Second US judge calls citizenship question on census illegal Judge Richard Seeborg said the commerce secretary's decision to add the question was arbitrary and capricious and would violate a constitutional requirement that the census count everyone in the country. By: Sudhin Thanawala, The Associated Press March 6
Justices to decide if 2020 census can ask about citizenship The Supreme Court agreed Friday to a speedy review of a lower court ruling that has so far blocked the Trump administration from adding the citizenship question to the census for the first time since 1950. By: Mark Sherman, The Associated Press February 15
Disabled vets scammed in $2 million bribery scheme Three people were found guilty of bribing a VA official in exchange for funds that had been allocated for a VA program dedicated to offering professional training to injured or disabled veterans. By: Joshua Axelrod February 13
Former Air Force tech sergeant who defected to Iran charged with spying A former Air Force counterintelligence specialist, a technical sergeant, who defected to Iran about five years after leaving the Air Force, has been charged with espionage. By: Kent Miller February 13
Supreme Court lets military go ahead with transgender restrictions The Trump administration has sought to restrict service by transgender people. By: The Associated Press January 22
Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census In a 277-page decision that won't be the final word on the issue, Judge Jesse M. Furman ruled that while such a question would be constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had added it arbitrarily and not followed proper administrative procedures. By: Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press January 15
Trump denies ever working for Russia, blasts investigators as ‘dirty cops’ Trump said he's been "tougher on Russia than anybody else." By: Darlene Superville, The Associated Press and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press January 14
Whitaker rejected advice to recuse himself from Russia probe Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's past criticism of the Russia investigation has raised questions about whether he can oversee it fairly. The ethics official said this week that a recusal was "a close call" but suggested that Whitaker remove himself, even though he was not required to do so. By: Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press December 21, 2018
What happens next after China’s alleged theft of American business secrets The indictment has sparked calls for the U.S. to be more aggressive in cyberspace and take more defensive measures, with more attention likely to be cast on machine learning techniques meant to stifle Beijing’s tactics. By: Justin Lynch December 20, 2018
Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed; judge states disgust A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn’s crime of lying to the FBI and warning that he could send the retired Army lieutenant general to prison. By: Eric Tucker, The Associated Press and Chad Day, The Associated Press December 18, 2018
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