Politics

Michael Avenatti, the suspended and incarcerated lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels, was sentenced Monday to 14 years in federal prison for defrauding four of his clients out of millions of dollars and obstructing the IRS’ attempts to collect payroll taxes from his coffee business. He must also pay $10.8 …

American consumers and nearly every industry would be affected if rail unions and railroads fail to agree on a new contract soon, an outcome that would bring freight trains to a grinding halt next month. One of the biggest rail unions rejected its deal Monday, joining three others that have …

Houston Police said Monday that they arrested a man during the World Series victory parade for the Astros after he threw a beer can at Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.  Houston police tweeted that a 33-year-old man struck the senator from Texas with a beer can, who was on a float in …

The Justice Department has filed its response to an appeals court’s decision to pause the Biden administration’s student debt relief program, arguing that the program is lawful and that the states lack standing to intervene and the pause puts public interest in jeopardy. But if the court must put the …

Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez announced her resignation as president Monday after she was heard making racist comments about a councilmember’s Black son in a leaked audio recording of a conversation with other leaders. “As a mother, I know better and I am sorry,” Martinez said in a …

Washington — President Biden met at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The separate meetings were the first in-person encounter between Mr. …

The third week of March 2018 was a momentous one for the Reinhart-Bell family.  That Monday, Florida’s then-Governor Rick Scott appointed federal prosecutor Carolyn Bell to serve as a state circuit court judge. Days later, Bell’s husband — Bruce Reinhart — was sworn in as a federal magistrate judge in …

The Justice Department is investigating former President Donald Trump for potentially violating the Espionage Act, according to a search warrant that the FBI used to seize materials, including classified documents, from his Mar-a-Lago residence.  The most notorious spies were prosecuted under the Espionage Act of 1917, including Robert Hanssen and …

Washington — The Senate on Sunday passed Democrats’ sweeping economic package designed to combat climate change, address health care costs and raise taxes on large corporations, marking a crucial achievement for President Biden and his party as they look to maintain their hold on Congress in the November midterm elections. …

Sen. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — which had eluded them for months — on health care costs, energy and climate issues.  The package will be paid for by closing tax loopholes on wealthy individuals and large corporations, Schumer …