Lawyers for Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley have asked a Cole County judge to quash a subpoena that would require him to answer questions under oath about allegations he violated open records law as attorney general.
The Missouri Republican party has filed 21 bills that would restrict or ban abortion. Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s ascent to the Supreme Court brought momentum to the anti-abortion cause.
Sen. Lindsey Graham opened his first hearing as Judiciary Committee chairman by telling Democrats he would strive to be fair and conciliatory after his outburst during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings last fall.
A high-stakes hearing to confirm William Barr as President Donald Trump’s new attorney general will be a platform for Sen. Lindsey Graham to showcase just what kind of Judiciary Chairman he will be.
President Trump's pick for attorney general testified at his confirmation hearing on January 11, 2019. "I believe it is vitally important that the Special Counsel be allowed to complete his investigation," said William Barr.
Reforms to prison systems in Texas, Georgia and Kentucky have saved the states big money on incarceration, but a new report from the Congressional Budget Office says newly released federal prisoners could be eligible for a host of expensive government programs.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will allow a vote on criminal justice overhaul legislation, succumbing to the pressure from President Donald Trump, members of his own party and conservatives in his home state.
Among the dozens of Russians facing criminal charges in the investigation into the Kremlin’s attempt to influence U.S. elections in 2016 is Maria Butina.
Sen. Ted Cruz has long pushed changes to prevent keep violent offenders from getting out early. In the final days of the Congressional calendar, the Texas Republican got his way, something criminal justice reform advocates hope will bring other reluctant conservatives on board.
Activists put up a fake “Khashoggi Way” road sign outside Washington’s Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia on December 4 in protest of the US government’s handling of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is no longer being considered for attorney general after the Miami Herald reported he oversaw a plea deal for a financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.
Jeffrey Epstein avoided a lifetime sentence for underage human and sex trafficking and abuse. Learn how the deal drafted by then prosecutor Alexander Acosta and Epstein’s defense team made the charges go away.
The junior senator’s concerns match the GOP base, but critics say they’ve already been disproved in his home state, which enacted similar reforms more than a decade ago.
Iranian computer hackers Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34, and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27, were charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar cybercrime and extortion scheme that targeted U.S. government agencies and businesses.
The conservative megadonor is better-known for pushing a controversial social agenda aimed at Republican primary voters in Texas. But Dunn’s bid to make criminal justice reforms a part of mainstream conservative ideology could wind up helping his party find the new supporters it needs in 2020.
President Trump's pick for attorney general testified at his confirmation hearing on January 11, 2019. "I believe it is vitally important that the Special Counsel be allowed to complete his investigation," said William Barr.
