November 21, 2018
Comments Off on DeVos reinstates for-profit college watchdog cut under Obama
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday restored federal recognition to an accrediting group that oversees dozens of for-profit colleges but was shut down by the Obama administration over allegations of lax supervision. Her decision says the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and ...
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November 21, 2018
Comments Off on Roberts raps Trump for “Obama judge” comment
Chief Justice John Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump for his description of a judge who ruled against Trump's migrant asylum policy as an "Obama judge."
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October 2, 2018
Comments Off on Obama endorses Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland
Barack Obama has endorsed Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland.
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Welcome to Monday, the 50th anniversary of the premiere of “60 Minutes.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — Could Obama’s White House counsel become ensnared in Mueller investigation? — Accused Milwaukee killer faces trial on ...
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Here are some news items to get your week started.
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June 7, 2018
Comments Off on Trump picks Gallagher for federal court seat in Baltimore
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher for a seat on the federal district court in Baltimore.
Tagged with: Barack Obama Donald Trump judicial nominations judicial vacancies stephanie gallagher U.S. District Court William Quarles
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January 17, 2017
Comments Off on Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning on Tuesday, allowing the convicted Army leaker to go free nearly three decades early as part of a sweeping move to offer clemency in the final days of ...
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December 29, 2016
Comments Off on Obama retaliates against Russia for election hacking
HONOLULU — In a sweeping response to election hacking, President Barack Obama on Thursday sanctioned Russian intelligence services and their top officials, kicked out 35 Russian officials and shuttered two Russian-owned compounds in the U.S. It was the strongest ...
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November 9, 2016
Comments Off on Trump’s win likely dooms Baltimore federal judgeship, alters 4th Circuit
Donald J. Trump’s election victory likely dooms the federal-judgeship hopes of an Obama nominee in Baltimore and could shift the ideological composition of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Tagged with: 4th Circuit Barack Obama Diana Motz Donald Trump Robert B. King stephanie gallagher U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein
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November 9, 2016
Comments Off on Trump’s victory likely dooms Gallagher’s bid for federal bench in Md.
The presidential election of Donald J. Trump likely ends U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher’s bid for a seat on the federal district court in Baltimore. President Barack Obama’s nomination of Gallagher has laid dormant in the Senate since May ...
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