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Prosecutors want prison time for Felicity Huffman and other parents who pleaded guilty in college admissions scam:

Thirteen wealthy parents, including actress Felicity Huffman, and one coach will plead guilty to using bribery and other forms of fraud as part of the college admissions scandal, federal prosecutors in Boston said on Monday.

Huffman, the “Desperate Housewives” star, pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity associated with Rick Singer to facilitate cheating for her daughter on the SATs, the complaint says.

She faces up to 20 years in prison. In exchange for Huffman’s plea, federal prosecutors will recommend incarceration at the “low end” of the sentencing range, a $20,000 fine and 12 months of supervised release. They will not bring further charges.

The law or the President: The Trump appointees’ dilemma:

Sooner or later, many of the President’s subordinates face the same dilemma.

They can respect the law or they can work for Donald Trump. It’s often just not possible to do both.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen became the latest Cabinet member to pay the price for not letting Trump do what he wants — and on the issue he cares about more than any other — when she was forced to resign on Sunday

Meghan McCain lashes out at Joy Behar during debate on ‘The View’:

Things got so heated between Meghan McCain and Joy Behar on “The View” on Monday that their fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg stepped in to steer the conversation back on track.

The women, along with fellow hosts Abby Huntsman and Sunny Hostin, were discussing the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during their “hot topics” segment at the beginning of the talk show.

During this segment, the co-hosts started talking about border security, President Trump’s immigration policy and Kevin McAleenan, who is expected to take over DHS in an acting capacity.

Virginia’s Journey to 2019 National Title Is a Once-in-a-Lifetime Sports Moment:

De’Andre Hunter did not play in last season’s NCAA tournament with his teammates, tending to a broken wrist, but he felt what his teammates felt: all summer, all fall, all winter, all spring.

Failure.

He had to hear about it. See it. Feel it.

No. 1 seed Virginia loses to No. 16 seed UMBC in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Ryan Seacrest makes ‘American Idol’ history by missing hosting duties:

yan Seacrest is passing his “American Idol” mic to radio host and author Bobby Bones.

But, just for one night.

The longtime host of the hit singing competition show is out sick on Monday’s episode, and Bones is scheduled to fill in.

“Welcome to ‘American Idol.’ Now, I am not Ryan Seacrest; I am Bobby Bones,” Bones says in a preview of the episode. “Sadly, Ryan is sick, and I look most like him so they asked me to fill his shoes tonight. Ryan, love you, buddy. Hope you get better

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