WASHINGTON — Showing his disregard for the Justice Department's independence, President Donald Trump tweeted that federal indictments against two Republican congressmen placed the GOP in midterm election jeopardy. Trump again attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the tweet suggesting that the Justice Department consider politics when making decisions: Two long...
California GOP Attorney General Candidate Faces Ethics Panel
SACRAMENTO — A Republican candidate for California state attorney general is facing an ethics tribunal just two months before the November election. Former judge Steven Bailey is accused of using his office to further his statewide campaign, improperly accepting gifts and steering business to a firm where his son worked...
Report Says PA Priests Molested More than 1,000 Children
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than 1,000 children — and possibly many more — were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, while senior church officials took steps to cover it up, according to a landmark grand jury report released Tuesday. The grand jury said it believes...
Becerra slated to leave one power post for another
The political revolving door is in full effect in Sacramento. Sitting Attorney General Kamala Harris won election for a rare opening in the U.S. Senate with the retirement of Barbara Boxer. Harris still had two years to serve as attorney general, which will become vacant when she is sworn into...
Becerra slated to leave one power post for another
The political revolving door is in full effect in Sacramento. Sitting Attorney General Kamala Harris won election for a rare opening in the U.S. Senate with the retirement of Barbara Boxer. Harris still had two years to serve as attorney general, which will become vacant when she is sworn into...