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San Francisco city attorney threatens legal action over Whitaker appointment

San Francisco's city attorney threatened Monday to take court action if the Department of Justice does not provide a legal justification for the appointment of acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker.

November 12, 2018

Democratic attorney general candidates won with campaigns centering on health care

Promises of leading the anti-Trump resistance weren't a magic bullet in last week's elections.

November 11, 2018

Obamacare, not Trump, keyed Democrats’ success in state AG races

Promises of leading the anti-Trump resistance weren't a magic bullet in last week's elections, but Democratic candidates for state attorneys general who focused on defending Obamacare found a fruitful campaign pitch to voters.

November 10, 2018

Federal appeals court asks how Sessions’ departure affects Mueller

A federal appeals court Friday directed the Justice Department and lawyers challenging the authority of special counsel Robert Mueller to file a brief on whether the resignation of former Attorney General Jeff Sessions affects their case.

November 9, 2018

Mail bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc charged in 30-count indictment

A federal grand jury in New York on Friday returned a 30-count indictment against suspected mail bomb suspect mail bomber Cesar Sayoc.

November 9, 2018

Donald Trump knew of hush payments to Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal: Report

President Trump knew details and facilitated payments to silence two women about their alleged affairs with him, according to a news report published Friday.

November 9, 2018

Keith Ellison, Minnesota A.G.-elect, resigning as DNC deputy chair

Minnesota Attorney General-elect Keith Ellison resigned from his role as second-in-command of the Democratic National Committee Thursday, amid allegations of abuse by a former girlfriend.

November 9, 2018

Lindsey Graham laughs off 2017 vow of ‘hell to pay’ if Jeff Sessions is fired

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday night laughed off a Fox News host's questions about his 2017 pledge that there would "be hell to pay" if President Trump fired former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

November 9, 2018

Matthew Whitaker appointment ignites partisan firestorm

Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker has always had his eye on a higher office, even willing to mount a campaign to become Iowa's treasurer early in his career simply because the Republican Party needed a candidate.

November 8, 2018

Mueller team begins writing final report

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has begun writing its final report on its 18-month Russia investigation, according a media report Thursday.

November 8, 2018

Marijuana stocks soar after Sessions’ departure

Marijuana stocks surged Wednesday after longtime cannabis opponent Attorney General Jeff Sessions was ousted from the Department of Justice.

November 8, 2018

Ian Long identified as Thousand Oaks shooting suspect: Police

Authorities have identified the gunman who opened fire on a crowd at a country dance bar in California, resulting in the death of 13 people, as Ian David Long, 28, police confirmed on Thursday.

November 8, 2018

Jeff Sessions departure threatens to upend Robert Mueller probe

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned upon the president's request Wednesday, leaving a host of questions about what comes next for the ongoing special counsel probe, criminal justice and immigration enforcement.

November 7, 2018

Matthew Whitaker, acting attorney general now overseeing Mueller probe, argued for limiting it

Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker, who now oversees special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible Russian collusion with the Trump campaign, has publicly railed against the investigation.

November 7, 2018

Jeff Sessions submits resignation to Trump

Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday, making good on President Trump's promise that he would be out of office after the midterm elections.

November 7, 2018

Glitches, but no signs of hacking at closely watched polling places

Computer glitches and long lines at polling places around the country did not stop millions of Americans from voting in Tuesday's midterm elections, which saw a surge of turnout in a contest noted for its cost, intensity and concern for the integrity of the overall democratic process.

November 6, 2018

DHS says no evidence of election hacking in 2018 midterms

Homeland Security Secretary Kristjen Nielsen said Tuesday election officials have not seen any evidence of efforts to hack the midterm elections.

November 6, 2018

Houston-area polling places to stay open an extra hour after voting machine glitches

Elections officials in Harris County, Texas, said they will keep nine polling places open an extra hour because of problems with voting machines.

November 6, 2018

New York City subway bomber convicted on federal terrorism charges

A Bangladeshi man who said he was inspired by the Islamic State to detonate a pipe bomb last year near the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal was found guilty of six federal terrorism charges Tuesday.

November 6, 2018

Heavy voter turnout in Indiana crashes voting machines

Voter turnout in Johnson County, Indiana, was so heavy Tuesday morning that it caused the voting machines to crash as citizens eagerly lined up to cast their midterm election ballots.

November 6, 2018