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The Department of Justice said Wednesday that federal prosecutors will not prosecute Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary William Ross, after the House voted to hold the officials in contempt for failing to comply with congressional subpoenas. “The Department of Justice’s long-standing position is that we will not prosecute an official for contempt of Congress for declining to provide information subject to a presidential assertion of executive privilege,” Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen wrote in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Marines Identify Remains Recovered from KC-130J Salvage Operation By: Megan Eckstein June 26, 2019 10:08 AM The Marine Corps has identified the remains of three Marines recovered during a recent salvage operation to retrieve a KC-130J that crashed in December during a refueling mishap off of Japan. Five Marines assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 were onboard the aircraft when it crashed last year, and all were killed. The Marine Corps conducted a salvage effort that spanned May 27 to June 7, and during that effort the remains of three of the Marines were found. After sending...

Gay man asks court for spousal rights to claim partner's estate Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A gay man is asking a Harris County court to let him claim a portion of his partner's estate, just as a heterosexual spouse could. But attorneys for the partner's son say Texas law does not recognize a probate claim brought by a gay partner. All the proceeds, they say, belong to the man's children. William Ross says he and John Green, who died in January 2003, were partners for 71/2 years. Green, 55, left no will saying who should get his town house,...