Brett Kavanaugh Supported Broad Leeway For Presidents Under Investigation
President Trump’s new nominee for the Supreme Court argued that presidents should be protected from lawsuits and investigations while they’re in office.
Firefighters In California Are Busy With Fast-Moving Blazes
A wildfire that struck the Santa Barbara area over the weekend is part of a “new normal” of California fires: they hit populated areas hard and they spread fast.
Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of New Jersey’s Bail Overhaul
New Jersey will be able to keep using a new system that eliminates cash bail. A federal judge Monday ruled in favor of the new system, against the wishes of the bail bonds industry.
Administration To Miss Deadline To Reunite Migrant Kids Under 5 With Parents
According to a federal judge, migrant children under the age of 5 must be reunited with their parents by Tuesday. But less than half of those in custody will be returned by the deadline.
Medical Clinics That Treat Refugees Help Determine The Case For Asylum
It often falls to health care providers to discern whether the asylum-seekers who say they’ve been tortured or persecuted in their homeland bear physical and psychological evidence of that harm.
Kavanaugh Nomination Sparks Partisan Uproar On Abortion Rights
A large number of Senate Democrats immediately announced that they plan to vote against him, largely on fears that he could tip the Supreme Court further against abortion rights.
WATCH LIVE: Trump Taps Brett Kavanaugh As His Second Supreme Court Pick
President Trump will nominate Brett Kavanaugh to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Trump’s second high court pick would shift the court solidly to the right.
U.S. Army Is Discharging Immigrant Recruits Who Were Promised Citizenship
Dozens of immigrant recruits who joined the military through a special Defense Department program, promising a path to citizenship, have been abruptly discharged with little or no explanation.
Only Around Half Of ‘Tender Age’ Children Will Be Reunited With Parents By Deadline
Tuesday is the deadline for the Trump administration to reunite migrant parents separated from their children under the age of 5 at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trade War With China Heats Up, But Tariff Effects Are Already Rippling Across U.S.
Trade tensions have reached a boiling point with tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China. But even before these levies went into effect other tariffs were having a big impact on U.S. companies.
Trump Administration Will Miss Deadline To Reunite Migrant Kids Under 5 With Parents
Of the 102 young children in custody, the Justice Department says at least 54 will return to their parents by Tuesday as ordered by a court. But a judge still voiced optimism about “real progress.”
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