With Kavanaugh Confirmed, Both Sides Of Abortion Debate Gear Up For Battle
With a new Supreme Court, Planned Parenthood is planning for a more difficult legal landscape for abortion rights. Abortion rights opponents see an opportunity they haven’t had in decades.
Missouri Judge Blocks Parts Of State Voter Photo ID Law
A Missouri judge ruled that election authorities must cease distributing materials that could “mislead” voters to believing photo identification is required to cast a ballot.
Hurricane Michael, An ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Category 4 Storm, Heads Toward Florida
Michael has become an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with winds near 130 miles an hour. Florida authorities are urgently ordering residents to evacuate if needed.
Former NFL Player Anquan Boldin Weighs In On Political Activism By Athletes
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anquan Boldin, retired NFL wide receiver and co-founder of the Players Coalition, about current athlete political activism.
Cyber Tests Showed ‘Nearly All’ New Pentagon Weapons Vulnerable To Attack, GAO Says
“One test report indicated that the test team was able to guess an administrator password in nine seconds,” the Government Accountability Office says.
Appeals Court Sets Up Supreme Court Showdown Over Census Question
A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court order for the deposition of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question.
Amid #MeToo, New York Employers Face Strict New Sexual Harassment Laws
In response to the transformation of views on sexual harassment, New York state and New York City passed laws requiring training of all workers. Now, business owners are scrambling to comply.
Hurricane Michael Heading Up Gulf Coast Toward Florida Panhandle
Mandatory evacuations are in effect for hundreds of thousands of people living near the coast on Florida’s panhandle as Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
From Inside The NSA, A Call For More Whistleblowers
The National Security Agency has a reputation as the nation’s most secretive intelligence agency. But a new inspector general arrived this year and is calling for a “robust whistleblower program.”
‘Presidents Of War’ Sounds The Alarm About Presidential Power
In his new book, Michael Beschloss focuses on the lead up to war. But a more pressing danger and indictment of presidential power may be the interventions not authorized by Congress.
Florida Braces For ‘Life-Threatening’ Hurricane Michael To Hit Panhandle On Wednesday
Hurricane Michael will make landfall along the Gulf Coast today as a category 3 storm. It’s forecast to be the most destructive storm to hit the Florida panhandle in decades.
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