Justice Department declined to prosecute Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say
The federal investigation had been the most serious inquiry still facing Paxton, who settled a securities fraud case and was ...
US Senate confirms Trump loyalist to lead Justice Department civil rights unit
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, President Donald Trump's ...
Democrats question truth of US Justice Department official's testimony on NY mayor
Senate Democrats are questioning whether a senior official in Republican President Donald Trump's Justice Department told the ...
Senate Democrats Seek Answers on Firing of Justice Dept. Official
After a disagreement about giving gun rights back to the actor Mel Gibson, a pardon attorney was fired. Senate Democrats are ...
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Ken Paxton’s legal woes are lifting, clearing a path for a likely Senate run
The federal criminal investigation into corruption allegations was the most serious inquiry Paxton faced. Its end nearly ...
Cory Booker's marathon Senate speech broke record, but it wasn't a filibuster
Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the Senate floor, but it was not filibuster. A filibuster is a speech designed to delay or prevent a vote on a bill. Booker was not trying to prevent ...
Senate confirms Matt Whitaker as Trump’s ambassador to NATO
The Senate has confirmed Matt Whitaker as President Donald Trump’s U.S. ambassador to NATO. The vote late Tuesday sends a ...
Lawyer for Trump co-defendant and alleged US Capitol rioters picked for major role at DOJ
President Donald Trump on Wednesday picked Stanley Woodward, a lawyer for multiple Trump aides over the years and for ...
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US Sen. Jim Justice’s pet bulldog, Babydog, bridges ‘pawtisan’ divide in Senate on social media: ‘She knows no political bias’
One senator’s pooch is digging up “bipawtisan” goodwill on Capitol Hill this week. Babydog Justice, famous sidekick to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice, visited the Senate Thursday ...
Justice Department dismisses lawsuit over Georgia election law
A federal lawsuit challenging Georgia's 2021 Election Integrity law will be dismissed, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said ...
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West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee recommends Morrisey’s executive branch consolidation bills
Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bills to consolidate several executive branch agencies and to remove the traditional civil service ...