Judicial appointments and nominations news and stories

March 08, 2018

EU, Poland discuss Poland's divisive judicial reform

Poland's prime minister met with top European Union officials in Brussels on Thursday as part of efforts to avert potential ...

February 25, 2018

2018 state ballots could seek revised redistricting criteria

A look at proposed redistricting initiatives that have been approved to appear on statewide ballots this year or for which ...

February 25, 2018

Text of declassified Dems memo about FBI's Russia probe

House Democrats on Saturday released a formerly classified memo regarding the early stages of the FBI's investigation into ...

February 21, 2018

State witness turning point in Netanyahu corruption case

Now that one of Benjamin Netanyahu's closest confidants has turned state witness, according to Israeli media reports ...

February 20, 2018

Netanyahu confidant identified as scandals mount

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, already reeling from a damaging police report into alleged corruption, faced yet another ...

February 04, 2018

Maldives president says he's willing to hold early election

The president of the Maldives said he's willing to hold an early presidential election to allow voters to decide who they ...

January 04, 2018

Manafort sues to challenge Mueller's mandate in Russia probe

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department, saying ...

January 04, 2018

Manafort sues Mueller, Justice Department over Russia probe

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on ...

December 25, 2017

Bahrain military court issues death sentence for 6 Shiites

Bahrain's Military High Court on Monday sentenced six Shiites to death, 15 years in prison and revoked their nationality on ...

December 21, 2017

GOP Kennedy made life tough for a Trump judicial nominee

The Republican senator who became an Internet sensation with his rapid-fire takedown of President Donald Trump's judicial ...

December 20, 2017

The Latest: Polish president says critics in EU are 'lying'

The Latest on EU action against Poland (all times local): 10:00 p.m. Poland's President Andrzej Duda has accused European ...

December 18, 2017

Albania opposition protesters in clashes outside parliament

Albanian police clashed with opposition supporters who tried to force their way into parliament Monday to disrupt a vote on ...

December 15, 2017

Poland's senators defy EU warnings, approve judicial laws

Poland's senators approved legislation Friday that gives the government greater control of a top court and a key judicial ...

December 08, 2017

The Latest: EU's Tusk sees better ties with new Polish PM

The Latest on the political situation in Poland (all times local): 10:45 p.m. Top European Union official Donald Tusk says ...

December 07, 2017

Poland: Time abroad, in finance seen as assets of PM nominee

Poland Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, a former banker, would bring to the office of prime minister economic and ...

December 07, 2017

The Latest:

The Latest on political government reshuffling in Poland (all times local): 10:25 p.m. A Polish government official says the ...

November 15, 2017

AP Explains: What happened when Russia bought Uranium One

The sale of Uranium One, a Canadian firm with rights to mine U.S. uranium, to a Russian company is in the news again with the ...

November 14, 2017

AP Explains: What's the deal with the Uranium One deal?

The sale of Uranium One, a Canadian firm with rights to mine U.S. uranium, to a Russian company is in the news again with the ...

November 14, 2017

In search of federal judges, Trump taps mostly white men

President Donald Trump is nominating white men to America's federal courts at a rate not seen in nearly 30 years, threatening ...