Will a new president in the White House make a difference in the ongoing investigation of alleged political interference in the hiring and firing of a number of U.S. Attorneys…
When he decided not to seek reelection in June, longtime New York Senate majority leader Joseph Bruno said the decision had nothing to do with the FBI’s seizure of 30…
At least 200 airline passengers have been convicted of a felony for violating a terrorism law since 2003, many of them for incidents that involved merely yelling, spouting profanities or…
Already equipped with a super-encrypted BlackBerry, President Barack Obama apparently is light years ahead of many of his White House staff on the technological front.
Citing the need to focus on health concerns regarding her uncle, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy reportedly has decided not to seek appointment to a U.S. Senate seat.
A planned vote today by the Senate Judiciary Committee on whether to support Eric Holder’s nomination as U.S. attorney general has been delayed for a week at the request of…
Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme run under the guise of a hedge fund is the most complex financial web the Securities Investor Protection Corp. has ever had to…
Tenants have complained about blighted views, possible fire safety issues and, in at least one apparent contract-based claim, an adverse effect on their business. But, at least for now, so-called…
If they go bankrupt, real estate investors who don’t live in the homes they purchase can ask a judge to reduce the principal balances on their mortgage loans.
Private lawyers representing embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich are reportedly protesting the unfairness of his upcoming impeachment trial in the state senate by refusing to defend him there. However, they…
Updated: A federal intelligence court released an opinion today upholding the power of Congress to authorize wiretaps of international communications with a broad court order.
Barack Obama will end the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bars openly gay men and women from serving in the military, according to a spokesman for the president-elect.
In the latest twist of fate for embattled baseball great Roger Clemens, the former star pitcher reportedly is the target of a federal grand jury investigation in Washington, D.C., concerning…
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