Elected officials are charged with representing their constituents, but often find themselves accused of committing crimes while executing their duties.
U.S. promises Julian Assange won't face harsh prison if extradited to the U.S. not enough to address concerns about fragile mental health and suicide risk... More
October 28, 2021
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is expected to hold Steve Bannon in contempt... More
October 20, 2021
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, More
October 18, 2021
The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned... More
October 15, 2021
A potential plea deal that would have averted a criminal trial for an associate of Rudy Giuliani never materialized despite talks lawyers said. More
October 6, 2021
President Biden is nominating nine lawyers to run U.S. attorney's offices across the U.S. -- a diverse group of candidates in the latest round of... More
September 28, 2021
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer America had yet to really understand sexual harassment when Anita Hill testified against Clarence Thomas in front of More
September 27, 2021
Sen. Katrina Robinson was accused of stealing federal grant money awarded to The Healthcare Institute, which provides training in the health care field. More
September 27, 2021
California will strike the word "alien" from state laws getting rid of what Gov. Gavin Newsom called "an offensive term for a human being" that... More
September 24, 2021
A mistrial was declared last week in Mark Jones' trial on charges of first-degree criminal damage to government property and interfering with government property after... More
September 21, 2021
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A prominent Minnesota GOP donor who is charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking is now being More
September 8, 2021
A judge last week refused to delay the Oct. 12 trial of Lev Parnas and Andrey Kukushkin on charges that they made illegal campaign contributions... More
September 7, 2021
A deeply divided Supreme Court is allowing a Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force. More
September 2, 2021
House committee investigating Jan. 6 insurrection U.S. Capitol asks social media + telecommunications companies to preserve phone or computer records More
August 30, 2021
The minimum age for prosecution in North Carolina's juvenile courts will rise later this year from 6 to 8 in legislation signed into law Monday... More
August 30, 2021
By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassin was granted parole Friday after two of... More
August 27, 2021
The court's action ends protections for roughly 3.5 million people in the United States who said they faced eviction in the next two months, according... More
August 27, 2021
U.S. Capitol Police officers attacked beaten Capitol riot filed lawsuit against former President Donald Trump + allies + far-right extremist groups violent mob Jan. 6... More
August 26, 2021
Ty Garbin cooperated within weeks of being arrested, willingly putting a “target on his back to begin his own redemption,” the government said in a... More
August 25, 2021
A California judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti who is charged with stealing millions in settlement money from... More
August 24, 2021
Owen Shroyer the host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars is in custody after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the... More
August 23, 2021
PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted, the Maricopa More
August 19, 2021
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco Bureau of Prisons Justice Department federal revamp government-run prison deposit accounts inmates shield selves from paying debt illegal activity More
August 19, 2021
Rudy Giuliani wants to limit what federal investigators can see on his electronic devices to dates specified on search warrants that resulted in raids on... More
August 18, 2021
pardon + friend + Trump + "son-in-law" + "Jared Kushner" + editor + "Ken Kurson" + "New York Observer" + hacking + wife threatening +... More
August 18, 2021
Arrested accused assaulting police officer mob stormed U.S. Capitol January 6. Logan Barnhart Lansing Michigan charged resisting with dangerous weapon civil disobedience disorderly conduct More
August 18, 2021
Prosecutors and law enforcement call on Biden to prioritize criminal justice reform make good on campaign promise to form task force to evaluate how criminal... More
August 17, 2021
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Proud Boy wannabe who posted online about sending "three cars full... More
August 16, 2021
"Roberta Kaplan" + "stepping down" + "board of directors" + "Time's Up" + #MeToo + "Hollywood women" + "sexual harassment" + resigned + "Gov. Andrew... More
August 9, 2021
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man on Friday became the first people charged in the Jan.... More
August 6, 2021
