Koch network freezing out Republicans who have crossed them

Billionaire conservative businessman Charles Koch's political network is freezing out Republicans that it believes have violated its fiscally conservative principles, and is, at least for now, only supporting four Senate GOP candidates in the fall. The Koch network is backing GOP Senate candidates in Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee and Florida, signaling it will be selective in where it engages as Republicans seek to retain or grow their narrow 51-49 majority.

Michael Cohen’s bombshell: What it means legally and why he probably isn’t cooperatinga yet

Donald John Trump Yemeni-American man kills himself after family blocked from entering US by Trump admin Dershowitz on MSNBC panel: 'Don't you dare accuse me' of defending Trump Bannon slams Kochs: 'What they have to do is shut up and get with the program' MORE 's fixer-in-chief has reversed course , subjecting himself to potential perjury charges, to tell the world that Trump knew about, and approved, the now infamous Trump Tower meeting in June 2016.

OpinionIt’s time to fulfill the promise of citizenship | Opinion

This year we marked the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment in a strange way: with an assault on the idea of citizenship that is at the amendment's core. In June, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it had launched a denaturalization task force to revoke the citizenship of and deport "people who should not have been naturalized."

Protesters rally at State House to oppose Kavanaugh nomination

About hundred people waved signs and chanted "No to Kava-NO!" at the State House in Augusta on Saturday, and urged Maine's U.S. senators to decline to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. "Judge Brett Kavanaugh has sided time and time again with the interest of the wealthy and powerful over the interests of everyday Americans," said Eliza Townsend, executive director of Maine Women's Lobby.

Koch Network Says Trump Trade Policies Causing Long-Term Damage

The conservative political network led by billionaire Charles Koch opened a conference in Colorado with sharp criticism of President Donald Trump's trade policies and leadership style as it sought to play up a desire for more bipartisan solutions. "The policies right now are hurting people," Brian Hooks, president of the Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute, told reporters Saturday during a briefing session.

Guantanamo commander: We’ve gotten no word of incoming prisoners

The commander in charge of Guantanamo prison operations said Friday that he has received no orders to prepare for new war-on-terror detainees, leaving uncertain when or if the prison would grow despite President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to detain more terror suspects at the base. Underscoring the uncertainty, Rear Adm.

Not a hacker on a bed someplace

Registration will allow you to post comments on GreenwichTime.com and create a GreenwichTime.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Clear away the hot air and deception, and recent disclosures about Russian interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election offer a sobering glimpse of cyberconflict today.

U.S. attorney takes oath of office

Duane "Dak" Kees took the oath of office as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Arkansas on Friday during an investiture ceremony presided over by four federal court judges. Western Arkansas Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III administered the oath to Kees before an audience of about 200 that included U.S. Sen. John Boozman, who put forward Kees' name for the position to President Donald Trump, and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a former U.S. attorney for the Western District.

Lawyer who promised Trump campaign dirt on Clinton ‘linked to Russian officials’

The Moscow lawyer said to have promised Donald Trump's presidential campaign dirt on his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton worked more closely with senior Russian government officials than she previously admitted to, documents have revealed. Scores of emails, transcripts and legal documents reviewed by the Associated Press paint a portrait of Natalia Veselnitskaya as a well-connected lawyer who served as a ghostwriter for top Russian government lawyers and received assistance from senior interior ministry personnel in a case involving a key client.

U.S. immigrants’ reunification deadline passes, lawyers turn to deportations

FILE PHOTO: Children and family members take part in a sit-in following a march to mark "the court-ordered deadline for the Trump Administra - A day after a court-ordered deadline for the U.S. government to reunite immigrant children and parents who had been separated by officials at the U.S.-Mexico border, rights activists will on Friday focus on helping families, together for the first time in weeks, facing deportation. The parents and children were separated as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy on illegal immigration.

Illegal aliens’ indicted for re-entry

Among those charged is Miguel Angel Cruz-Polanco, 34, of Martinsburg, and a citizen of El Salvador. In March, Powell announced new federal charges as a result of a two-year, multi-state investigation which yielded multiple arrests- including Cruz-Polanco- for drugs, firearms and money.

Berkeley County Sheriff’s Dept. hosts human trafficking training

Human trafficking doesn't just happen internationally - it's happening here in West Virginia and affects all ages and genders, according to the West Virginia Attorney General's office. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office, in coordination with the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, will offer law enforcement professionals intense training to target and reduce human trafficking.

NKorea still making bomb fuel: Mike Pompeo

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo declined to respond when asked whether North Korea was continuing to pursue submarine-launched ballistic missiles or whether its nuclear programme was advancing generally. Pompeo declined to respond when asked whether NKorea was continuing to pursue submarine-launched ballistic missiles or whether its nuclear programme was advancing generally He said US was engaged in "patient diplomacy" to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons, but would not let the process "drag out to no end" WASHINGTON: North Korea is continuing to produce fissile material for nuclear bombs in spite of its pledge to denuclearize, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday.

A religious freedom summit cana t undo Trumpa s record on Islam

This week's State Department ministerial on international religious freedom has been a well-orchestrated, if hastily organized, event with a sense of common purpose rarely seen in the current administration. It prominently features the work of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, as bipartisan a body as you'll find in Washington these days.

Judge orders release of immigrant detained after delivering pizza to Army base

"Although he stayed in the United States unlawfully and is currently subject to a final order of removal, he has otherwise been a model citizen," U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty wrote of Pablo Villavicencio. The Manhattan judge said Villavicencio, who was being held at a New Jersey lockup, can remain in the United States while he exhausts his right to try to gain legal status.