Second judge blocks Justice Dept. bid for new legal team in census case
A U.S. judge in Maryland on Wednesday rejected a Department of Justice request to replace its legal team in cases concerning the 2020 census, the...
House Speaker Pelosi tells her Democrats to kill the tweets
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged unity among fellow Democrats in the face of battles over the direction of the party and warned...
U.S. Labor Secretary Acosta defends Epstein plea deal
U.S. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday praised the new case against financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges and defended the role he played...
Justice Department trying to quash Mueller team testimony
The Justice Department is trying to prevent two former members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team from testifying behind closed doors in Congress next week,...
Senate panel advances nomination for FAA chief
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted narrowly on Wednesday to send the nomination of a former airline executive to head the Federal Aviation Administration to...
Trump labor chief Acosta to address Epstein plea deal
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta will hold news conference later on Wednesday to address the 2008 plea deal with financier Jeffrey Epstein that he made...
U.S. says revamping census legal team is justified: Maryland filing
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday rejected the contention that replacing its legal team in cases concerning the 2020 census was unjustified or prejudices...
Fed’s Powell, in Trump’s crosshairs, gets backing from Congress
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell came to Capitol Hill on Wednesday with two goals: cementing the case for an interest rate cut at the end...
U.S. Justice Department trying to quash Mueller team testimony: report
The Justice Department is trying to prevent two former members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team from testifying behind closed doors as Mueller prepares for...
U.S. appeals court hands win to Trump in hotel ’emoluments’ case
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday scored a crucial victory in a Democratic-backed lawsuit that accuses him of violating anti-corruption provisions of the U.S. Constitution...