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September 17, 2019

Chinese government worker charged with visa fraud, allegedly tried to get Chinese recruiters into US

A Chinese government employee working in the United States has been charged with visa fraud for allegedly trying to bring Chinese recruiters into America by claiming they were scholars who needed research visas, the Justice Department said Monday.

September 13, 2019

Purdue Pharma's Sackler family used hidden accounts to transfer $1B: court docs

The Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, used Swiss and other hidden bank accounts to transfer around $1 billion from the company to themselves, the New York attorney general’s office claimed Friday.

September 12, 2019

Senegalese man admits using dead American's ID for more than 30 years

A Senegalese national living in Southern California pleaded guilty Thursday to impersonating a dead American citizen for 31 years to net thousands of dollars in federal, state and local government benefits, according to federal prosecutors.

September 12, 2019

Ted Cruz to oppose Trump appeals court nominee over religious liberty concerns: report

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, plans to oppose one of President Trump's nominees for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals due to concerns over his record on religious liberty.

September 12, 2019

GOP Rep. Chris Collins pleads 'not guilty' after revised insider trading charges

Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., pleaded not guilty on Thursday in a Manhattan federal court to charges in a new indictment stemming from his arrest for alleged insider trading.

September 12, 2019

Appeals court rules VA must pay vets' ER bills at non-VA hospitals

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been ordered to reimburse veterans for the cost of their emergency care at non-VA hospitals - something the agency has actively told veterans they are not entitled to, an appeals court ruled this week.

September 11, 2019

Trump court pick whose family fled persecution blasts racism accusation as ‘hurtful’ during confirmation hearing

President Trump's pick for a seat on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals adamantly denied that he harbors racist beliefs or favors "racial purity" during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning, as he responded to inflammatory accusations against him. 

September 10, 2019

Judge blocks ND law requiring doctors to advise that pill abortions are reversible

A federal judge in North Dakota Tuesday blocked a state law requiring doctors to inform patients seeking a medication abortion that the procedure can be reversed if they start to have second thoughts.

September 10, 2019

Flynn lawyer accuses prosecutors of ‘egregious conduct,’ hiding exculpatory evidence

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s legal team indicated in federal court Tuesday they are seeking to have the case against him thrown out, accusing the prosecution of "egregious conduct and suppression” of possibly exculpatory evidence.

September 9, 2019

California federal judge reimposes nationwide ban on Trump asylum policy, defying appeals court

A federal judge in California has defied an appeals court in reinstating a nationwide injunction over the Trump administration’s ban on asylum for anyone trying to cross the southern border by transiting through a third country, such as Mexico.