Federal Appeals Court Reinstates FTC Commissioner Fired by Trump

Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, on Nov. 27, 2018. Leah Millis/Reuters A divided federal appeals court on Sept. 2 reinstated Rebecca Slaughter as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after President Donald Trump removed her from the post. The ruling is the latest development in

D.C. grand jurors reject latest wave of Justice Dept. indictment requests

What was happening in the criminal case of Nathalie Rose Jones, who was facing charges in Washington, D.C., federal court this summer, wasn’t typical.   A grand jury of Washington, D.C., citizens on Tuesday had denied the Justice Department’s request to indict Jones, who was accused of a federal crime for allegedly posting an Instagram