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Family of Kate Steinle Files Lawsuit Over Deadly Shooting on San Francisco Pier

Jun 2, 2016 | 11:13am
Relatives of the woman shot to death on a San Francisco pier last year filed a lawsuit Friday saying the illegal immigrant accused in the killing should have been in custody if not for a series of mistakes by city and federal workers. The killing of Kate Steinle in July 2015 and the arrest of […]

Sheila Dixon Won’t Seek a Recount of Baltimore Primary Election Results

Jun 1, 2016 | 11:17am
Former Mayor Sheila Dixon did not seek a recount in April’s primary election, but her mayoral campaign did not rule out filing a legal challenge by Wednesday’s deadline. Dixon said Tuesday she would continue to press for answers over election irregularities that marred the April 26 primary. Officials said no other candidates requested a recount […]

Rep. Andy Harris Encourages Schools to Ignore Obama on Transgender Bathroom Use

Jun 1, 2016 | 11:16am
Rep. Andy Harris is encouraging local school districts to ignore Obama administration guidance requiring them to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that fit their gender identity — even as a growing number of schools in the state are embracing the idea. In a letter to school systems in his district that was later distributed […]

Guerilla Gate: Mother of Boy Who Fell Into Gorilla Moat Fires Back at Critics

May 31, 2016 | 11:17am
The mother of the 4-year-old child who fell into a zoo gorilla enclosure struck back at social-media critics and animal-rights activists who have called her a bad parent. In a Facebook post, Michelle Gregg thanked many people for their concern for her boy and zoo authorities for shooting the gorilla that was threatening the child, […]

Trump: Illegal Immigrants Are Taken Care of Better Than Veterans

May 31, 2016 | 11:14am
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump used a Memorial Day weekend speech to press his message on veterans, saying that his administration would take care of them and correct a situation in which “illegal immigrants are taken care of by this country better than our veterans.” Speaking at the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in Washington […]

Justice Dept. Tries to Prevent Deposition of Clinton in Email-Related Suit

May 31, 2016 | 10:32am
The Justice Department has filed a court motion to prevent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from being ordered to testify in a deposition in a case connected to her use of a private email server, The Hill reports. The Obama administration’s move is in response to a deposition request from Judicial Watch, claiming the […]

Eric Holder Says Edward Snowden Performed a ‘Public Service’

May 31, 2016 | 10:30am
Chicago (CNN)Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a “public service” by triggering a debate over surveillance techniques, but still must pay a penalty for illegally leaking a trove of classified intelligence documents. “We can certainly argue about the way in which Snowden did what he did, but I think that he […]

DHS Admits It’s Still Violating Judge’s Order on Immigration Amnesty

May 27, 2016 | 11:48am
Homeland Security has discovered more three-year amnesty applications it approved in defiance of a federal judge’s firm injunction, lawyers toldthe court late Wednesday — less than a week after the judge delivered a vicious spanking to the administration for repeatedly bungling the case. Leon Rodriguez, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said as they […]