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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during Politicon on July 29, 2017 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, Calif. (Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto/Sipa USA/TNS)

Blue State AGs fight for their jobs while fending off Trump

By By Kartikay Mehrotra | Bloomberg News (TNS) • May 17, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — Democratic attorneys general spent the past 16 months suing the current administration at a record pace, often thwarting President Donald Trump’s most ambitious policy maneuvers with...

Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti holds a press conference outside Federal Court after a hearing for Trump's attorney Michael Cohen at 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan on Thursday April 26, 2018. (Susan Watts/New York Daily News/TNS)

Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti accused of stiffing law partner on $2 million debt

By Michael Finnegan| Los Angelos Times (TNS) • May 17, 2018

Michael Avenatti, the attorney for porn actress Stormy Daniels, broke his promise to make a $2 million payment that was due Tuesday under the settlement of his firm’s bankruptcy, a new lawsuit alleges. To...

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), who also serves as the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee co-chair, speaks with reporters during a press conference held by U.S. House Democrats on January 20, 2018 at the U.S. Capitol on the first morning of a government shutdown in Washington, D.C. (Alex Edelman/CNP/Zuma Press/TNS)

Women reaching new levels in political donations

By Kate Ackley | CQ-Roll Call • May 16, 2018

WASHINGTON—An unprecedented rise in female donors to political campaigns, fueled largely by opposition to President Donald Trump, continues to grow in the run-up to the 2018 elections. The number of...

Members of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for a group photograph at the Supreme Court building on June 1, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Front row, seated from left, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, and Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. Standing behind from left, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Supreme Court’s embrace of states’ rights could aid California in its battle with the Trump administration

By David G. Savage | Tribune Washington Bureau • May 16, 2018

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decision upholding states’ rights to offer sports betting was backed mostly by conservative justices, but it may also give a boost to California and other liberal states...

Shkreli pledges to be ‘honest’ if he gets a break on prison time

By Patricia Hurtado | Bloomberg News • February 28, 2018

A remorseful Martin Shkreli promised the judge who's going to sentence him next week that he'll be "more careful, open and honest" if she doesn't impose a long prison term, acknowledging "I was a fool....

FBI and White House in open conflict over classified GOP memo

By Joseph Tanfani and Chris Megerian | Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) • February 1, 2018

In an extraordinary public break with the White House, the FBI warned Wednesday that it has "grave concerns" about the accuracy of a disputed Republican memo on secret surveillance during the 2016 campaign...

Supreme Court signals it might block Pennsylvania ruling against partisan gerrymandering

By David G. Savage | Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) • January 30, 2018

The Supreme Court signaled Monday it may be open to blocking a state ruling on partisan gerrymandering at the behest of Pennsylvania's Republican leaders. Last week Pennsylvania's high court struck...

Women’s Marches nationwide set sights on ballot box while praising #MeToo

By By Laura King, Andrea Castillo and Nina Agrawal | Tribune Washington Bureau • January 21, 2018

WASHINGTON _ In a boisterous coast-to-coast outpouring, hundreds of thousands of marchers in dozens of cities staged a reprise of last year's massive Women's March, seeking to not only deliver a powerful...

Eagles blow out Vikings to earn franchise’s third trip to Super Bowl

By Sam Farmer | Los Angeles Times • January 21, 2018

The Philadelphia Eagles secured a Super Bowl rematch Sunday, and denied the Minnesota Vikings in their bid to make history. Led by quarterback Nick Foles and a smothering defense, the Eagles posted...

Turkey, ignoring US warnings, attacks Kurds in Syria

By Selcan Hacaoglu | Bloomberg News (TNS) • January 21, 2018

Turkey pushed ahead with a ground offensive against Kurdish forces in northwest Syria — in defiance of the United States — to create what it called a security buffer along the border. Turkish...

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