In a rare but not unprecedented move, the federal judge weighing the fate of former New York Assemblywoman Pamela Harris ended a 90-minute sentencing hearing Friday without resolution.
Read moreSetting the Republican congressman’s trial date for the year 2020, a federal judge overruled concerns Thursday about putting Representative Chris Collins on trial while he seeks re-election.
Read moreA Massachusetts mayor who was first elected at age 23 was charged Thursday with using investments in a company he formed as his “own personal ATM” to enjoy casinos and adult entertainment, buy a Mercedes, and pay down student loan debt.
Read moreCarlos Uresti, a Texas state senator who resigned this year after being convicted of 11 felonies, faces a federal SEC complaint. It says with, with help from Stanley P. Bates, of San Antonio, Uresti claimed to “buy and sell sand used in hydraulic fracking,” and defrauded investors of $11 million.
Read moreAn Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release from detention of former president Hosni Mubarak’s two sons, overturning a ruling by another court whose judge surprisingly told police to arrest them and send them to prison.
Read moreFrench far-right leader Marine Le Pen is refusing to undergo a court-ordered psychiatric exam for tweeting brutal images of Islamic State violence, comparing the demand to methods used in totalitarian regimes.
Read moreJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected as head of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a landslide Thursday, paving the way for up to three more years as the nation’s leader and a push toward a constitutional revision.
Read moreA Pakistani court suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law on Wednesday and set them free on bail pending their appeal hearings.
Read moreTriggering dissents from two judges, New York’s highest court sided Tuesday with a state agency that changed its policy to bar inspectors from seeking or holding elected office.
Read moreFormer Oklahoma state Senator Ralph Shortey was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison for soliciting a teenage boy online for sex last year.
Read moreThe same day New Yorkers voted on nominees to replace former Assemblywoman Pamela Harris, a federal judge in Brooklyn ordered the Democrat who was arrested in January to forfeit $10,000.
Read moreAn Independent congressional candidate who last week was struck from the November ballot due to extensive problems with her petition signatures is appealing her case to the Virginia Supreme Court.
Read moreVying to dismiss a suit by his political opponent, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy told a judge that state Senator Joe Markley is trying to hamstring his executive action on electronic tolls.
Read moreAn incendiary tell-all book by a reporter who helped bring down President Richard Nixon set off a firestorm in the White House on Tuesday, with its descriptions of current and former aides calling President Donald Trump an “idiot” and a “liar,” disparaging his judgment and claiming they plucked papers off his desk to prevent him from withdrawing from a pair of trade agreements.
Read morePhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the arrest of his fiercest critic in Congress after revoking the senator’s amnesty for involvement in unsuccessful military uprisings years ago.
Read moreGreek authorities say a pro-Kurdish former lawmaker convicted of insulting Turkey’s president is requesting asylum in Greece after illegally crossing the border.
Read moreNew York Republican Congressman and early Trump supporter Chris Collins was charged Wednesday with securities fraud, wire fraud and false statements.
Read moreThe Second Circuit upheld the convictions Monday of John Sampson, the former Democratic leader of the New York Senate, and revived two embezzlement charges to boot.
Read moreAttorney Trenton Garmon, known for representing former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore during his controversial U.S. Senate race last year, sued a digital “reputation” manager, saying it failed to bury unflattering media about him.
Read moreA Georgia lawmaker will resign after exposing himself and yelling racial slurs on provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen’s cable TV show, a spokesman for House Speaker David Ralston said.
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