Fifth Circuit Affirms Sanctions Against Austin Attorney Mary Alice…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed sanctions of an Austin attorney for a three-year suspension and more than $175,000, describing his contentions on appeal as "frivolous." U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Lane of the Western District of Texas had ordered the sanctions against solo practitioner Omar Rosales in December 2016 after finding that Rosales had "defamed opposing counsel with false and abusive statements, attempted to derail the administration of justice with frivolous motions and submitted fabricated evidence to subvert proceedings in this court."

The announcement ends weeks of speculation and uncertainty about Shulkin’s fate.

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is being replaced, President Trump tweeted Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation and uncertainty about his fate. Trump said he is nominating Navy Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, official physician for the president and his predecessor Barack Obama, to be the next VA secretary.

Trump axes N.J. doctor as Veterans Affairs secretary

President Donald Trump on Wednesday replaced Dr. David Shulkin, the former Morristown Medical Center president, as secretary of veterans affairs. The action capped weeks of rumors about Shulkin's future in the Trump administration, especially after the agency's inspector general questioned a $122,334 taxpayer-financed trip to Europe last July.

Last alarm for 2 fallen Pa. firefighters: ‘They have gone home’

All this, as hundreds of firefighters from across Pennsylvania and as far away as Boston, Toronto, Kentucky and Chicago gathered to bid a formal farewell to fallen York City firefighters Ivan Flanscha, 50, and Zachary Anthony, 29. The two died last Thursday , a day after a raging fire at the former Weaver Organ & Piano building. The pair, along with two colleagues, were putting out hot spots the next morning when a portion of the building collapsed, trapping all four firefighters.

Emails: Conservatives slammed Pence in 2015 for changing law

Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced a firestorm of criticism three years ago after signing a "religious freedom" law critics decried as anti-gay. Now emails released this week to The Associated Press illustrate similar backlash from fellow conservatives when the eventual vice president agreed to change the law in the face of widespread boycott threats.

Omarosa dishes on Trump and gets his attention

Stevante Clark stands on a desk as he shouts the name of his brother Stephon Clark, who was fatally shot by police a week earlier, during a meeting of the Sacramento City Council, Tuesday, March 27, 2018, in Sacramento, Cal... . FILE - In this July 9, 2014, file photo, ride designer Jeffery Henry looks over his creation, the world's tallest waterslide called "Verruckt" at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kan.

Ann Coulter Spends an Evening Trashing Trump as a “Lazy Ignoramus”

Ann Coulter, the author of "In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!" has been having near daily hissy fits over Trump's broken campaign promises. In a piece in the Daily Beast today, Coulter is no less rankled, but she's not making herself look better, either.

Trump says Second Amendment won’t be repealed

President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that the Second Amendment "WILL NEVER BE REPEALED" and called on voters to elect more Republicans in this fall's congressional elections because the GOP "must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court." Trump's statements came a day after retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in an essay in The New York Times that repealing the amendment would make it easier for Congress to enact gun control legislation.

CNN Student Panel Devolves Into Cries Of Racism

A CNN student panel quickly devolved into cries of racism on Wednesday morning as the students discussed the implications of gun control. Anchor Alisyn Camerota moderated the panel of six high school students, but she quickly lost control as the children accused each other of racism and argued that the Second Amendment doesn't apply to people of color.

‘Roseanne’ road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show

Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind. 'Roseanne' road trip? Head to this Indiana city to see a piece of the TV show Roseanne and the Conner family live in fictional Lanford, Ill., but the buildings you see in exterior shots are from the Ohio River city of Evansville, Ind.

Can this Colorado Republican in a diverse district survive despite Trump’s racial politics?

When Mike Coffman was growing up in Aurora, it was a small white military town on the outskirts of Denver. In the half a century since then, wave after wave of immigrants and refugees have transformed it into a vibrant, racially mixed suburb.

SCOOP: Pro-online Sales Taxes Retailers Pulling Back $$ Ahead of Probable SCOTUS Ruling

Retailers who support legislation allowing states to require online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes owed on purchases by their residents are pulling back on their advocacy spending on the issue ahead of an anticipated, pro-sales-tax-collection decision by the Supreme Court, RedState has confirmed. According to consultant, working for retailers who had made passing legislation like the Marketplace Fairness Act or the Remote Transactions Parity Act into law a priority, budgets expended on that effort are being cut.