Sending Fewer Civil Rights Monitors to Polls
The Department of Justice announced in a press release Monday that they will be sending fewer civil rights monitors to polling places than in 2016. Business Insider reports DOJ personnel will be deployed to 35 jurisdictions in 19 states. In 2016, DOJ personnel were present in 67 jurisdictions in 28 states. Stories of voter intimidation and … [Read more...]
Trial Begins for Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’
Reuters reports that the trial of extradited Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is set to begin on Monday in federal court in Brooklyn. Guzman is facing drug trafficking and conspiracy charges. Prosecutors, defense lawyers and U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan will start by choosing jurors. In a trial that is expected to last for four … [Read more...]
Harvard Defends Admission Policy In Closing Arguments Of Bias Trial
According to a report by Reuters, on Friday, Harvard University defended its admissions policies against a group accusing it of discriminating against Asian-American applicants in the closing arguments of a trial that could alter the role of race in US college admissions. The case in federal court in Boston has reportedly pitted the University … [Read more...]
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