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Ezekiel Elliott granted release by Cowboys to end second tenure

Ezekiel Elliott departs from Dallas. The Cowboys cut ties with the veteran running back on Tuesday following Elliott's request for release, the team announced. “Out of respect and gratitude for Zeke, and in our desire to provide him with an opportunity to pursue a potential playoff berth, today we have removed him from the Cowboys […]

GOP lawmakers demand release of $17M ‘congressional sexual slush fund list’

Representatives Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday called on Congress to release the names of current and former members of Congress who are on a secret list of members who have used tax dollars to settle sexual harassment lawsuits. “Congress secretly paid more than $17 million of your money to quietly settle accusations […]

Gaetz sues to block release of Ethics Committee report

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) is suing to block the release of the House Ethics Committee's report on his alleged conduct. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Republican lawyers maintain that Gates is innocent, saying the acts detailed in the report are false and that Gates has since left office. […]

Louisiana prisons routinely hold inmates past release date: DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice said in a lawsuit filed Friday that Louisiana prisons routinely hold inmates for weeks or months when they would have been released after completing their sentences. The lawsuit against the state was filed after a multi-year investigation into a pattern of “systematic over-incarceration” that violates prisoners' rights and costs taxpayers […]