Thousands of Kentucky teachers rally for education funding

Thousands of Kentucky teachers hoisted signs and chanted "we love our children" on Friday as they called on legislators to reject the Republican governor's vetoes and restore increases in education spending. Classes were canceled around Kentucky as teachers descended on the Capitol, wearing red T-shirts and carrying signs that said "I love my public school."

Ex-Texas congressman convicted of fraud, conspiracy

A federal jury convicted a former Texas congressman on fraud and conspiracy charges Thursday for misusing charitable donations to pay for personal and political expenses. Steve Stockman, a Republican, was accused of conspiring with two staffers to bilk conservative foundations out of at least $775,000 that was meant for charitable purposes and voter education.

Wilson Sonsini Partner Talks About Other Kozinski Clerks ‘Waiting,…

Katherine Ku, a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, speaks Wednesday in the "Making the Future #NOTMeToo," panel at the Women Attorneys Advocacy Project at the San Francisco federal courthouse. Katherine Ku, who in January became the first former clerk of Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski still in private practice to publicly speak out about harassment claims about the judge, said she wished she had spoken up sooner.

Ryan’s impact: Tax bill but no entitlement reform

House Speaker Paul Ryan steps down in January after a twenty year career in Congress with one major accomplishment -- a massive overhaul of the tax code. But the policy wonk and Republican thought leader departs without meaningful action on the agenda that led to his rise as a national Republican figure -- reforming entitlement programs and tackling the nation's debt crisis.

Fight over Trump sanctuary order heads to appeals court

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: SAN FRANCISCO - The Trump administration will try to convince a federal appeals court that the president's executive order threatening to cut funding from states and cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities was narrow and legal.

Senators ask EPA to explain if Pruitt lied in Fox News interview

Three Democratic senators on the committee that oversees the Environmental Protection Agency are asking for answers on reports that the agency granted significant raises to two aides and whether Administrator Scott Pruitt lied about his knowledge of the raises in an interview on Fox News. The Atlantic reported last week that Pruitt granted raises to two of his aides at the EPA under a provision of the Safe Drinking Water Act after the White House personnel office denied the raises.

Two Associates of La Cosa Nostra Sentenced to Prison For Extortion-Related Charges

Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family were sentenced today in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts on extortion-related charges. Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling for the District of Massachusetts, Special Agent in Charge Harold H. Shaw of the FBI Boston Field Division, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni and Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the announcement.

South Carolina congressman won’t be charged for showing gun during public meeting

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman will not face charges for pulling out his loaded handgun while meeting with constituents last week in a Rock Hill restaurant, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson said Tuesday. The decision came after Wilson's office spoke with the State Law Enforcement Division and 16th Circuit Solicitor Kevin Brackett.

Jerome Corsi: FBI Raid Proves ‘Deep State Is Out of Control’

Jerome R. Corsi, author of the New York Times bestseller "Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump," told Newsmax in in an exclusive interview Tuesday afternoon that the FBI's raids on President Trump's longtime attorney Michael Cohen are "a disgrace." Corsi likened the FBI's tactics to the KGB's methods under the Soviet Union, and called for the immediate resignation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Mississippi River tributary deemed ‘most endangered’ river

An environmental organization identified on Tuesday a tributary of the Mississippi River as the nation's most endangered river of 2018 as a decades-old flood drainage plan has reincarnated. A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to curb flooding in Mississippi's delta region threatens the Big Sunflower River and 200,000 acres of surrounding wetlands, American Rivers said.

Rapper Trey Songz Domestic Abuse Case Rejected By District Attorney

According to Page Six , the Los Angeles district attorney rejected the case after Trey Songz's attorney provided multiple compelling witnesses to the LAPD to dispute the rapper's accuser. "For weeks my lawyers & Mgmt have asked me not to comment on this and I initially agreed but this morning I feel that my fam, the women that raised me, my friends & fans especially the youth need to hear from me," he wrote after being arrested in March.

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger: Why Scott Pruitt May Be Here To Stay

A 2017 file photo of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Democrats have called for Pruitt's resignation over a variety of spending scandals but President Trump and key Republicans have rallied to his defense.