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Missouri lawmakers will convene in an historic special session later this month to consider impeaching Republican Gov. Eric Greitens following allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of charity resources for his political campaign. FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens speaks at a news conference about allegations related to his extramarital affair with his hairdresser, in Jefferson City, Mo.
An Oklahoma measure awaits Gov. Mary Fallin's signature that would allow only judges, not juries, to sentence juveniles to life imprisonment without parole for murder. Lawmakers introduced the measure because of U.S. Supreme Court decisions that practically eliminated mandatory life without parole sentences for offenders who are accused of killing when they were 17 or younger, The Oklahoman reported.
CNN's Jake Tapper on Friday hit Donald Trump for speaking before he thinks, nailing the president's legal team for walking into a legal minefield with their every-shifting explanation of Trump's $130,000 payout to adult film star Stormy Daniels. According to Tapper, Trump "continued his attacks on the special counsel investigation into whether members of his team conspired with Russia to impact the 2016 election" at an NRA speech Friday.
The Chicago Police Department is struggling to hire more black officers despite a push to diversify the agency amid controversial shootings of black men by white officers. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced efforts in September 2016 to expand the department by about 1,000 officers.
Persistent budget problems that followed a now-abandoned tax-slashing experiment in Kansas helped kill new cuts this year that were meant to return an unexpected "windfall" to the state from changes in federal tax laws. Top Republicans pushed Friday - the last day of the GOP-controlled Legislature's annual session - for passage of a bill that would save taxpayers an estimated $78 million during the state's next budget year, which begins July 1. It was a response to changes in federal tax laws that will force some individuals and corporations to pay more to the state because the state's tax code is tied to the federal one.
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the CIA has told senators privately that she would stand firm against any effort to restart the brutal detention and interrogation program the spy agency ran after 9/11, administration officials said Friday. In comments meant to soften the public profile of Gina Haspel before her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, two administration officials said she was not the "architect" of the program, but a "line officer" who never interrogated any terrorism suspects.
Television personality and longtime Michael Cohen friend Donny Deutsch suggested at pharmaceutical deficiencies could explain former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's defenses of President Donald Trump, during a Friday appearance on MSNBC's "Deadline: White House." "It is abundantly clear - and more clear by the hour - that the president is far more worried about what his friend, your friend, Michael Cohen, has on him," host Nicolle Wallace observed.
U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop said on Friday he supports the government of Puerto Rico's efforts to introduce bipartisan legislation in Congress to grant full statehood to the U.S. commonwealth territory. "I am supportive of statehood.
Missouri lawmakers will convene in an historic special session later this month to consider impeaching Republican Gov. Eric Greitens following allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of charity resources for his political campaign.
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: President Donald Trump talks to the media as he leaves for Dallas to address the National Rifle Association, Friday, May 4, 2018 at the White House in Washington.
The Markland Locks and Dam stretch across the Ohio River, connecting Switzerland County, Indiana and Gallatin County, Kentucky. The structure, built, maintained and controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is adjacent to Duke Energy's Markland Hydroelectric Plant, which was constructed during the 1960s.
Rudy Giuliani released a statement Friday to "clarify" some of the myriad mixed messages he delivered on behalf of President Trump. Rudy Giuliani released a statement Friday to "clarify" some of the myriad mixed messages he delivered on behalf of President Trump in recent days.
An ex-coal executive who's running for U.S. Senate after serving a one-year prison sentence has unleashed a political ad that takes swipes at "China people" and calls the Senate majority leader "Cocaine Mitch." Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, a Republican, is seeking the West Virginia seat now held by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, but his ad disparages Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Police Patrolling Trail In Popular Vacaville Park After Woman Robbed A woman was robbed along a popular trail and police are sending out extra patrols and plan to through the summer. California is Now the 5th Largest Economy in the World California has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the world's fifth largest economy.
The annual defense policy bill proposed by House Republicans would bar the Pentagon from spending half the money designated for a broad-based cloud computing contract until Defense Secretary Jim Mattis offers Congress more information about the project. The report should include "a description of the characteristics and considerations for accelerating the cloud architecture and services required for a global, resilient, and secure information environment to enable warfighting," according to the draft authorization measure issued Friday by House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry of Texas and obtained by Bloomberg Government.
Stormy Daniels speaks to members of the media while attorney Michael Avenatti listens outside Federal Court in New York on April 16, 2018. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said hush money paid to a porn actress during the 2016 election didn't violate campaign finance laws, seeking to clarify comments he made earlier in the week.
Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., D-Palm Desert, on Friday released a letter signed by 38 of the state's 39 Democratic members of the House of Representatives in opposition to reopening the DRECP. The letter to Bureau of Land Management state Director Jerome Perez was written by Rep. Ruiz and argued against the Department of Interior's recent threat to overhaul the DRECP, which was years in the making. The DRECP was crafted with input from thousands of Californians, as well as business and mining leaders, environmentalists, farmers, recreational enthusiasts and more.
We'd go into the litany, but suffice it to say the expansive Lowcountry, S.C. homestead of U.S. congressman Mark Sanford has seen some things. Among them? #Mancampments Sanford's term for the all-male political "brain trusts" convened on the plantation over the years.