DeVos reinstates for-profit college watchdog cut under Obama

November 21, 2018 Leave a comment

In this Sept. 17, 2018 photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks during a student town hall at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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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Roberts raps Trump for “Obama judge” comment

November 21, 2018 Leave a comment

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2017 file photo, Chief Justice John Roberts speaks during the Bicentennial of Mississippi's Judiciary and Legal Profession Banquet in Jackson, Miss. Roberts is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s description of a judge who ruled against the administration’s new asylum policy as an “Obama judge.” It’s the first time that the leader of the federal judiciary has offered even a hint of criticism of Trump, who has previously blasted federal judges who ruled against him. Roberts says Wednesday that the U.S. doesn’t have ”Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges.” He is commenting in a statement released by the Supreme Court after a query by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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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Obama endorses Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland

October 2, 2018 Leave a comment

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ben Jealous in Baltimore Thursday. (The Daily Record / Bryan P. Sears)

Barack Obama has endorsed Ben Jealous for governor of Maryland.

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Mueller probe includes Obama’s White House counsel

September 24, 2018 Leave a comment

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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Roundup: Judge’s remark to black lawyer spurs early retirement

August 27, 2018 Leave a comment

Here are some news items to get your week started.

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Trump picks Gallagher for federal court seat in Baltimore

June 7, 2018 Leave a comment

The Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore. (Daniel Leaderman/The Daily Record)

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.

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Obama commutes Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence

January 17, 2017 Leave a comment

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army, Pfc. Chelsea Manning poses for a photo wearing a wig and lipstick. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, President Barack Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who leaked Army documents and is serving 35 years. (U.S. Army via AP, File)

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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Obama retaliates against Russia for election hacking

December 29, 2016 Leave a comment

President Barack Obama speaks in Atlanta on Monday. Obama on Wednesday cut short the sentences of 214 federal inmates, including 67 life sentences, bringing the total commutations during his presidency to 562, or more than the past nine presidents combined, according to the White House. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP file photo

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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Trump’s win likely dooms Baltimore federal judgeship, alters 4th Circuit

November 9, 2016 Leave a comment

Edward A. Garmatz United States Courthouse in Baltimore (File)

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.

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Trump’s victory likely dooms Gallagher’s bid for federal bench in Md.