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• Jussie Smollett 'Suspects' Lawyer Says Her Clients Have Key Evidence
  The lawyer for the 2 men who were arrested and then released in connection with the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett says the new evidence that has changed this case is something her clients told cops. [[tmz:video id="0_rfqt5ct4"]] Attorney Gloria… Permalink
• 'Empire' Sources: Nigerian Bros in Smollett Case Not Racist, Homophobic, Pro-Trump
  The 2 men who were arrested, then released Friday night, in the Jussie Smollett case are pro-LGBTQ and anti-Trump, which has people on the "Empire" set scratching their heads.  We've spoken with "Empire" cast and crew, and they say Ola and Abel… Permalink
• Drake Documentary Triggers Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group
  The production company behind a Drake documentary is suing Universal Music Group for ratting them out, and getting the project yanked from streaming platforms. Symettrica Entertainment rips UMG in the lawsuit, saying the music co.… Permalink
• Cardi B & Meek Mill's Outrage Over Inmate Death Sparks Prison Response
  The death of Anthony Myrie, a NY state prison inmate, has become a cause celebre -- with Cardi B and Meek Mill suggesting a cover-up -- which is forcing the prison to release new details about the mystery. New York Department of Corrections… Permalink
• Ex-'Deadliest Catch' Star Jake Harris Busted After Cops Chase RV
  Ex-"Deadliest Catch" star Jake Harris is sitting behind bars -- and has been for more than 3 weeks -- after he was arrested for felony DUI and drug possession ... TMZ has learned. The incident went down back on January 23 in Skagit County,… Permalink
• Colin Kaepernick Strikes Settlement with NFL In Collusion Case
  Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid say their legal war with the NFL is over -- after striking a confidential settlement with the league.  Kaepernick and Reid had filed a lawsuit against the NFL claiming owners and league officials colluded to keep them… Permalink
• Glen 'Big Baby' Davis Cuts Deal In Weed Case, I'm No Drug Dealer!
  Glen "Big Baby" Davis won't go to jail after he was allegedly caught with a quarter-pound of weed ... TMZ Sports has learned the ex-NBA star cut a deal in his case and is officially off the hook. The former Celtics PF was busted back in February 2018… Permalink
• Jussie Smollett's Story Has Race Discrepancy
  A key part of Jussie Smollett's story is not tracking ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. TMZ broke many of the details of Jussie's story just hours after the attack ... the rope, the bleach, the statement by the attackers, "This is MAGA country" and… Permalink
• 21 Savage Surrenders, Booked & Released for Felony Theft After Skipping Gig
  8:40 AM PT -- When 21 Savage turned himself in Friday morning at the Liberty County Sheriff's Dept, he was booked for theft by deception. He was released on his own recognizance and will get his day in court to face the charge. Unless, as we expect, he… Permalink
• 21 Savage Says I Saw Guns and Blue Lights, and Then I Was Arrested by ICE
  [[tmz:video id="1_zcw995h8"]] 21 Savage is not shooting down the buzz that he was targeted and arrested by ICE because of his music, some of which was critical of U.S. immigration policies. 21 appeared Friday on 'GMA,' and he describes in some detail how… Permalink
• Jussie Smollett's Persons of Interest Had Home Raided, Bleach Found: Report
  3:30 PM PT -- Police raided the home of the 2 men who cops picked up at the O'Hare Airport Wednesday night ... this according to WBBM TV reporter Charlie De Mar, who says he spoke to the family of the 2 men. Both men are Nigerian and were extras on… Permalink
• Tisha Campbell Drops Restraining Order Against Duane Martin
  Tisha Campbell-Martin is cutting her estranged husband, Duane Martin, a huge break, but not for his sake ... TMZ has learned. Tisha and Duane were both in court Thursday for a hearing on her restraining order, and she told the judge she wanted to… Permalink
• Comedian Russell Peters Takes Down Attempted Jewelry Thief in NYC
  [[tmz:video id="1_55aod2h6"]] Comedian Russell Peters got involved in a serious situation at a jewelry shop, when he hopped to action and helped take down a wannabe thief ... and it's all on the security footage. In the vid, obtained by TMZ, Peters is… Permalink
• New R. Kelly Sex Tape with Underage Girl Discovered, Says Michael Avenatti
  1:18 PM PT -- A law enforcement official told The New Yorker that an indictment is pending and Kelly could be arrested soon. We haven't been able to independently confirm that report. 12:21 PM PT -- A source close to R. Kelly says it's unfair to accuse… Permalink
• Alfonso Ribeiro Doesn't Own 'Carlton Dance' Says Copyright Office
  Alfonso Ribeiro making the "Carlton Dance" popular on 'The Fresh Prince' doesn't mean he legally owns it ... according to the feds, and it could mean a big L for him in his battle with Fortnite. The bad news became public this week in court -- a… Permalink
• Jussie Smollett Says He Can ID Attackers, Cops Question 'Persons of Interest'
  [[tmz:video id="1_ybagetlb"]] 9:00 AM PT -- Cops say they have identified 2 "persons of interest," and have questioned them ... but add there is no evidence they were involved in Jussie's attack. Neither has been charged with a crime.  While PD… Permalink
• 21 Savage May Be Deported Because of Donald Trump
  21 Savage may be deported, and not because he's ineligible to stay in the United States ... it's because of Donald Trump. We now understand MOST of what went down with 21's arrest and looming deportation. Here's how it goes. Sources directly connected to… Permalink
• Rapper YNW Melly Charged In Double Murder of His Friends
  Rapper YNW Melly has been arrested and charged in the double murder of two of his friends. The Miramar Police Department announced Wednesday Melly -- real name Jamell Demons -- and Cortlen Henry have each been charged with two counts of first-degree… Permalink
• Safaree Bails on 'Love And Hip Hop' Reunion, VH1 Threatens Legal Action
  6:40 PM PT -- A show source tells us Safaree just arrived to the reunion in the last hour ... making a dramatic entrance halfway through the reunion. We're told he failed to make his contractual obligation of the full day and it's still possible there… Permalink
• Tisha Campbell's Estranged Husband Denies Domestic Abuse Claims
  Tisha Campbell-Martin's estranged husband is vehemently denying allegations of abuse leveled by his ex -- and furthermore, he's pointing out what he calls fishy timing. Duane Martin filed new legal docs responding to Tisha's temporary restraining… Permalink

LA Times©

• Son accused of killing parents, housekeeper in Newport Beach gated community
  A 27-year-old man was charged Friday in the killings of his parents and their housekeeper in a Newport Beach home. Richard Nicholson, 64, and Kim Nicholson, 61, both of Newport Beach, and Maria Morse, 57, of Anaheim were found dead Wednesday night in a home at 36 Palazzo, according to the Orange...
• Essential California: See you in court, Trump
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It is Saturday, Feb. 16. Here’s what you don’t want to miss this weekend: TOP STORIES Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that California was planning to sue the Trump administration over its declaration of a national emergency on the...
• Nearly 50 inmates riot at Donovan state prison in Otay Mesa
  Ten inmates were injured — at least one seriously — when nearly 50 inmates rioted Friday morning at a state prison in Otay Mesa, state prison officials said. Shortly before 9 a.m., several fights broke out in the Facility A yard at Robert J. Donovan Correctional Facility, California Department...
• LAPD officer is severely beaten on skid row and left in critical condition
  An off-duty 20-year veteran Los Angeles police officer was in critical condition Friday after a fight with another man in downtown’s skid row ended with the officer shooting the suspected assailant, police said. The narcotics detective, whose name was not released, was “severely injured” during...
• Man said to be the son of two victims is arrested in triple slaying in Newport Beach
  A 27-year-old man was charged with murder Friday in the slayings of three people whose bodies were found in a Newport Beach home this week. Orange County prosecutors allege that Camden Nicholson killed Richard Nicholson, 64, and Kim Nicholson, 61, both of Newport Beach, and Maria Morse, 57, of...
• Gang member charged in triple slaying at Torrance bowling alley
  A 47-year-old Los Angeles gang member was charged Friday with killing three men at a Torrance bowling alley last month, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office announced. Reginald Leander Wallace of Los Angeles faces three counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder and one count...
• YouTube personality 'Furry Potato' shot and wounded outside L.A. synagogue
  A YouTube personality was shot during an argument with a security guard while filming outside a Los Angeles synagogue and Jewish high school Thursday afternoon, according to police and footage posted to social media. Police were responding to reports of a disturbance outside the Etz Jacob Congregation/Ohel...
• LAPD commander under investigation was allowed to join controversial retirement plan
  A Los Angeles police commander assigned to home duty after his unmarked car was found crashed and abandoned enrolled days later in a controversial retirement program that allows him to collect essentially twice his usual pay. By joining the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, the commander will begin...
• Triple killing in Newport Beach gated community leaves neighbors stunned
  Police have arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a triple slaying in a private community in Newport Beach.​​​​​​ ​​​​​​The Newport Beach Police Department received a call from Irvine police shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday, requesting a welfare check at a home on Palazzo, in a private community,...
• L.A. sheriff wants to put tighter limits on ICE. Here are his plans to do it
  Alex Villanueva’s upset victory in last fall’s L.A. County sheriff’s race hinged on the overwhelming support he got from immigrant rights advocates and Latino voters. By vowing to strictly limit his department’s cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and keep the county jails...
• Sheriff Villanueva is using faulty data to claim jail violence is rising
  Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says the jails he now supervises are a dangerous mess: Inmates increasingly are assaulting one another, staff members are suffering more attacks and use of force has gone way up. He also says that his immediate predecessor, Jim McDonnell, covered up data...
• Essential California: The long fall for California's bullet train
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, Feb. 14, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES It was billed as the most ambitious public works project since the transcontinental railroad opened up the West. But bite by bite, huge cost overruns,...
• More than 80 gang members and associates indicted in joint LAPD-FBI takedown
  Dozens of suspected gang members and associates were charged with federal racketeering, gun and drug violations Wednesday, marking the end of long-running investigations targeting street gangs in South L.A. and the San Fernando Valley, authorities said. Twenty-five members of the Vineland Boys...
• Human remains found in Palmdale
  Homicide detectives are investigating after human remains of an unknown person were discovered in Palmdale on Wednesday. The remains were discovered at 235th Street East and Avenue T about 1:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone...
• Lyndon LaRouche Jr., conspiracy theorist who ran for president again and again, dies at 96
  Often described as an extremist crank and fringe figure, Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. cut a shadowy and alarming path through American politics for a half-century. He built a political organization often likened to a cult and ran for president eight times, once while in prison for mail fraud. In recent...
• Tech billionaire Henry Nicholas is charged with drug trafficking in Las Vegas
  Billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III was charged Wednesday in Las Vegas with multiple charges of narcotics trafficking six months after police discovered heroin and meth in the Broadcom co-founder’s massive suite at the Encore hotel. Based on the quantities of the narcotics found inside the suite...
• Man arrested in connection with freeway shooting of 10-year-old boy
  Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a car-to-car shooting on the 15 Freeway south of Hesperia that left a 10-year-old boy with a serious head injury, the California Highway Patrol announced Wednesday. CHP officers arrested Jose Luis Chavez, 48, of Phelan on suspicion of attempted...
• In landmark move, L.A. County will replace Men’s Central Jail with mental health hospital for inmates
  Los Angeles County supervisors narrowly approved a plan Tuesday to tear down the dungeon-like Men’s Central Jail downtown and build at least one mental health treatment facility in its place. The new plan modifies a $2.2-billion proposal that would have created the Consolidated Correctional Treatment...
• Stockton teacher sentenced to life in prison for incest, longtime sex abuse
  A Stockton special education teacher has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing minors, including his own children, for nearly 20 years. Rodney Flucas, 50, was given a life sentence Tuesday for transporting minors with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Flucas also...
• Man unloads ‘hail of gunfire’ into San Diego bistro: ‘Amazing that nobody was hurt’
  A man armed with a high-powered rifle unleashed a “hail of gunfire” into a Hillcrest restaurant Tuesday night, but nobody was injured, police said. Officers detained a possible suspect about 20 minutes later and found the discarded gun somewhere in the four blocks between where the gunfire erupted...
• Gunshots reported after robbery near WeHo recording studio
  Authorities are investigating a robbery outside Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood that ended with shots fired, officials said. The shooting occurred after 3 p.m. in the 7200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Three suspects confronted...
• LGBTQ alumni at USC allege men’s doctor sexually abused them
  In another blow to USC’s student health clinic, six male graduates filed a lawsuit this week accusing a men’s health doctor of sexual battery and harassment during appointments. The suit in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Dr. Dennis Kelly made demeaning remarks to defendants, all recent...
• San Diego birdman beaten, beloved cockatoo killed after unprovoked attack
  The bruises on his face soon may heal, but the broken heart of Victor Vasquez — the Birdman of San Diego’s East Village — may take a while longer. “Sydney, the day before he died, I told him, ‘You’re the reason I wake up in the morning,” Vasquez said recently of his 31-year-old medium sulphur-crested...
• Screaming man, shot by police with sponge gun and Tasers, dies after scuffle in Fullerton
  A 22-year-old man died Monday after a fight with officers who tried to detain him after he was reported to be acting erratically and yelling at people as they walked down the street, Fullerton police said. Police said the man, who has not been identified, rushed officers when they arrived in the...
• Essential California: Big news by the beach
  Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 12, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES In a major victory for coastal advocates, a Santa Barbara judge refused to approve a deal that would have allowed access to Hollister Ranch’s coastline...

NY Daily News©

• Anthony Davis says Knicks are on his list of preferred destinations as NBA star gets candid during All-Star weekend
  CHARLOTTE — Anthony Davis confirmed the Knicks are among his preferred destinations in a candid interview ahead of the All-Star game. The Pelicans forward, who has formally requested a trade, added that the Lakers, Bucks and, most surprisingly, the Celtics are also on his list. “You want to take...
• Make some room in your heart: Massive lovable dog found wandering the streets of Queens looking for a new home
  He’s a really big dog with a really big heart — and he’s looking for a new home. Workers at an Animal Care Centers of NYC shelter have taken in their biggest border yet — a massive, 153-pound, furry bundle of love who was found, of course, on Valentine’s Day. “(He’s) the BIGGEST good boy at Brooklyn...
• Virginia woman busted for concealing dead mother's body with blankets and 60 air fresheners
  A Virginia woman has been arrested after her mom’s decomposing body was found covered under piles of blankets and surrounded by over 60 air fresheners. Relatives, concerned that they had not heard from 78-year-old Rosemary Outland in weeks and looking to perform a wellness check, went to the home...
• 'F--- White People' found scrawled in Brooklyn park
  A vandal scrawled “F--k White People” — punctuated with a smiley face — on a cargo container at a Brooklyn ballfield, police said Saturday. The hateful graffiti was found inside Shore Road Park near 75th St. in Bay Ridge at about 4 p.m. Friday. The cargo container held sports equipment used by...
• 'Melrose Place' actress Amy Locane sentenced to additional prison time for fatal drunken-driving accident
  “Melrose Place” actress Amy Locane — who served more than two years behind bars after being convicted in a fatal 2010 drunken-driving accident in New Jersey — is facing additional prison time for the offense. A Somerset County Superior Court judge resentenced Locane to five years in prison on Friday....
• Vatican defrocks former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sexual abuse
  The Vatican on Saturday announced it had defrocked former US Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after the church found him guilty of sexual abuse. McCarrick, who served as the archbishop of Washington D.C. from 2001 to 2006, is the highest ranking Catholic figure to be laicized, or dismissed from the...
• Ray Romano doesn't think his 'Everybody Loves Raymond' character would still be a sportswriter in the current media climate
  A career change probably would’ve been in store for Ray Romano’s “Everybody Loves Raymond” if the show was set today, the actor said. Romano — who played Ray Barone, a sportswriter in New York, on the popular sitcom — doesn’t think it’s likely his character would have remained a writer in the current...
• Second suspect in police killing 'cooperating' with detectives — police sources
  A suspected accomplice in the Queens cellphone store robbery in which an NYPD detective was killed by friendly fire is cooperating with detectives as they investigate his exact role in holdup mastermind Christopher Ransom’s plan, police sources said Saturday. The 25-year-old man, who’s got a rap...
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee has found her life's calling running foundation for kids in her hometown
  “I think athletes should give back to the community. Some have the idea that no one did anything for them, but if they give back, it helps the next person.” --Jackie Joyner-Kersee If you set the wayback machine to March of 1988, tall and sleek Jackie Joyner-Kersee, 26, the silver-medal winner in...
• Men questioned, released in Jussie Smollett attack investigation were seen in surveillance image, police confirm
  The two men who were questioned by police in the Jussie Smollett attack investigation are the same people who appeared in a security image released by cops last month, Chicago Police officer Jennifer Bryk confirmed. The men, who police have identified as Nigerian brothers, were released from custody...
• Gunman in deadly Illinois business shooting that left five dead previously charged with domestic violence, felony assault
  A gunman who fatally shot five of his co-workers after getting terminated from his job at an Illinois manufacturing company had a criminal history, including domestic violence charges and a felony assault charge in Mississippi. All five men were killed following a human resources meeting with Gary...
• Peter Alonso wants to force the Mets hand by grabbing hold of the first base job this spring
  PORT ST. LUCIE – Peter Alonso can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The 24-year-old first baseman enters Mets camp with the high expectation of being included on New York’s 25-man roster come March 28. Newly-minted general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and sophomore manager Mickey Callaway said...
• First lawsuit filed against President Trump's 'unprecedented' national emergency declaration
  A prominent government watchdog group filed a lawsuit over President Trump’s national emergency declaration just hours after he announced it Friday, marking the first of what is expected to be a litany of legal challenges. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, which has sued the...
• Mickey Callaway is not the only NL East manager who'll be under the microscope
  TAMPA – On the first day of spring training, Mickey Callaway reiterated what his boss, Brodie Van Wagenen, first said and all the media pundits have since been echoing: He’s supposed to win this year. “If we do not do things,” Callaway said, “it’s going to be on me.” This, of course, was in answer...
• U.S. citizens detained for speaking Spanish at Montana grocery store sue Border Patrol and officer
  A Montana woman and her friend detained by a Border Patrol agent after he heard them speaking Spanish during a trip to convenience store are suing the federal agency and the officer. Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez were waiting to pay for their groceries at the local Town Pump in May 2018...
• Would Jacob deGrom tarnish his good-guy image by boycotting the media?
  If Mets suits and Jacob deGrom don’t reach agreement on a contract extension before the season starts, the Cy Young winner could launch a media boycott to express his displeasure over the situation. Much attention has been paid to the “player first” memo deGrom’s agent, Jeff Berry, released last...
• Vatican defrocks former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sexual abuse
  Once-powerful Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was defrocked Saturday by the Catholic Church for his years of sexual abuse involving young boys and aspiring priests. The disgraced cleric, who preferred that his young male targets call him “Uncle Ted,” was found guilty by the Vatican of soliciting sex...
• There's a new Latvian in town, and his name is Rodions Kurucs
  CHARLOTTE – There’s a new Latvian in town. Rodions Kurucs, the 21-year-old forward for the Brooklyn Nets, is filling the Baltic void left in NYC basketball following the stunning trade of Kristaps Porzingis. And after the Knicks canceled their Latvian Heritage Night scheduled for Feb. 24, Kurucs...
• Missing British tourist found near Central Park — police
  A missing British tourist was found on the subway about a mile from the Times Square spot where he was last seen, officials said Saturday. John Tench, 67, a visitor from Northumberland, England, was on a train near Central Park West Friday night — about 24 hours after he disappeared — when two...
• The bond of baseball: The story of my grandfather - Myron Clayton
  Baseball was always a big part of Myron Clayton's life. In fact, I think his love of baseball kept him going these last few years. After my grandmother passed away a few years ago - following a nearly 70-year romance - I was worried his will to stick around might fade. But she died just as a new...
• It doesn't look like Bryan Singer's 'Red Sonja' film is going to happen
  The future of Bryan Singer’s “Red Sonja” movie is in doubt. A source close to Millennium Films — the studio behind the movie — says the film is not expected to happen under Singer, who has been accused of sexually abusing multiple underage boys in the past. Singer has not been removed as the film’s...
• 'The Michael Cohen of the diocese': Brooklyn nun and former Queens altar boy not surprised by new claim Monsignor Otto Garcia was predatory priest, call him church's 'fixer' and 'clean-up man'
  She calls him her “nemesis” and the “fixer” of the Diocese of Brooklyn — and she’s not surprised by a new allegation he too was a predatory priest. Sister Sally Butler, a longtime Brooklyn nun, says Queens-based Monsignor Otto Garcia personally covered up multiple sex abuse complaints involving...
• Order up fast-food firing fairness: In praise of the City Council push for just-cause terminations
  To paraphrase Martin Luther King Jr., the New York City Council proposal to require neutral arbitration to resolve fast-food disputes about worker dismissals is an illustration of the long arc of history bending towards justice. Ever since World War II, the idea that employers should not have carte...
• Of mice and men: Why Mike Gianaris and Jimmy Van Bramer betrayed their constitutents' best interests
  Four thousand and eighteen votes in a low-turnout June 2018 congressional primary. That margin of victory is what vaulted the dynamic Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from obscurity to superstardom — and created the poisonous conditions that wound up turning Queens Democrats, petrified of primary challenges...
• 911 for the 9/11 fund: The federal victim compensation program is running out of money, putting thousands of heroes' claims at risk
  Under the law setting up the federal 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund, Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya is required to carefully husband the $7.375 billion that Congress allocated for those sickened and killed by exposure to the toxic air at the World Trade Center site. It won’t be enough. Not nearly...

McClatchy©

• Roger Stone says he’ll plead not guilty
  Former Trump adviser Roger Stone says he believes his arrest in the special counsel’s Russia probe was “politically motivated” and he’s vowing to plead not guilty and fight the charges. … Click to Continue »
• Graham meets with White House on controversial judicial picks, including Thomas Farr
  New Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham met for the first time this year with White House officials on Thursday to discuss the fate of judicial nominees that languished in … Click to Continue »
• Lindsey Graham tries new tactic for ending the shutdown: Work with Democrats
  As the partial government shutdown stretched into its 19th day on Wednesday — three days after Sen. Lindsey Graham went on national television and accused Democratic negotiators of calling Republicans … Click to Continue »
• Trump will have to nominate 9th Circuit judges all over again in 2019
  California’s senators are hoping for a fresh start with the White House in 2019 on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. But the tug of war over nominees that stalled … Click to Continue »
• Ted Cruz rallies conservatives with changes to criminal justice reform plan
  Sen. Ted Cruz is proposing expanding the list of violent offenders who wouldn’t be eligible for early release programs under the criminal justice plan now being pushed by the White … Click to Continue »
• Kamala Harris aide resigns after harassment, retaliation settlement surfaces
  A longtime top staff member of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris resigned Wednesday after The Sacramento Bee inquired about a $400,000 harassment and retaliation settlement resulting from his time working for … Click to Continue »
• Felons may be back in the hemp farming business
  People with felony drug convictions may be able to grow hemp after all. A controversial provision in the Senate farm bill that bars felons from growing hemp, even as it … Click to Continue »
• ‘This may be just the beginning.’ U.S. unveils first criminal charges over Panama Papers
  Nearly three years after the publication of a massive leak of secret offshore shell-company documents known as the Panama Papers, U.S. prosecutors announced criminal charges Tuesday against four people, including … Click to Continue »
• How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime
  The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender’s remarkable deal How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime Epstein byline part 1 … Click to Continue »
• Texas oilman Tim Dunn aims to broaden GOP’s appeal with criminal justice plan
  In Texas, Midland oil magnate Tim Dunn’s evangelical reboot of the GOP has limited the party’s efforts to attract a broader constituency. In Washington, however, one of Dunn’s top goals … Click to Continue »
• Trump gives Kelley Paul’s push for criminal justice reform a major boost
  For Kelley Paul, improving the nation’s criminal justice system is a family affair. Her husband, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, has been a leading Republican champion of efforts to curb mandatory … Click to Continue »
• Rich Russian who paid top dollar for a Trump mansion is mired in a big scandal
  A widening scandal surrounding the Russian billionaire who bought Donald Trump’s Palm Beach mansion — a different one than Mar-a-Lago —for an eye-popping sum has brought the oligarch renewed scrutiny. … Click to Continue »
• Mike Espy was acquitted 20 years ago. But the corruption charges haunt his Senate bid
  Mike Espy has a framed courtroom sketch artist’s rendering from his 1998 federal corruption trial prominently hanging on a wall in his law office, a keepsake from the lowest point … Click to Continue »
• ‘In the eye of a hurricane’: Third judge could reduce Idaho’s long delays before trial
  Idaho plaintiffs and defendants who routinely wait years for a civil trial could get their cases heard more quickly, thanks to a bill making its way through Congress. The bill … Click to Continue »
• Potential 2020 contender Kamala Harris uses Kavanaugh to help at-risk Democrats
  Sen. Kamala Harris has been using Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s highly partisan, polarizing confirmation process to build her own political network — a boost that could be valuable as … Click to Continue »
• If police try to take DNA from your kid, do they need your consent first?
  Imagine your son or daughter is hanging out with friends, unaware a crime scene is unfolding a few blocks away. The police stop them and frisk them, then tell your … Click to Continue »
• ‘I was screaming at the TV’: Anti-Kavanaugh activists frustrated with Feinstein
  Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s style is to work behind the scenes, craft careful arguments and lobby fellow members. But that’s not what a lot of activists protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett … Click to Continue »
• GOP calls for investigation of Feinstein over Ford letter. But there’s a big problem.
  Republicans are eagerly calling for an investigation who leaked Christine Blasey Ford’s letter that accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, focusing particularly on Sen. Dianne Feinstein. But … Click to Continue »
• ‘This is a better process’: Promise from Feinstein, Dems helped Flake with decision
  Jeff Flake got the attention for being the driving force behind delaying a Senate vote on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. But it was backroom talks with Democrats … Click to Continue »
• Graham: Kavanaugh criticism ‘the most despicable thing’ he’s seen in politics
  Sen. Lindsey Graham had kept quiet during Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 1982. But by the time it was … Click to Continue »
• Kavanaugh says Feinstein was ‘lying in wait’ with sexual assault allegations
  Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tore into Sen. Dianne Feinstein in his Senate Judicial Committee testimony Thursday, saying she was engaged in a starkly partisan attack. “Some of you were … Click to Continue »
• Lindsey Graham is on the warpath to get Kavanaugh confirmed
  Sen. Lindsey Graham has made it his mission to aggressively, eagerly defend Brett Kavanaugh at all costs. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares to hear testimony from Supreme Court nominee … Click to Continue »
• Mississippi’s Hyde-Smith: ‘I believe Judge Kavanaugh’
  Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith used her first speech on U.S. Senate floor Wednesday to offer “strong and unyielding support” for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “I believe Judge Kavanaugh when he … Click to Continue »
• Cloak-and-dagger saga over cybercrime, Trump dossier plays out in Miami courtroom
  A federal courtroom in Miami is now the intersection for a celebrity attorney, two major cybercrimes and a foreign tech firm with an ephemeral South Florida address and entanglement in … Click to Continue »
• Feinstein’s office receiving ‘threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff’
  Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office has received threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff — some naming specific employees — following Feinstein’s involvement in allegations of sexual assault against Supreme … Click to Continue »
• McCaskill plans to vote against embattled Kavanaugh for Supreme Court seat
  U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill officially joined Wednesday the chorus of Democrats who will oppose federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court, citing his record on dark money rather … Click to Continue »
• Feinstein was right to withhold Kavanaugh letter, accuser’s attorney says
  California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has come under intense scrutiny for her handling of the letter that is now at the center of a storm over Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court … Click to Continue »
• Conservatives call on Senate to hear from Kavanaugh accuser – and quickly
  Blindsided by an accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, conservative groups still pushing for his confirmation had a message Monday: Let’s hear from the accuser. “Obviously … Click to Continue »
• ’Failure of leadership:’ De León slams Feinstein for holding back Kavanaugh allegations
  Questions continue to swirl about the letter California Sen. Dianne Feinstein received containing, reportedly, sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But while most Democrats, even ardent critics, … Click to Continue »
• Sessions rails against ‘activist judges’ with new DOJ guidelines on judicial orders
  Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against “the resistance” and “activist judges” on Thursday in Kansas City, where he announced new Justice Department guidelines on nationwide injunctions, or judicial orders … Click to Continue »