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The federal judge who refused a Justice Department request to immediately drop the prosecution of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn has hired a high-profile trial lawyer to argue his reasons for investigating whether dismissing the case is legally or ethically appropriate.In a rare step that adds to this criminal case’s already unusual path, U.S. District…

Clara LeBeau is a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and lives in South Dakota.My granddaughter died in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. She was eight months pregnant, and bureau officials thought it was a good idea to put her on a plane from South Dakota to the Federal Medical Center,…

A federal appeals court on Thursday directed the judge hearing the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn to respond to a petition by Flynn for the charges against him to be thrown out.Flynn’s attorney earlier this week had filed an emergency writ of mandamus to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking that…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, said Tuesday that his office would appeal a federal court’s preliminary injunction that allows all registered voters in the state to apply to vote by mail while the country fights the coronavirus pandemic.CLICK FOR THE…

California Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin Christopher NewsomOver 180 church goers told to self-quarantine after attendee at Mother's Day service tests positive for COVID-19 Sunday shows preview: Congress spars over next round of coronavirus relief; GOP seeks offensive after news of Flynn 'unmasking' Coronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Jane Harman MORE (D) on Sunday said…