U.S. law firm Perkins Coie has hired outside lawyers from Williams & Connolly in response to President Donald Trump's executive order last week punishing the firm over its prior work for Hillary Clinton and its internal policies promoting diversity and inclusion.

Voters approved the shift from Covington's current city manager form of government to a council-mayor structure last November. Now, city officials want to know more about how those voters envision the new government working.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday suspending the security clearances of employees at Perkins Coie, citing the law firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.

Several law firm leaders agreed that the unprecedented suspension of security clearances was troubling, but none would discuss the presidential action publicly.

President Trump’s executive order targeting Special Counsel Jack Smith’s personal attorney and the attorney’s law firm, Covington & Burling, underscores an emerging policy targeting the agents of what Mr. Trump and his aides call “the weaponization of government.”

Covington, a prominent D.C. law firm, is the latest target of the President’s campaign of retribution over the criminal investigations that dogged him before he returned to office.

Covington lawyers are not the first attorneys ... is a startling political approach that has rattled lawyers across Washington. It’s long been a protected right for defendants and others facing ...

The 12th-seeded Lions were hosting a second straight playoff game with a chance to return to the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. An exuberant and extremely loud fan base helped the Lions hold on for a dramatic 65-60 Division I nonselect second-round victory over 28th-seeded Airline on March 4.