A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct.  Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.

A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct. Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tests in front of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, just a few days before a grand jury indicts him on three felony.Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images

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John Lausch resigns as US attorney for Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, Mike Madigan among his big cases

John Lausch resigns as US attorney for Northern District of Illinois in Chicago, Mike Madigan among his big cases

Chicago US Attorney John Lausch formally announced his resignation Wednesday, weeks after news of his departure was first made public.

“It has been the privilege of a lifetime to lead the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago,” Lausch said in a

Newport News, Virginia, school shooting: 6-year-old who shot his teacher apparently choked another and threatened students

Newport News, Virginia, school shooting: 6-year-old who shot his teacher apparently choked another and threatened students

The allegations were detailed in a January 24 legal notice by attorney Diane Toscano, who sent the letter to the Newport News School Board to inform officials of a lawsuit her client, teacher Abigail Zwerner, plans to file against administrators