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Jul 11 2018
News
Dems push to postpone Kavanaugh confirmation until Mueller probe ends
Conservative Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh embarked on a round of courtesy calls Tuesday with key Republican senators who control his Supreme Court nomination, while frustrated Democrats argued for a postponement of the confirmation hearing until special counsel Robert Mueller completes the Russia investigation that they hope could damage President Trump.
Washington Times
Nov 25 2017
News
Dueling Appointments Lead to Clash at Consumer Protection Bureau
President Trump on Friday named his budget director as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, moving to take control of the agency hours after its departing leader had taken steps to install his own choice for acting chief.
New York Times (News)
May 26 2021
News
U.S. steps up pursuit of far-right activists in 2016 voter suppression probe
The indictment of a far-right internet activist on charges of interfering with the 2016 U.S. election reflects a strategic shift by the Department of Justice and sets the stage for new cases against more prominent right-wing actors, according to people familiar with the matter.
Federal prosecutors debated for years whether and how to pursue criminal cases against Americans suspected of
Reuters
Dec 21 2020
News
City Investigators Call Out NYPD for Using Excessive Force Against Protesters
New York City police officers used excessive force in their response to protests following the May 25 killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, according to a report from New York City's Department of Investigation (DOI). Police treatment of those demonstrating against law enforcement excess went so far, at times, as to undermine their own legitimacy, acknowledged the head of
Reason
Mar 30 2020
News
CBP turns back unaccompanied children, citing COVID-19 fears
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Monday that it would deport unaccompanied immigrant children apprehended at the border as a step to avoid further spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The practice would be a major departure from current policy, but Trump administration officials said it reflected the full implementation of travel restrictions announced March 20
Roll Call
Jun 07 2021
Opinion
The Media's Lab Leak Debacle Shows Why Banning 'Misinformation' Is a Terrible Idea
Facebook made a quiet but dramatic reversal last week: It no longer forbids users from touting the theory that COVID-19 came from a laboratory.
"In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured from our apps," the social media platform declared in a
Reason
Sep 06 2022
Headline Roundup
Uvalde Kids Go Back to School 3 Months After Mass Shooting
Children in Uvalde, Texas went back to school on Tuesday, a little over three months after a mass shooter killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
Students and teachers are not returning to the site of the shooting. Instead, former Robb students will attend two other schools in the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District. Plans are in place to tear down
The Texas Tribune
Axios
New York Post (News)
Jul 09 2019
News
Long-shot legal challenge could end Obamacare during the 2020 campaign
Obamacare’s future will once again be at stake Tuesday when a federal appeals court considers a Trump-backed lawsuit aimed at scrapping the health care law in the heat of the 2020 election cycle.
The court will hear oral arguments on whether the Affordable Care Act is no longer valid after Congress eliminated the tax penalty for not purchasing health insurance. The lawsuit, brought by
Politico
Nov 18 2014
News
Jerusalem Synagogue Attack Leaves 3 Americans, Briton Dead
Two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers Tuesday, killing four people in the city's bloodiest attack in years. Police killed the attackers in a shootout.
HuffPost
Oct 09 2016
News
Senate Republicans Begin Breaking From Donald Trump
Senate Republicans fighting to retain control of the chamber in November’s elections began breaking with their party’s presidential nominee on Saturday in response to Donald Trump’s lewd comments about women.
Wall Street Journal (News)