SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced that he has commuted the sentences of 21 prison inmates, most convicted of murder…
Nevada court cites gun rights in domestic violence ruling
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A change in Nevada state law to ban gun ownership by people convicted of domestic violence led the state Supreme Court…
Justice Department pushes back at Democrats’ quest for Mueller grand jury material
The Justice Department on Friday pushed back hard against the House Democrats’ quest to gain the secret grand jury material underlying former special counsel Robert…
Justice Dept. opposes House request for Mueller materials
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department told a judge Friday that the House Judiciary Committee shouldn’t get access to secret grand jury material amassed during…
Mounties lay secrets-law charges against top RCMP official
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Canada’s national police announced Friday it has arrested a senior intelligence official in its own force on charges of breaching Canada’s…
Elizabeth Warren endorses broad pathway for illegal immigrants, more legal immigration
HOUSTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed expanding legal immigration and providing a pathway to citizenship for a wide array of illegal immigrants living inside the…
Joe Biden ducks criticism of Obama deportations: ‘I was vice president’
In the debate Thursday, Joseph R. Biden punted when confronted about President Obama’s record of mass deportations. “I was the vice president,” said Mr. Biden…
Beto O’Rourke backs mandatory gun buybacks: ‘Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, your AK-47’
HOUSTON — Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke said that he would require people who own AR-15s and AK-47s to turn them in to the federal government.…
Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar press to stop Democrats attacks at Houston debate
HOUSTON — Some Democratic presidential candidates have called on their rivals to stop attacking one another as the debate over health care grew heated. Ten…
Kamala Harris blames Trump for mass shootings: ‘Certainly he has been tweeting out the ammunition’
Sen. Kamala Harris of California said in the third presidential debate that President Trump’s tweets have played a role in encouraging mass shootings across the…