Bobby Allyn

Bobby Allyn appears in the following:

DHS's Cuccinelli Faces Backlash Over Deleted Tweet About Suspect In Hanukkah Stabbing

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Critics questioned the relevance of impugning Grafton Thomas' entire family over his alleged crimes and wondered how the immigration status of his father was relevant to the suspect's alleged crimes.

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Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations.

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Carlos Ghosn Fled Japan Trial For Lebanon. His Lawyer: 'How Could He Do This To Us?'

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The former Nissan chairman, who faced up to 15 years in prison over a set of charges over financial misconduct in Japan, was set to stand trial in Japan in April.

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Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect Appears To Have Been Driven By Anti-Semitism, FBI Says

Monday, December 30, 2019

Citing journals written by the suspect, Grafton E. Thomas, and his Internet search history, the FBI says it appears that he was driven by anti-Semitism.

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Trump Criticized After Sharing Name Of Alleged Whistleblower On Twitter

Sunday, December 29, 2019

On Friday, Trump shared a post that included the name of a former intelligence community official who many of the president's supporters believe is the whistleblower.

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Gov. Cuomo Calls New York Hanukkah Attack 'Act Of Domestic Terrorism'

Sunday, December 29, 2019

A man stabbed people celebrating Hanukkah at the home of a rabbi in Rockland County, a New York City suburb, on Saturday night. The incident comes amid a surge of anti-Semitic violence in the region.

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France Blocks Export Of $27 Million Medieval Painting Found In French Woman's Kitchen

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

The Italian painting by the artist Cimabue sold for nearly $27 million at auction. But now, government officials in France are intervening in order to stop the art from leaving the country.

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Trump Campaign Site Offers Help In Winning Arguments With 'Snowflake' Relatives

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Featuring videos on topics from the economy, immigration to attacks on the media, the site seeks to provide pro-Trump tidbits that can be brought to the holiday dinner table.

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Louisiana Church Filled A Plane With Holy Water And Blessed A Whole Community

Monday, December 23, 2019

A Roman Catholic church in rural Louisiana hoping to maximize its blessings has come up with a way to do it: filling up a crop-duster plane full of holy water.

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Officials Identify Mysterious Bright Green Liquid That Spilled Onto Michigan Highway

Monday, December 23, 2019

Investigators say they believe the substance found on a freeway north of Detroit is groundwater mixed with a chemical called hexavalent chromium. The public safety risk is minimal, officials say.

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More Than 50 Injured In Virginia Interstate Pileup Involving Nearly 70 Vehicles

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Virginia State Police said the crashes began on an icy and fog-shrouded overpass bridge around 7:51 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say no deaths were reported as a result of the massive pileup.

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Boeing's Starliner Lands Safely Back To Earth After Aborted Space Station Mission

Sunday, December 22, 2019

The journey is being hailed as a major achievement despite failing to complete a core objective: docking at the international space station. NASA hopes to launch U.S. astronauts in space in 2020.

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'A Political Hit Job': What 4 House Members Said During The Impeachment Debate

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The wide gulf between Democrats and Republicans on the allegations at the heart of the impeachment inquiry was on full display Wednesday. Here's a sampling.

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Susan Collins Of Maine Announces She Will Seek Reelection

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The moderate Republican will face an important test when President Trump's impeachment trial begins in the Senate. Collins has not indicated how she plans to vote.

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After Being Impeached Himself, Congressman Looks To Impeach Trump

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Rep. Alcee Hastings is helping advance the full House vote to impeach Trump. Being a participant on both sides of impeachment places him alone in American political history.

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Anna Karina, Acclaimed French New Wave Actress, Dies At 79

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Danish-born Karina hitchhiked to Paris at the age of 17. Before long, she would establish herself as one of the most prominent actors in the French New Wave film scene of the 1960s.

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House Democrat To Switch Parties Over Impeachment; Staff Members Resign En Masse

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Rep. Jeff Van Drew's decision to join the Republican ranks illustrates the challenging political calculus facing moderate Democrats who represent swing districts ahead of the impeachment vote.

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Trump Still Faces 3 Lawsuits Over His Business Empire

Thursday, December 12, 2019

The suits allege that Trump is violating the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution — and demand that the president divest from his private dealings.

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Lawyer: Bolton Aide Charles Kupperman Fears House Will Reissue Subpoena For Testimony

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

An attorney for former national security adviser Charles Kupperman told a federal judge in Washington on Tuesday that the pledge from Democrats that they won't reissue a subpoena cannot be trusted.

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Appeals Court Skeptical Of Democrats' Lawsuit Over Trump's Overseas Business Deals

Monday, December 09, 2019

The legal challenge is one of a number of court battles aimed at Trump over alleged violations of the emoluments clauses, which ban the president from profiting from foreign governments.

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