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Flamboyant lawyer Richard Luthmann may fancy himself a champion of the little guy, but federal prosecutors say he is little more than a "violent criminal and fraudster" who, along with accomplices, bilked customers in a scrap-metal business they had formed, had a victim threatened at gunpoint, and took advantage of a blind client in a bid to hide their scheme. Luthmann, 38, who two years ago famously sought to resolve a civil lawsuit through "trial by combat," was arrested Friday morning by the FBI on a slew of charges, including kidnapping, kidnapping conspiracy, money laundering, brandishing a firearm to commit a crime, aggravated identity theft and extortion conspiracy.
The HealthCare.gov website is photographed in Washington on Dec. 15, 2017. A burst of sign-ups is punctuating the end of a tumultuous year for former President Barack Obama's health care law.
Some may consider Doug Jones' upset victory to be an aberration, given that his GOP opponent was accused of harassing teenage girls long ago. But exit polls showed Jones drew important crossover votes from Republicans who think abortion should be illegal in most or all cases.
As a scholar of African-American and Southern politics for the last 25 years, I've witnessed a lot of election upsets and surprises. None has been more interesting than the Democrat Doug Jones' election to the U.S. Senate in a Dec. 12 special election against Republican Roy Moore.
Despite the sheer size and society-spanning impact of the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, the quickest and most potent political victory that Republicans would savor by pushing the bill through Congress next week may be what it averts: another big GOP legislative crash in the age of Trump. Even if Republicans are correct that tax cuts for business and the wealthy bolster the economy, it can take time for obvious results to show.
"Whizz-kid", "Basti Fantasti" and "Messiah" are just some of the monikers given to Austrian conservative Sebastian Kurz, set to become the world's youngest leader at just 31. His People's Party , revamped by Kurz as a more hardline "movement", agreed late on Friday a coalition deal with the far-right that will see him sworn in as chancellor next week. "Our aims are quite clear.
House and Senate negotiators released the final version of their tax bill late yesterday , and after several tweaks to satisfy wayward Republican Senators it appears to be on track to pass both chambers of Congress next week and head to the President's desk before the Christmas break: Republican lawmakers appeared to secure enough votes on Friday to pass the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades, putting them on the cusp of their first significant legislative victory as leaders geared up to pass a $1.5 trillion tax cut along party lines and send it to President Trump by Christmas.
Alabama Republican Roy Moore on Friday told supporters that the "battle is not over" in Alabama's Senate race even though President Donald Trump and others have called on him to concede. Moore sent a fundraising email to supporters asking for contributions to his "election integrity fund' so he could investigate reports of voter fraud.
US politician Roy Moore has told supporters that the "battle is not over" in Alabama's Senate race even though US President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, and others have called on him to concede. Moore sent a fundraising email to supporters asking for contributions to his "election integrity fund" so he could investigate reports of voter fraud.
For two months now, as accusations of sexual misconduct have piled up against Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced mogul has responded over and over again: "Any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied." Consent is a concept central to law on sexual assault, and will likely be an issue in potential legal cases against Weinstein, who is under investigation by police in four cities, and others accused in the current so-called "reckoning."
President Donald Trump frequently casts his first year in office as a string of successes and campaign promises fulfilled. But less than a quarter of Americans think Trump has made good on the pledges he made to voters while running for president, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan at the introduction of the House Republicans' tax reform proposal on June 24, 2016. Senate rules require the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act not to add to the federal deficit after 10 years.
The man who was killed in a shooting involving an FBI special agent and a Yonkers police officer Friday was a bank robbery suspect, according to multiple reports. The shooting occurred late in the afternoon on Aqueduct Avenue near McLean Avenue, just east of I-87 and south of Hillview Reservoir.
A protester holds a sign up during a #MeToo demonstration outside Trump International hotel in New York City, NY, U.S., December 9, 2017. A Democratic candidate hoping to flip a hotly contested congressional seat in Kansas has dropped out of the race after allegations that she sexually harassed a male subordinate resurfaced amid her campaign.
As GOP tax legislation nears final passage on Capitol Hill, Sen. Susan Collins is approaching the moment for a mighty leap of faith. The Maine Republican extracted key concessions in exchange for her support for the bill, including commitments from the Trump administration and Senate leaders to back two pieces of legislation pumping money into the health care system.
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women's access to free birth control. Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued the injunction, temporarily stopping the government from enforcing the policy change to former President Barack Obama's health care law.
More than 11,000 Confederate soldiers passed through York County, Pennsylvania, in the last days of June 1863 during the Gettysburg Campaign. Days later, most of the men, other than 100 or so deserters picked up locally by Federal authorities, fought at the battle of Gettysburg.
'You p****d away your career being a spoiled brat': Craig Sager's daughter Kacy destroys axed ESPN reporter Britt McHenry in epic Twitter rant over family insult Cringeworthy moment Trump's pick for lifetime federal judge appointment fails to answer BASIC questions about the law and admits never having tried a case in brutal confirmation hearing hearing Tax cut bill goes public as GOP slashes rates for the wealthy, nixes Obamacare penalty, expands child tax credits, dramatically lowers corporate taxes and opens up new Alaska oil drilling The man who stole my childhood: Dylan Farrow shares her grief at the release of Woody Allen's new movie being celebrated by stars Kate Winslet and Justin Timberlake Off the menu: Morgan Spurlock's 'Super Size Me' sequel is pulled from the Sundance Film Festival after his shocking sexual misconduct confession 'A bubble almost guaranteed to burst': Wolf of ... (more)
Republicans working to execute their first major legislative achievement of Donald Trump's presidency appear to have secured the votes to pass a massive tax overhaul that Trump hoped to present to the American people for Christmas. "This is happening.
The Republicans' tax package would boost traditional forms of energy such as oil and gas while also supporting renewable energy such as wind and solar power - and even extend a hand to buyers of electric cars. An agreement by House and Senate negotiators would open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, while preserving tax credits for wind power and other clean energy.