Rep. John Shimkus becomes latest Republican lawmaker to retire from Congress
Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill. announced Friday he will not run for re-election to Congress in 2020, becoming the 14th Republican this cycle to retire, resign or seek another office.
California appeals court overturns sole conviction in Kate Steinle death
A California state appeals court Friday overturned the lone conviction against an undocumented immigrant who shot and killed Kate Steinle on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015.
Lawsuit by families of Charleston church shooting victims can proceed: court
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lawsuit against the federal government over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to purchase a handgun that he used to kill nine people at a historically black church in Charleston can go forward.
Trump says personal assistant was ‘drinking’ when she made 'hurtful' comments
President Trump on Friday expressed disappointment over what he described as the “unfortunate” departure this week of his personal assistant Madeleine Westerhout over "hurtful" comments she made to reporters at a recent off-the-record gathering.