FBI contacts figure in Christie scandal
(CNN) - Court papers show the FBI has contacted Chris Christie's former campaign manager as part of a federal probe of a traffic scandal that has upended the New Jersey governor's administration.
Bill Stepien, in arguing why he cannot comply with a subpoena issued by a state legislative committee also investigating the scandal, said federal agents have visited his home and questioned people who know him, according to court papers. FULL POST
De Blasio intercedes after supporter arrested
Updated 2:29 p.m. ET, 2/12/2014
(CNN) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called a top city police official to ask that she "take care" of an arrest that involved a member of his inaugural committee, two law enforcement sources said Tuesday.
The revelation that the mayor's supporter was released after perhaps receiving special treatment is helping spawn what could be his first political scandal, just over a month after taking office.
All clear at White House after man tries to jump fence
Updated 4:56 p.m. ET, 2/7/2014
Washington (CNN) - A man tried to jump the White House fence on Friday, causing a brief lockdown while he was apprehended, law enforcement officials said.
Police declared the incident over after checking a briefcase and taking the man into custody. He was not identified.
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Ex-Senate aide who faced child porn charges found dead
Updated 2:02 p.m. ET, 1/24/2014
(CNN) - A former U.S. Senate aide who was charged last month with possessing child pornography was found dead Thursday in a Maryland home where he's been living with relatives, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office in Maryland said.
Investigators preliminarily believe Jesse Ryan Loskarn "may have taken his own life," the office said.
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