Sentences with phrase «attorney general post»

While a handful of state lawmakers will be conducting interviews this week with candidates interested in the attorney general post, there are others who say acting AG Barbara Underwood should be allowed to stay in that capacity until voters ultimately decide in the fall.

As they consider campaigns, Mr. Maloney and Ms. Rice face the same complicated legal question: Can they simultaneously seek re-election, which they have already filed for, and the attorney general post?

Rep. Kathleen Rice, D - N.Y., could see a campaign for the vacant New York attorney general post hindered by potential campaign finance violations.

A bipartisan, bicameral group of state lawmakers Tuesday interviewed seven people interested in filling the attorney general post until November.

In a statement on Wednesday, James said she has received «encouragement and support» to run for the attorney general post.

State of California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Kamala D. Harris ~ Attorney General Posted: Thursday, August 28, 2014

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McGahn subsequently called then - Deputy Acting Attorney General Dana Boente last April and asked him to convince Comey to exonerate Trump, but the request fell on deaf ears, according to The Post.

According to a new Washington Post - Schar School poll, 50 % of likely voters support Jones and 47 % support Moore in their race to fill a Senate seat most recently vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Four of the names had previously been reported in the press: attorney Nicole Seligman, a former president of Sony Entertainment; BuzzFeed chairman Kenneth Lerer, a co-founder of the Huffington Post; former Discovery Communications CEO Judith McHale, a former undersecretary of state who also served as general counsel for Viacom's MTV Networks division; and Bank of America (bac) director Thomas May, a former CEO of Eversource, a New England energy company.

«We're talking about presidential appointees, political appointees, FBI special agents in charge, U.S. attorneys, wardens, a chief deputy U.S. marshal, a U.S. marshal assistant director, a deputy assistant attorney general,» Michael Horowitz, DOJ's Inspector General, told Thgeneral,» Michael Horowitz, DOJ's Inspector General, told ThGeneral, told The Post.

He wrote six Twitter posts attacking the probe, three of them aimed at former acting Attorney General Sally Yates.

The president is set to meet with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to finalize several gun control measures that he's expected to announce soon, according to The Washington Post.

Bloomberg's Michael C. Bender posted this video of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi telling Gov. Rick Scott the (false) news that the Supreme Court had overturned the Affordable Care Act.

The investigation, led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, began in February after an ex-Uber engineer published a blog post in which she said she had repeatedly complained about sexual harassment and discrimination at the ride - hailing company.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering appointing a second special counsel tasked with investigating several issues related to former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

Uber responded to Lusk's post in a statement, saying, «We take any and all allegations of this nature very seriously and have forwarded this to Attorney General Eric Holder and Tammy Albarran to include in their investigation.»

In the days since Fowler's blog post went viral, Kalanick claimed he wasn't aware of Fowler's harassment allegations and pledged a full investigation into the environment, which will be lead by former US Attorney General Eric Holder.

In its release describing the initiative, the Attorney General's office cited examples of pimps and sex trafficking rings who posted pictures of minors on websites like Backpage and Craigslist, describing the practice as «modern day slavery.»

-- Interesting: Rep. Mo Brooks offered to drop out of the Alabama Senate race to clear way for Sessions, should the attorney general choose to leave his post and try to reclaim his old Senate seat.

On September 5, 2017, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Obama released a Facebook post rebuking the decision.

Since the post, the company has fired its engineering head after revelations of a serious sexual harassment investigation at his previous employer, saw its head of product leave after questionable sexual behavior was uncovered at a company event and has initiated an investigation into the entire situation with a former Attorney General of the United States at the lead.

The Post's Sari Horwitz and Ellen Nakashima: «Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a Senate panel Wednesday that he believes... Trump has the constitutional authority to pardon anyone and does not need to confer with the Justice Department, which traditionally has assisted presidents in such decisions.

Update: This post was updated to include that the New York attorney general's office is investigating the breach.

Trump also accused Comey of throwing former Attorney General Loretta Lynch «under the bus,» drawing his phrasing from a New York Post headline from Friday.

And Ed Bruske, former Washington Post reporter, now blogger at The Slow Cook and Better DC School Food, reports that a D.C. council member has asked the city's attorney general to do the same with respect to DC's food service management company, Chartwells.

Often, the information and images posted on social media are available to the entire general public (which includes the other parent and his or her attorney).

«It is on that basis that The Post today endorses Attorney General Andrew Cuomo for governor — in the hope, if not necessarily the full expectation, that he will be the strong, reform - driven chief executive the Empire State so desperately needs.

Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood is expected to be interviewed by lawmakers and could be appointed as a caretaker for the post until a new AG is elected for a full term.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on NY1 Friday questioned the «iffy process» of appointing an attorney general through the Legislature, virtually endorsing Barbara Underwood to remain in the post through the November general election.

Public Advocate Letitia James has lined up enough votes in the state Assembly — including its powerful leader, Speaker Carl Heastie — to be named as interim Attorney General, sources told the NY Post.

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who had been considering a run for state attorney general, won't be launching a campaign for the post, though is still mulling a run for governor.

There were no surprises in the race for Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman was reelected to that post.

WHAT: Assemblyman Dov Hikind will be endorsing Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice in her bid for the post of New York State Attorney General.

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Posted by Joe Anuta in Attorney General, City Comptroller, City Offices, Statewide Offices on November 10, 2011 No Comments

A bid for attorney general is a much riskier bet, especially considering state election law is fuzzy about whether a congressional candidate can run for the post this late in the midterm election cycle.

But she made clear that she has no political ambitions and will not run for the attorney general's post.

Although the state Assembly Democrats have nearly enough votes to appoint an interim attorney general on their own, it's appearing increasingly likely that interim Attorney General Barbara Underwood could retain the post through the end of 2018, while a September Democratic primary plattorney general on their own, it's appearing increasingly likely that interim Attorney General Barbara Underwood could retain the post through the end of 2018, while a September Democratic primary plageneral on their own, it's appearing increasingly likely that interim Attorney General Barbara Underwood could retain the post through the end of 2018, while a September Democratic primary plAttorney General Barbara Underwood could retain the post through the end of 2018, while a September Democratic primary plaGeneral Barbara Underwood could retain the post through the end of 2018, while a September Democratic primary plays out.

So far, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has declined to intervene in Barker's suit on behalf of New York taxpayers, but his spokeswoman told The Post, «We're continuing to monitor the case.»

He also called the trial a payback for not wearing a wire as the Attorney General's office asked him to, according to his post.

Kloch is also interested in the post but says speculation about a favorite is premature until Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Trump's pick for attorney general, is confirmed.

Members may leave acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood in the post, and then appoint the winner of the Democratic primary or general election to the position in thGeneral Barbara Underwood in the post, and then appoint the winner of the Democratic primary or general election to the position in thgeneral election to the position in the fall.

Acting - Attorney General Barbara Underwood, who took over the post on Tuesday, is vying to fill the term for the rest of the year.

Underwood also has been a visiting professor at New York University School of Law and an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, and she has held executive posts in the Queens and Brooklyn district attorneys» offices, according to the state attorney general's office.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Howard Koplowitz in Attorney General, District 10, Governor, State Senate, Statewide Offices

In his new book Elkind, an editor at large at Fortune, tells the story of Spitzer's rise from a state prosecutor who took on one of New York's most powerful Mafia families to politics, in which he lost one bid for attorney general before winning the post in 1998.

Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Attorney General, District 10, Governor, State Senate, Statewide Offices on May 19, 2011 No Comments

The Working Families Party on Saturday backed a placeholder for attorney general, while also insisting its ballot line this fall would be open to either Tish James or Zephyr Teachout to run for the post.

Jim Kelly, the field director for two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate, posted this message on his Facebook page last Thursday: «Wanted: GOP candidates to run for gov, comptroller, attorney general, U.S. Senate.»

State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D - East Elmhurst) has sent a letter to state Attorney General Andrew Como asking for guidance in resolving the leadership quagmire in Albany, where the post of lieutenant governor is vacant.