Barrett emerges as court favorite; Trump to pick by weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favoriteRead More
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Barr announces $100M more to combat human trafficking
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says the federal government is awarding more than $100 million in grants to target human trafficking. TheRead More
Pressure mounts on GOP senators over filling Ginsburg seat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to rush a replacement for the lateRead More
Report: Order to shorten count wasn’t made by Census Bureau
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The decision to shorten by a month the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident was not made by the U.S.Read More
Ginsburg’s death exposes fragility of health law protection
WASHINGTON (AP) — With COVID-19 the newest preexisting condition, the Obama-era health law that protects Americans from insurance discrimination is more fragile following the deathRead More
Economists: Income inequality increases as affluent households rebound, poorer ones still hurting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ household wealth rebounded last quarter to a record high as the stock market quickly recovered from a pandemic-induced plunge in March. Yet theRead More
Feds threaten funds to NYC, Seattle and Portland over unrest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department identified New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle as three cities that could have federal funding slashed under aRead More
Barr announces $100M more to combat human trafficking
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr says the federal government is awarding more than $100 million in grants to target human trafficking. TheRead More
Ginsburg’s death puts Roe v. Wade on the ballot in November
It’s been a throwaway line in presidential campaigns for years: Roe v. Wade is on the ballot. This time it is very real. The deathRead More
Trump calls injured Compton deputies, one of whom can’t speak and wrote out her responses
(CNN) — President Donald Trump made phone calls to the deputies injured in a Compton, California, shooting, and though one of them remains in the hospitalRead More