Syrian man who sued over travel bans brings family to US

An attorney for a Syrian man living in Wisconsin who sued over President Donald Trump's travel bans said Friday that the man has been reunited with his wife and young daughter after three years. Attorney Vincent Levy told The Associated Press that his client's wife and daughter obtained their visas and traveled out of Syria to Jordan and then to the United States.

Focus turns to senator with doctor guilty of Medicare fraud

Dr. Salomon Melgen holds hands with his wife, Flor, as he leaves the federal courthouse with family and friends after arriving for a jury question Friday, April 28, 2017. Melgen, a prominent Florida eye doctor accused of political corruption was convicted of Medicare fraud Friday, increasing the odds that federal prosecutors could pressure him to testify against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez.

The New/Old Politics of Capital vs. Countryside

Capital vs. countryside -- that's the new political divide, visible in multiple surprise election results over the past 11 months. It cuts across old partisan lines and replaces traditional divisions -- labor vs. management, north vs. south, Catholic vs. Protestant -- among voters.

Judge to sentence former head of Chicago Public Schools

A federal judge in Chicago is scheduled to sentence the former head of the nation's third-largest school district for steering $23 million in no-bid city contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes and kickbacks. Barbara Byrd-Bennett, who held top education jobs in Detroit and Cleveland before becoming Chicago Public Schools CEO, faces up to 20 years behind bars when sentenced Friday.

EPA chief to skip Republican gala after ethics complaint

In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to employees of the EPA in Washington. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse filed an ethics complaint on April 25 against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt over a planned May 5 appearance as the keynote speaker at the Oklahoma Republican Party's annual gala dinner.

Trump rejects push to help solve Puerto Rico debt crisis

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is opposed to a push to help Puerto Rico resolve its $70 billion debt load as the U.S. territory faces looming austerity measures amid a deep economic crisis. Trump issued a Twitter blast aimed at efforts to help the island cover its Medicaid costs - an issue that's entangled in Puerto Rico's last-minute debt negotiations.

Flynn was warned not to accept foreign government payments

In this Feb. 13, 2017 file photo, Mike Flynn arrives for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Documents released by lawmakers show Flynn, now former national security adviser, was warned when he retired from the military in 2014 not to take foreign money without "advance approval" by Pentagon authorities.

Mnuchin: Trump has ‘no intention’ of releasing tax returns

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin right joined by National Economic Director Gary Cohn speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington Wednesday The Trump administration unveiled a plan Wednesday for deep cuts in business taxes as part of a major overhaul of the United States tax code in a bid to reinvigorate the world's largest economy. A copy of Trump's tax return from 2005 suggests that a tax cut similar to the one Trump is proposing could have lowered his tax obligation by potentially tens of millions of dollars in a single year.

Wisconsin Gov. Walker: Won’t remove Sheriff David Clarke over jail dehydration death

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke speaks during the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July 2016. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said April 26 that he won't remove Clarke from office over the death of an inmate who was allegedly denied water for seven days in a jail Clarke oversees.

Coulter’s Berkeley speech canceled, police prep for violence

Berkeley College Republicans invited Coulter to speak on campus Thursday, but university officials canceled the event because of safety concerns, suggesting she come in September instead. Coulter told the New York Times in an email Wednesday that she was unlikely to give the speech because local law enforcement and the university could not guarantee her safety amid fears of violent protests.

Trump administration talks tough on North Korea, but frustrated lawmakers want details

From Second from left, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo. prepare to board a bus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, as they head to the White House to get a briefing on North Korea.

Request for hair testing in drug screening draws mixed reactions

Psychemedics, a company that conducts drug testing, cited a 38% decrease in accidents in Brazil since that nation mandated hair testing for all commercial drivers in its comments. A number of trucking industry groups and motor carriers expressed support for using hair samples instead of urine when testing for drugs during pre-employment screenings of truck drivers.

Amul Thapur nomination questioned by Democrats over cash as political speech

Democrats weren't able to derail Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, but they haven't abandoned the pointed questions they aimed at him, recycling those questions Wednesday for a hearing with appeals court nominee Judge Amul R. Thapar. From campaign finance reform cases to his ties to the conservative Federalist Society, Judge Thapar fended off the inquiries during his confirmation hearing, asking to be evaluated on the reputation he amassed during more than a decade on the federal bench.