Virginia lawmakers on Monday will reluctantly face the unprecedented prospect of impeaching the state’s second most powerful leader as they struggle to address revelations of past racist behavior and allegations of sexual assault roiling its highest levels of office. At least one lawmaker said he will try to pursue impeachment of Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin […]
A week after pleading not guilty to federal corruption charges, City Councilman Bobby Henon returned to Council chambers Thursday, saying he won’t surrender his post as majority leader and plans to run for reelection this year as he defends himself in court. “I have done nothing wrong and I continue to serve this caucus as […]
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has hired officials with experience at the National Security Council to help with his panel’s oversight of President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a committee aide. The aide declined to say how recently the newly hired officials worked at the council, whether they served under Trump or to identify […]
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos claims a lawyer for the National Enquirer emailed his counsel with a threat to post sexual pictures he had sent to his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez. In a blog post published Thursday, Bezos accused AMI, which owns the National Enquirer, of blackmail and extortion. “In the AMI letters I’m making public, you […]
On the first Wednesday of every month, the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council meets at its hall in the Northeast, But this Wednesday was not business as usual. Its leader, John J. Dougherty, was indicted on federal charges of embezzlement, bribery, and theft a week ago, and the 159-page indictment included transcripts of conversations between […]
The two law firms that represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford are involved in another high-profile sexual assault accusation — this time in Virginia. The law firm that represented Kavanaugh during his contentious confirmation hearings last fall is representing embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax as he defends himself […]
The region’s top federal law enforcement official has filed a lawsuit to stop Philadelphia from becoming home to the nation’s first supervised drug injection site, even as backers of the idea continue to move forward with their plans. U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain has scheduled a news conference for 10:30 a.m. to announce the steps […]
Liam Neeson revealed a shockingly racist incident in an interview about his new film, “Cold Pursuit,” saying that years ago, after he found out a friend was raped, he cased the streets for a week hoping to kill any “black bastard” who crossed him. The 66-year-old actor was talking with The Independent about how he […]
Federal prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed the Trump inaugural committee for documents related to donors, vendors and finances, according to a source familiar with the outreach. The wide-ranging subpoena from the Southern District of New York, reviewed by CNN, shows a request for documents related to donors and benefits offered in return. It asks […]
President Donald Trump is carving new divides on immigration ahead of his State of the Union address that likely offer a more reliable guide to the year ahead than the ritual calls for national unity he is expected to issue on Tuesday night. “With Caravans marching through Mexico and toward our Country, Republicans must be […]
As New Jersey moves to legalize weed, the state may face a new challenge: how to handle driving while stoned. Critics of a bill to make cannabis legal warn it could lead to more drugged-driving cases and unsafe highways. But lawmakers say heightened police training and drug enforcement will keep the problem in check. Others […]
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apparently likes to pose in racist photos, dance around in blackface, and then hold press conferences to lie about it. So here’s what happened. Ralph Northam graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1984. According to one of the yearbook’s editors, each student was responsible for submitting photos for their page […]
