Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Sessions, Nielsen back merit-based immigration overhaul after NYC attack
The United States needs to reform its immigration system to better prevent terrorists from entering the country, said the attorney general and Department of Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday, pointing to the background of a Bangladeshi immigrant who attempted Monday to detonate a pipe bomb the New York City subway. Published December 12, 2017
Judge questions three-month detention of American enemy combatant
A federal judge was aghast over the Trump administration's assertion it could indefinitely detain a U.S. citizen as an enemy combatant without providing access to a lawyer, saying the Justice Department's defense of the practice amounted to "an end run" around the man's Constitutional rights. Published December 11, 2017
Judge weighs Paul Manafort’s bail package, admonishes him over Ukrainian op-ed
A federal judge admonished former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort on Monday for his role in crafting an editorial that ran recently in a Ukrainian newspaper, warning him that she would not tolerate attempts to influence the public perception of the case through the media. Published December 11, 2017
Mueller: Ukraine newspaper op-ed shows Manafort can’t be trusted to follow bail conditions
Special counsel Robert Mueller is keeping a close eye on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. So close in fact, that the FBI tracked line-by-line edits Mr. Manafort made to a draft editorial defending his work in Ukraine before it was published in the English-language Kiev Post. Published December 9, 2017
Paul Manafort fights Robert Mueller’s special counsel team over gag order, Ukraine op-ed
An attorney for Paul Manafort is fighting back against the special counsel's accusation that his client violated a federal judge's gag order by helping draft an editorial defending his prior work in Ukraine -- arguing that prosecutors would seek to prevent him from even maintaining his innocence. Published December 8, 2017
Chris Wray, FBI chief, pressed by House Committee on agency’s political bias
FBI Director Christopher Wray rebuffed requests from Republican lawmakers Thursday for information about a key agent accused of political bias against President Trump and the role the man played in exonerating Hillary Clinton of criminal wrongdoing and in starting surveillance of Trump campaign officials. Published December 7, 2017
Concealed carry reciprocity bill passes House
The House delivered a win for gun rights groups Wednesday with the passage of legislation that would force states to recognize concealed carry permits issued by other states and would strengthen the federal gun background check system. Published December 6, 2017
Chuck Grassley seeks questionable texts of FBI agent Peter Strzok
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman has demanded the FBI turn over documents related to an agent who was removed from Robert Mueller's special counsel team after an internal probe found he sent messages that showed possible bias for Hillary Clinton and against President Trump. Published December 6, 2017
Air Force rolls out reporting reforms in wake of Texas church shooting
The Air Force is requiring higher levels of review before criminal cases are closed in order to ensure required disclosures are reported to the federal gun background-check database, Secretary Heather Wilson told Senate lawmakers Wednesday. Published December 6, 2017
House to vote on controversial Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
House lawmakers are set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would force states to recognize concealed carry permits issued in other states, effectively undercutting restrictive local laws that require gun owners to prove a good reason in order to carry a firearm in public. Published December 5, 2017
Robert Mueller’s Russia probe cost nearly $7 million in first four months
Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has cost $6.7 million during the first four and a half months of the probe, including $1.7 million on salaries and benefits for employees, according to the first report issued on the costs. Published December 5, 2017
Paul Manafort and recent Russian contact endangers bail
Special counsel Robert Mueller has balked at a proposed bail package for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. Published December 4, 2017
Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Donald Trump’s travel ban
The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Monday by giving the green light to impose fully the president's travel ban for residents of six Muslim-majority countries. Published December 4, 2017
Robert Mueller’s expenses to give critics fresh ammo
Special counsel Robert Mueller has locked in two guilty pleas and two criminal indictments in the seven months since he took over the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election last year, but there is one statistic he has yet to make public: the investigation's cost. Published December 4, 2017
Donald Trump’s FBI feud reignites
President Trump is renewing his feud with former FBI Director James B. Comey as House Republicans consider holding his successor, Christopher Wray, in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over records related to the Russia probe that secured its first high-profile conviction Friday. Published December 3, 2017
House intel committee threatens DOJ, FBI with contempt of Congress
House Republicans could draft a resolution to hold Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress as early as Monday. Published December 3, 2017
Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI, vows to cooperate in Mueller’s Russia probe
Former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to FBI agents, admitting that he lied to investigators when he said he didn't ask Russia's ambassador to the U.S. to limit Moscow's reaction to U.S. sanctions during the presidential transition. Published December 1, 2017
American enemy combatant picked up in Syria declines to speak with FBI
An American being held as an enemy combatant in military custody in Iraq has asked for legal counsel and declined interviews with FBI agents while being detained, the Justice Department disclosed Thursday. Published November 30, 2017
Paul Manafort proposes $11 million bail agreement to end house arrest
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has reached a bail compromise with the special counsel that could end his house arrest and GPS monitoring in exchange for pledging to forfeit $11 million worth of property if he violates release conditions. Published November 30, 2017
Judge orders DOJ to divulge details about U.S. citizen held as enemy combatant
A federal judge presiding over a challenge regarding a U.S. citizen's detention abroad as an enemy combatant has ordered the Trump administration to answer two questions regarding the man's legal rights following a contentious hearing Thursday. Published November 30, 2017
