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  • Donald Trump Apr 6, 2023

    Analysis: ‘Murky' Trump Hush-Money Case Raises Thorny Legal Issues

    The Donald Trump case isn’t about tawdry details of hush-money payments, nor is about Stormy Daniels or Michael Cohen — it’s about a presidential candidate using money and influence to silence potentially damaging stories that might make voters choose another candidate. While it’s an unusual case, it’s not unwinnable for prosecutors, experts said

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    Feb 8, 2020

    After Acquittal, Trump Ousts Officials Who Testified on Impeachment

    Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings. The president took retribution just two days after his acquittal by the Senate. First came news Friday that Trump had ousted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the decorated soldier and national security aide…

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    Donald Trump Jan 25, 2020

    In Recording Trump Asks How Long Ukraine Can Resist Russians

    President Donald Trump inquired how long Ukraine would be able to resist Russian aggression without U.S. assistance during a 2018 meeting with donors that included the indicted associates of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani. “How long would they last in a fight with Russia?” Trump is heard asking in the audio portion of a video recording, moments before he calls…

  • People wait to be served in a Department of Motor Vehicles office, Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 in New York. Undocumented immigrants in the state will be able to apply for driver’s licenses Monday after the state’s so-called “Green Light Law” went into effect. License applicants without a valid Social Security number will be able to submit alternative forms of ID that include valid passports and driver’s licenses issued in other countries. Applicants must still get a permit and pass a road test to qualify for a “standard driver’s license.” (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    New York Dec 31, 2019

    US Seeks Review of State DMV Laws on Immigration Enforcement

    The acting secretary of Homeland Security is taking aim Tuesday at new laws in New York, New Jersey and other states that allow immigrants to get driver’s licenses without proof they are in the U.S. legally, and restrict data sharing with federal authorities. Chad Wolf sent a memo to all the components of Homeland Security, which include U.S. Customs...

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    Immigration Dec 18, 2019

    Administration Seeks to Bar Convicted Immigrants From Asylum

    Immigrants convicted of illegally reentering the U.S., driving drunk or committing domestic violence will be barred from claiming asylum under a proposed regulation announced Wednesday by the Trump administration....

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    The proposal, which must go through a public comment period before it is finalized, lists seven criminal areas, including some low-level crimes, that would bar migrants from claiming asylum in addition...

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    Pentagon Dec 12, 2019

    Pentagon Watchdog Investigating $400M Border Wall Contract

    The Defense Department’s internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job. The Pentagon’s inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling him the contract awarded to North Dakota-based firm Fisher Sand and Gravel Co. would be...

  • Congress Feb 26, 2019

    Data Show Allegations of Sex Abuse of Migrant Children

    Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against adult staff members, according to federal data released Tuesday. The cases include allegations of inappropriate touching, staff members allegedly watching minors while they bathed and showing pornographic videos to minors. Some of the allegations included...

  • Donald Trump Feb 15, 2019

    Trump Tests Presidential Power, Declares Emergency at Border

    Defiant in the wake of a stinging budget defeat, President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving to secure more money for his long-promised wall by exercising a broad interpretation of his presidential powers that is certain to draw stiff legal challenges. In his emergency proclamation, Trump painted a dark picture of the border...

  • California Feb 13, 2019

    FEMA Head Brock Long, Investigated Over Vehicle Use, Resigns

    The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency resigned Wednesday after a two-year tenure in which he managed the response to historic wildfires and major hurricanes but was dogged by questions over his use of government vehicles. Brock Long said in a letter to FEMA employees that he was resigning to spend more time at home with his family. His...

  • United States Jan 25, 2019

    Judge Sets Hearing Behind Closed Doors in Manafort Case

    A federal judge said Friday she will hold a hearing behind closed doors to determine whether former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators, including about sharing polling data with a business associate the U.S. says has ties to Russian intelligence. Attorneys with special counsel Robert Mueller’s office say Manafort breached his plea deal by repeatedly making false...

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