Rubio urges Iran to talk, welcomes European nations’ bid to get U.N. sanctions reimposed over nuclear program

[ad_1] France, Britain and Germany on Thursday triggered a mechanism to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with commitments over its nuclear program. The three countries notified the U.N. Security Council that they “believe Iran to be in significant non-performance of its commitments” under a 2015 nuclear deal and “hereby invoke…

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Judge in Comey case admonishes Justice Department for “indict first, investigate second” posture

[ad_1] A federal judge on Wednesday criticized the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying he was concerned by the department’s “highly unusual” handling of the case by moving to “indict first, investigate second.” Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick in Alexandria, Virginia, also ordered the Justice Department to turn over all grand jury…

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