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Former Puerto Rico Education Secretary Arrested on Federal Corruption Charges

Julia Keleher.Xavier Araujo/El Nuevo Dia via ZUMA Press Julia Keleher, the former Puerto Rico Secretary of Education assailed for pushing austerity and privatization measures after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, was arrested Wednesday morning, accused of illicitly steering hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts to close associates in 2017. Keleher was arrested in Washington,…

It Was Lunacy Time At the Fifth Circuit Today

It was nice while it lasted.Arne Dedert/DPA via ZUMA As you know, Obamacare is in court yet again. This time the argument is that when Congress reduced the individual mandate penalty to zero, they made the mandate unconstitutional. And if the mandate goes, then the whole law has to go. This is bedbug crazy, but…

The Virginia Legislature Held a Special Session to Pass Gun Control. Then State Republicans Pulled a Mitch McConnell.

Gun control activists protest outside special session of the General Assembly to consider gun legislation in Virginia. Steve Helber/AP Tuesday was supposed to be a big day for Virginia legislators to have serious discussions about gun control in the state. Following the mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center in May—which left 12 people…