Non-Lethal Directed Energy Initiatives for Improved Homeland Defense at Directed Energy Day

In support of the DoD Directed Energy initiatives, Defense Strategies Institute has put together the Directed Energy Day, which will provide a forum to discuss the efforts to develop and leverage DE technologies in support of U.S. national security needs and battlefield overmatch. The 2nd Annual Directed Energy Day will be held on November 15, 2018, at the Mary M. Gates Learning Center in Alexandria, VA.

Manafort forfeits luxury homes under plea deal

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. This courtroom sketch depicts former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, center, and his defense lawyer Richard Westling, left, before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, seated upper right, at federal court in Washington, Friday, Sept.

Paul Manafort Flips: Former Trump Campaign Manager Cooperation Deal…

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort leaves the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse with his wife Kathleen Manafort after an arraignment hearing as a protester holds up a sign March 8, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia. Manafort pleaded not guilty to new tax and fraud charges, brought by special counsel Robert MuellerA*s Russian interference investigation team, at the Alexandria federal court in Virginia, where he resides.

Paul Manafort trial: Rick Gates admits padding expenses to pay for…

Paul Manafort trial: Rick Gates admits padding expenses to pay for mistress, may have bilked inaugural committee Rick Gates, who pleaded guilty this year to conspiracy, tells jurors of Paul Manafort's far-flung political operation. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2KBhM7U AP Reporter Chad Day says the testimony of Rick Gates on Monday in the fraud trial of Paul Manafort is "pivotal" because the court will hear a first-hand account from a coconspirator describing crimes committed by Manafort.

Trial set to begin for ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort

Two questions loom large as Paul Manafort prepares to walk into a federal courtroom Tuesday: Will Donald Trump's former campaign chairman spend what effectively could be the rest of his life in prison? Or will special counsel Robert Mueller be handed a defeat in his team's first trial since his appointment more than a year ago? Those questions will be answered by 12 jurors selected this week as Manafort's trial on tax evasion and bank fraud charges gets underway at the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. The pool of jurors will face questions from both sides and U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III as they try to weed out potential prejudice in what has become a highly publicized and politically divisive investigation.

First trial in special counsela s investigation set to begin this week

The first trial in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is set to begin this week when former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort heads to court in Alexandria, Virginia. Although Manafort is the first to face trial, the recent indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers could be a sign that Mueller's investigation is heating up.

Where the Mueller investigation stands right now

The first trial in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is set to begin this week when former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort heads to court in Alexandria, Virginia. Although Manafort is the first to face trial, the recent indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers could be a sign that Mueller's investigation is heating up.

Manafort case filings name Democrats

Several prominent Democrats who once worked with Paul Manafort are now part of court filings before his fraud trial, most prominently Tad Devine, a political consultant who helped run Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. The names appear on a list of documents that special counsel Robert Mueller could show to the jury to be selected this week in Alexandria, Va.

Defense lawyers, citing publicity, petition judge to move Manafort trial to smaller city

Lawyers for Paul Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, asked a federal judge Friday to relocate a criminal trial starting later this month because of pretrial publicity. The financial crimes trial of Manafort is scheduled to start July 25 in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington.

Manafort wants to ban use of financial records at trial

Having lost his fight to have the bank- and tax-fraud case against him thrown out of federal court, Paul Manafort on Friday sought to have the financial records found in his condominium and storage unit tossed. Those records were obtained through search warrants, partially released this week, that detail the extent to which the former lobbyist and Trump campaign chairman found himself in debt and dependent on money from pro-Russian interests.

Alexandria Renames ‘Jefferson Davis Highway’ to ‘Richmond Highway’

The Alexandria City Council unanimously and finally decided Saturday to rename Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway, after three years of discussion. The name change will take place Jan. 1. The name of the road, also known as U.S. Route 1, has long irritated many in the liberal town but it took the Charleston church shooting in 2015 for the council to start the process.

Historic day as Saudi women get behind the wheel to drive

PermitPatty: White Woman Calls Police on 8-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Water, Says She Was Tired of the Noise [Update] - The woman appropriately dubbed #PermitPatty has been identified as Alison Ettel, who owns a weed for dogs business in San Francisco. But get this, Ettel Historic day as Saudi women get behind the wheel to drive - Saudi women were officially able to drive at the stroke of midnight on June 24 as a royal decree granting them the right to drivers' licenses came into effect.

Manafort jailed over tampering charges

A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday over charges he tampered with witnesses while out on bail - a major blow for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman as he awaits trial on federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges next month. "You have abused the trust placed in you six months ago," U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson told Manafort.

Republican baseball team holds first practice since 2017 shooting

Rep. Mike Conaway stretches before the first Republican Team practice for the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Simpson Field in Alexandria, VA on April 25, 2018. It was the first team practice since the 2017 shooting that seriously injured Rep. Steve Scalise on the same field.