Crime, Law and Justice

Kavanaugh accuser wants to talk to Senate committee; terms up in air
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a decades-old sexual assault has accepted a Senate committee's request to tell her side next week — but Christine Blasey Ford wants to resume negotiations over the exact terms of her appearance, her lawyers said Saturday.
North Dakota Senate candidate: Kavanaugh allegation 'absurd'
North Dakota Republican Senate candidate Kevin Cramer said a sexual assault accusation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is "even more absurd" than Anita Hill's 1991 sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas.
Trump says he wants to rid Justice Department of 'lingering stench'
President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning about the Justice Department and the FBI, promising more firings to rid a "lingering stench" after reports that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed secretly recording Trump.
Kavanaugh accuser rejects 'arbitrary' ultimatum regarding testimony, gets more time
Christine Blasey Ford and Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, have been negotiating whether and how Ford would testify about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.
Police shooting in Vadnais Heights gets second look from prosecutors
The Ramsey County Attorney's Office is reopening the investigation of last year's fatal police shooting of Darren Jahnke after it was revealed that evidence was not properly handled by investigators.