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Fresh from his federal court triumph, Nevada cattleman Cliven Bundy wasted no time in renewing his range fight, asking why the local sheriff hadn't protected his family and property when government agents tried to round up his cattle in 2014. The ranching patriarch urged Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of Clark County, Nevada, not to take direction from the federal government, describing it as a "foreign" power.
Republicans in Virginia's House began the session Wednesday with a 51-49 majority after winning a two-month recount battle in one district and staving off legal actions from voters in another. The House of Delegates seated two Republicans after a federal appeals court in Richmond refused to halt the swearing-in of Republican Bob Thomas, and Democrat Shelly Simonds conceded a hotly contested race against Republican incumbent David Yancey.
The San Antonio, Texas, police chief's decision to release a dozen undocumented immigrants discovered in a tractor trailer has spurred demands by the local police association that the chief be put on leave while his actions are investigated. At least one expert, however, says that though there are unusual aspects to the case, it doesn't appear Chief Bill McManus did anything inappropriate by releasing the immigrants to the local Catholic Charities last month.
Railcars are filled with coal and sprayed with an agent to suppress dust at Cloud Peak Energy's Antelope Mine north of Douglas, Wyo. President Trump has vowed to boost the coal industry.
San Diego-based criminal defense attorney Jose C. Rojo, of the Law Offices of Jose C. Rojo, marks twenty years as a legal professional. It has been, and continues to be, an enjoyable journey full of rewarding experiences helping the underdog and those in need of competent representation.
Robert Francis O'Rourke Seven Texas lawmakers leaving Congress means a younger, more diverse delegation Periscope shines during House blackout Lawmakers form Term Limits Caucus MORE Lloyd Alton Doggett Pelosi denounces GOP tax reform as 'armageddon' Live coverage: Day three of the Ways and Means GOP tax bill markup Live coverage: Day two of the Ways and Means GOP tax bill markup MORE , the Democrats also said Alex Azar should be pressed on his commitment to uphold the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as ObamaCare. This won't be the first time in the hot seat for Azar, who faced the Senate Health Committee last month in what was billed as a courtesy hearing.
On Thursday, January 4th, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the rescission of prior guidance to US attorneys regarding the enforcement of federal marijuana laws. Chief among the rescinded guidance was the 2013 Cole Memo that instructed U.S. attorneys to exercise prosecutorial restraint in states that had legalized marijuana, if the states had sufficiently implemented strong regulatory and enforcement systems.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor has scrapped its 2010 Fact Sheet on internship status and adopted the more flexible and employer-friendly test devised by Second Circuit. In a decision that surprised no one who has followed the litigation of wage hour claims by interns, the US Department of Labor has abandoned its ill-fated six-part test for intern status in for-profit companies and replaced it with a more nuanced set of factors first articulated by the Second Circuit in 2015.
Democrats are shifting to offense on health care, emboldened by successes in defending the Affordable Care Act. They say their ultimate goal is a government guarantee of affordable coverage for all.
The recently passed Tax Plan presumably has as its core it cutting middle class taxes. It seems, however, that it does not do that and its framers have almost stopped pretending it does.
Longtime environmentalist Curtis Spalding, currently a professor of the practice of environment and society at the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society , talked about concerns with the direction of the United States Environmental Protection Agency on GoLocal LIVE. "At a national level, it's a very sad story.
In this Dec. 20, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., while House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., looks on during a ceremony at the White House after the final passage of tax overhaul legislation. In this Dec. 20, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump congratulates Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., while House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., looks on during a ceremony at the White House after the final passage of tax overhaul legislation.
After foraging through the dumpster of discarded ideas, the Trump administration has dragged out another fetid reject as part of its campaign to roll back modernity, common sense and the will of the people.
It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.
Whether to crack down on marijuana in states where it is legal is a decision that will now rest with those states' top federal prosecutors, many of whom are deeply rooted in their communities and may be reluctant to pursue cannabis businesses or their customers. When he rescinded the Justice Department's previous guidance on marijuana, Attorney General Jeff Sessions left the issue to a mix of prosecutors who were appointed by President Donald Trump's administration and others who are holdovers from the Barack Obama years.
Trump's legal threats represent an assault not just on Michael Wolff's book but on the basic premise of the US Constitution. President Donald Trump delivers a message during the daily briefing hosted by White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on January 4, 2018.
Graphic shows number of sites removed from EPAA a a s National Priorities List of contaminated sites since 2001; 2c x 5 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 139 mm; FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. The Environmental Protection Agency is touting cleanups finalized at seven of the nation's most polluted places as a signature accomplishment in its effort to reduce the number of Superfund sites.
Federal authorities are actively investigating allegations of corruption related to the Clinton Foundation, the charity of Bill and Hillary Clinton, according to a US official briefed on the matter. The FBI and federal prosecutors are looking into whether donors to the foundation were improperly promised policy favors or special access to Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state in exchange for donations to the charity's coffers, as well as whether tax-exempt funds were misused, the official said.
The buzz kill long dreaded in the marijuana industry came just days after California opened what is expected to be the world's largest legal pot market. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it was ending an Obama-era policy to tread lightly on enforcing U.S. marijuana laws.