White-Collar Prosecutions Fall to 20-Year Low Under Trump

The number of white-collar prosecutions is on track to hit a 20-year low under President Donald Trump, after reaching a high in 2011 during the Barack Obama administration, according to a nonprofit research center that analyzes government data. A total of 3,249 cases were brought during the first seven months of the U.S. government's 2018 fiscal year, which runs from October 2017 to April 2018, according to a case-by-case analysis of government data by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, or TRAC.

Trump to nominate Nathan Sales as counterterrorism coordinator: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump intends to nominate Nathan Sales, a former Homeland Security official, as State Department's coordinator for counterterrorism, the White House said on Friday. Sales is a professor at Syracuse University College of Law, and previously served as deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Department of Homeland Security and as senior counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice, the White House said in a statement.

Joe Biden is getting his own ice cream flavor at Cornell University

The Syracuse University law school alumnus has long been a fan of the sweet treat, getting photographed at events with President Barack Obama while holding an ice cream cone -- or two. One of many memes inspired by his political career shows Biden wearing aviator sunglasses and flashing cash while scarfing down the cold snack.

Grieving families shape ’16 debate

None have done so with more impact than Khizr and Ghazala Khan, who dominated the news for much of the past week after denouncing Donald Trump Meg Whitman will support Clinton for president Trump spokeswoman: Khan 'proponent of Sharia Law' Khan slams Trump's Purple Heart comments: 'You did not serve' MORE Hillary Rodham Clinton Meg Whitman will support Clinton for president Trump: Obama probably 'worst president in the history of our country' Grieving families shape '16 debate MORE from the stage of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. The GOP summit also featured speeches from parents who had a child killed by an illegal immigrant.

Trump’s secret weapon is Ivanka

A mogul in her own right, Ivanka Trump has become her father's most effective surrogate, softening the edges of Donald Trump's brash and often controversial presidential campaign. And she's being called upon to play that role again in the spotlight of this week's Republican National Convention.