Scott MacFarlane

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Trump administration to defund federal watchdog council

The Trump administration is pulling a federal watchdog off the beat in Washington, effective Wednesday, stripping funding from…

Senate Democrats press DOJ to end taxpayer reimbursements of Jan. 6 rioters

A group of Democratic senators is asking the Justice Department to help prevent convicted U.S. Capitol rioters from…

Acting U.S. attorney resigns amid concern he could be fired for not prosecuting NY AG

Erik Siebert, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, notified his staff Friday that he…

Man who tried to assassinate Kavanaugh wanted to kill 3 justices, feds say

Washington — The California man who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in…

Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from military funeral honors

Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, will seek to block the Pentagon from offering full military funeral honors…

Florida radio station borrows Trump to be its face and name

If you glance at advertisements, the billboards or the website too quickly, you might mistake any of them…

Defense lawyer in D.C. tries to get client released with filing saying “Help!!!!”

A woman who was arrested for spitting at a police officer at the National Zoo earlier this month…

Watchdog group asks for probe of acquisition of Qatari jet on Trump’s behalf

The watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund, led by a former Obama administration ethics official, has formally requested a…

Ex-DOJ attorneys are running for office — some to fight Trump policies

Ryan Crosswell's campaign for a U.S. House seat features the hallmarks of many traditional political operations.His website shows…