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Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Biden Courage Awards Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Lucy Flores accusations threaten Joe Biden 2020 bid

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden sought over the weekend to defend himself after being accused of inappropriately touching, smelling and kissing a Nevada Democratic candidate during her 2014 campaign for lieutenant governor.

March 31, 2019
In this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo, Jeanine Pirro attends the HBO Documentary Series premiere of "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

Jeanine Pirro returns to Fox News after Ilhan Omar flap

Jeanine Pirro's show, "Justice with Judge Jeanine," aired for the first time since March 9, when Ms. Pirro touched off an uproar by questioning whether Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's Muslim faith was compatible with the U.S. Constitution, prompting a rebuke from the network.

March 31, 2019
In this Feb. 26, 2018, file photo, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, attends a news conference near the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Karl Racine restarts ‘Exxon knew’ climate-fraud probe

For three years, former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's dream of holding ExxonMobil accountable for "climate fraud" has been stuck in neutral, but now the District of Columbia is preparing to step on the gas.

March 28, 2019
FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2019 file photo, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Foxx on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, defended the decision by her staff to drop charges that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack in January. Foxx recused herself before Smollett was charged last month because she had discussed the case with a Smollett family member. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Kim Foxx says Jussie Smollett treated same as anyone else

Television star Jussie Smollett may be a celebrity who rubs elbows with the Obamas, but prosecutors treated him the same as anyone else when they dropped all 16 felony charges against him, according to Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.

March 27, 2019
In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file image made from video provided by the Survival Media Agency, Nick Sandmann, wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, center left, stands in front of Native American elder Nathan Phillips. (Survival Media Agency via AP) ** FILE **

CNN defends Covington Catholic coverage after Nick Sandmann lawsuit

CNN is defending its reporting after being sued by the Covington Catholic High School teen at the center of January's viral incident, insisting that the network "reported on a newsworthy event" and was careful to "report on additional facts as they developed."

March 24, 2019
In this Jan. 26, 2015, photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Second Amendment sanctuary movement counters Democrats’ gun control bills

States where rural communities are embracing Second Amendment protection measures include New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, raising the hackles of Democrats who champion sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants but draw the line when it comes to firearms owners.

March 19, 2019