Investigations

White House counsel Pat Cipollone waits for his car as he leaves the Capitol after attending the Senate Republicans' lunch Wednesday.

'It's A Fluid Process': Republicans Huddle With White House On Senate Trial

8:25am December 05, 2019

by Claudia Grisales

During a House impeachment hearing President Trump rebuked, White House officials huddled with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill to plot a potential trial in the upper chamber.

Drew Lehman and his wife, Laura, sit on the family's big leather couch. Lehman says it's the most comfortable place for him.

Student Loan Borrowers With Disabilities Aren't Getting Help They Were Promised

10:53am December 04, 2019

Hundreds of thousands of borrowers are eligible to have their student loans erased because a disability keeps them from working. NPR found many will likely never get the debt relief they're owed.

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Attorney General William Barr opposes the release of secret grand jury material from then-special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

DOJ: Judge Was Wrong To Rule That House Has Right To See Secret Mueller Docs

9:06pm December 02, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to keep secret Mueller probe grand jury documents confidential, saying a judge misread the law in ordering that the House can see the material.

Mark Sandy, from the Office of Management and Budget, arrives to the US Capitol earlier this month for a deposition regarding whether President Donald Trump ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine.

The Hold On Ukraine Aid: A Timeline Emerges From Impeachment Probe

11:14pm November 27, 2019

by David Welna

$400 million in security assistance to Ukraine was put on hold this past summer. But exactly how and when those events unfolded has been unclear.

Scott Warren (center) of Ajo, Ariz., celebrates with his attorneys Amy Knight and Greg Kuykendall outside court in Tucson, Ariz., on Wednesday.

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Jury Acquits Aid Worker Accused Of Helping Border-Crossing Migrants In Arizona

5:08pm November 21, 2019

The jurors unanimously found Scott Warren not guilty of federal charges of harboring undocumented immigrants. Such prosecutions have risen under President Trump's hard-line immigration policies.

Federal prosecutors say former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh used her series of self-published Healthy Holly children's books to enrich herself, boost her political career and evade taxes.

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Former Mayor Of Baltimore Indicted In Alleged Children's Book Fraud Scheme

1:04pm November 20, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Federal prosecutors say former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh used her series of self-published Healthy Holly children's books to enrich herself, boost her political career and evade taxes.

A budget staffer is to become the first White House official to testify about Ukraine aid in the impeachment inquiry at the Capitol on Saturday.

OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas

5:34am November 16, 2019

by David Welna

Closed-door testimony from the only White House staffer cooperating with the probe could provide first-hand knowledge about details that remain hazy.

In this Pentagon-approved courtroom sketch, defendant Ramzi Binalshibh (center) attends his pretrial hearing along with other defendants at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on April 14, 2014. Also depicted are Mustafa al-Hawsawi (from rig

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A Legacy Of Torture Is Preventing Trials At Guantánamo

6:58am November 14, 2019

by Sacha Pfeiffer

The CIA's use of torture after the Sept. 11 attacks has led to years of legal battles at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where 40 accused terrorists are still being held.

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. has listed the anonymous whistleblower on a list of witnesses Republicans will like to call as part of the impeachment inquiry.

Politics & Government

Whistleblower Offer To Field Written Questions Stands, But GOP Seeks Public Testimony

6:43pm November 10, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

House Republicans want the anonymous wistleblower to appear in-person, but they have not responded to an offer to have the unnamed individual answer written questions under oath.

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, 59, announced his retirement at a news conference on Thursday.

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Chicago's Top Cop Eddie Johnson, Who Took Over Controversy-Racked Force, Is Retiring

1:43pm November 07, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Johnson spent more than three years as superintendent, during a turbulent time when the department was trying to restore the public's faith in police after the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.