Trump Administration’s New Asylum Rule Clears First Legal Hurdle
“It’s in the greater public interest to allow the administration to carry out its immigration policy,” U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly of Washington, D.C., said from the bench.
Analysis Of Robert Mueller’s Congressional Testimony
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies on interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Noel King speaks to Laura Rosenberger of the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund.
Concerns Linger That Noncitizens Will Not Fill Out 2020 Census
Groups are trying to encourage immigrants to take part in the 2020 census while dealing with the fallout from the Trump administration’s failed citizenship question push, and immigration enforcement.
N.C. Man Being Chased By Police Leaps Into Rocky Broad River
The man was wanted for allegations of forgery and counterfeiting. When marshals approached, he jumped into the water. They walked alongside the river bank and waited until he climbed out.
As Climate Changes, Taxpayers Will Shoulder Larger U.S. Payouts To Farmers
That’s good for farmers but bad for taxpayers, who subsidize government-backed crop insurance. The fate of research that forecasts these costs is in doubt as economists and scientists leave the USDA.
News Brief: Robert Mueller, DOJ’s Tech Review, Pa. School’s Lunch Debt
Ex-special counsel Robert Mueller testifies Wednesday before 2 House panels. DOJ launches a review into major tech firms. And, a Pennsylvania school district rebuffs donor efforts to pay lunch debts.
NAACP Plans To Push Back Against Trump’s Racist Tweets
The NAACP convention in Detroit is creating strategies to “make black votes count” at a time when President Trump sends racist Tweets. Convention delegates are aiming the pitch to younger voters.
Protesters Try To Oust Puerto Rico’s Governor With Pots And Pans
Protests against Puerto Rico’s embattled governor have taken many forms: on horseback, jet skis, motorcycles and kayaks. And demonstrators have found another way: pots and pans.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
The restrictions would have required physicians performing abortions to be board certified and prevented abortions after 18 weeks or for the sole reason that the fetus has Down syndrome.
Offers Pour In To Cover Pa. Students’ Meal Debt, But School Officials Not Interested
After district officials threatened to turn children over to foster care for the unpaid amount, a prominent media figure and a corporate CEO offered to settle the debt, but were rebuffed.
DOJ Starts Review Of Whether Major Tech Companies Are Too Powerful
The Justice Department says it is launching a wide-ranging antitrust review, without naming the companies. But there have been increasing calls to regulate companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.
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