What A Justice Kavanaugh Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation And Trump
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh opposes limiting the power of the presidency. That opinion could have profound consequences for the special counsel investigation.
Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would prohibit some home health workers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. The rule would likely undercut unions’ power, all agree.
West Virginia House Panel Votes To Impeach Entire Supreme Court
The articles of impeachment recommend the entire bench, including its chief justice, be impeached “for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, neglect of duty, and certain high crimes.”
A Flourishing Region, A Withered Paper: Denver Post’s Run Of Bad News
Deep cuts threaten The Denver Post’s ability to cover a metro region of 2.9 million people. A group of former Post journalists are establishing a digital rival as fears rise over the paper’s future.
Texas Judge Hears Case Brought By States That Want To End DACA
On Wednesday in Houston, a coalition of ten states led by Texas argued in federal court that the DACA program should be temporarily halted. Three different courts have ruled the administration must keep the program.
Is There A Better Way To Fight Massive Wildfires?
Massive wildfires in Western states are rapidly depleting funds set aside to fight fires. At the same time, many experts argue our priorities are wrong — we should be spending more on prescribed burns, and less on fighting fires in unpopulated areas.
Immigration Lawyer Discusses Future Of DACA Program
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Karen Tumlin, legal director for the National Immigration Law Center, about what Wednesday’s hearing in Texas means for recipients of the program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
What 1 Journalist Learned From Researching The Causes Of The Opioid Epidemic
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Beth Macy about her new book Dopesick, after she spent the last three years digging into the causes of the opioid epidemic, from rampant overprescribing of painkillers to stigma of heroin addiction in white subu…
Explore 1 Of The World’s Largest Collections Of Bird Eggs And Nests
The Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, Calif., houses one of the largest collections of birds eggs and nests in the world. As part of our summer road trip collaboration with Atlas Obscura, we explore the collection and meet the sci…
Pregnancy Debate Revisited: To Induce Labor, Or Not?
Young women with simple pregnancies can safely ask a doctor to induce labor, a study finds. It doesn’t increase their risk of needing a C-section after all, and can even offer potential benefits.
New Challenges To Californians’ Beach Access
Californians have long treasured public access to all state beaches. But now private land owners are raising new challenges to the landmark California Coastal Act which enshrines beach access for all.
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