Trump pardons sub picture taker

President Donald Trump has pardoned a former Navy sailor who served a year in prison for taking sensitive pictures of the reactor inside a nuclear submarine, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Friday. Trump repeatedly invoked the sailor, Kristian Saucier, during his presidential campaign after he was imprisoned for taking the pictures inside classified areas of the the USS Alexandria in 2009, saying Saucier's life was "ruined" though he did "nothing" compared to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Where Is Barack Obama?

At a moment when many of his former voters believe that America is facing a genuine democratic crisis, former President Barack Obama has been largely silent about what is happening in American politics. Other than a handful of appearances-an interview with David Letterman in a new Netflix show, or an oral history project at MIT-he insists on following protocol and tradition for former presidents, resisting the temptation to jump back into the political fray.

the People v. Damari Mathews

Counsel for Defendant and Appellant: Hilda Scheib, First District Appellate Project Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Lawrence, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Sharon Wooden, Deputy Attorney General, Dorian Jung, Deputy Attorney General A jury convicted defendant Damari Mathews of second degree robbery and firearms offenses and found true the allegation that a principal personally used a firearm during the robbery after Mathews robbed the victim and shot himself as he was trying to escape. The trial court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.

4 dead in Yountville veterans home standoff

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Renewable fuels on the line

It's his first week on the job. -Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Don Heck, director of the Iowa Central Biofuels Testing Laboratory, talks about their services during a meeting with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and a group of producers concerned about changes to the renewable fuels standards in the Iowa Central Community College Board Room.

U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from N. Korea before planned talks

U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes "concrete actions," the White House said yesterday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would boost Kim's standing. "The president will not have the meeting without seeing concrete steps and concrete actions take place by North Korea, so the president will actually be getting something," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told a news briefing.

Congress must take back its authority on trade

President Trump's threats of a trade war, and his recent signing of tariffs on steel and aluminum, can and should be constrained by Congress reasserting its constitutional authority over trade policy. Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution grants Congress the authority to regulate trade with foreign nations.

Blackburn, Bredesen have concerns about Trump’s tariffs

In Tennessee's U.S. Senate race, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn and ex-Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen are concerned about President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. On Thursday, Bredesen compared broad tariffs to taking a big ax to a problem that needs a scalpel.

Congressional district map awaits court ruling

Pennsylvania congressional district map awaits court ruling A three-judge federal panel will decide whether the state's newly drawn districts will remain. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: Eight Republican congressmen from Pennsylvania want a federal court to step in and prevent the use of a court-ordered district map in this year's elections.

Lawmakers opposed to Trump’s tariffs look to courts to step in

In this Aug. 1, 2016 file photo, laborers work in the steel market in Yichang in central China's Hubei province. China says it "firmly opposes" U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff increase for imported steel and aluminum but gave no indication whether Beijing might impose its own measures in response.

Bangert: Rokita’s fear of the Mourdock moment

Todd Rokita says he'll stand up to the elite, so why is he afraid of debates he considers not conservative enough? 4th District has heard this before Bangert: Todd Rokita's fear of the Mourdock moment Todd Rokita says he'll stand up to the elite, so why is he afraid of debates he considers not conservative enough? 4th District has heard this before Check out this story on jconline.com: http://on.jconline.com/2Gc6B5h Todd Rokita says he'll stand up to the elite, so why is he afraid of debates he considers not conservative enough? The 4th District has heard this one before Senatorial candidate Todd Rokita responds to a question during the Indiana Republican Senate Primary Debate between Rokita and fellow Senate candidates Luke Messer and Mike Braun at Emmis Communications in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.