Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall issued a new general order to her officers late Thursday night, requiring them to stop fellow officers from using excessive force in response to protests over the death of George Floyd last week.
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The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s policy that makes it harder for immigrants to receive green cards if they rely on public benefits like food stamps.
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Senate Republicans want to put a stop to nationwide injunctions, aiming to stifle the power of courts that have placed blocks on Trump administration policies from coast to coast.
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Some of President Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as the secretaries of state and defense head to an annual security forum in Germany. Strains in the trans-Atlantic relationship have cast doubt on whether they can count on much help from European leaders in advancing Trump’s agenda.
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As global concern continues to grow over the coronavirus that’s killed more than 100 people in China, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren released a plan Tuesday to prevent, contain and treat infectious diseases.
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Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren released a plan Tuesday to systematically undo President Donald Trump’s policies and appointments and rebuild the country in a starkly different image.
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Most people around the globe don’t trust President Donald Trump to do the right thing when it comes to foreign affairs, according to a survey released Wednesday, but they do have positive overall views of the United States.
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Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg unveiled his plan for gun control Thursday afternoon,, calling for a total ban on assault weapons and an age limit of 21 for most purchases.
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A federal judge told the Justice Department on Tuesday that its case for the legitimacy of President Donald Trump appointing the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services eviscerates a law Congress passed to ensure top agency officials are Senate-confirmed.
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday laid out an agenda for the American economy designed to boost the middle class through a higher minimum wage, tax credits, education assistance and investments in affordable housing and health care.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders promised Thursday to decriminalize border crossings and demilitarize the border, while reversing President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration.
Read moreDemocratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke shifted his focus Friday to fixing the nation’s housing system, promising to undo Trump administration efforts to weaken tenants’ rights and make major investments to increase affordable housing with a goal of building 6 million new homes.
Read moreA Virginia newspaper and a handful of national and international outlets filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s prison system demanding public access to the full execution process, claiming current policy allows much of the proceedings to be blocked by a curtain.
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke unveiled a plan Thursday to legalize marijuana nationwide and help those he says have been marginalized by the war on drugs, including awarding grants to people who were once incarcerated for nonviolent marijuana crimes.
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For the better part of half a decade, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has brought the words “Medicare for All” from the political margins to the Democratic mainstream.
Read moreThe U.S. Air Force said it will begin a review of its layover guidelines, as President Donald Trump denied knowing that crew members stayed overnight at his resort in Scotland while on their way to a routine mission in Kuwait in March.
Read moreA federal judge in Washington shut down arguments from the government Friday that a new Homeland Security rule that fast-tracks deporting undocumented immigrants has not yet been implemented because immigration officers are still in training.
Read moreWarning that “time is running out to get it right,” South Bend, Indiana, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled a plan Friday to promote affordable, expansive health care for rural Americans and Native American tribes.
Read moreA Homeland Security rule that fast-tracks removal of undocumented immigrants is facing a new legal challenge from civil rights groups who say the Trump administration’s plan to ratchet up deportations is reckless and will create a “show me your papers” regime.
Read moreAmericans’ confidence that scientists act in the best interests of society has risen since 2016, the Pew Research Center reported Friday, but partisan differences shape opinions of whether they should be more active in public policy.
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