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Acquiring private land is slowing Trump’s border wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in Texas and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
6 years ago
Presidential hopefuls in Senate say impeachment comes first
The senators are already expecting to be sidelined by impeachment for at least two weeks in January.
6 years ago
Van Drew announces GOP flip during meeting with Trump
Expected party-switcher New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.
6 years ago
Eulogies for Chris Cotton, the Philly comedian who died of an embolism
Reflection services are set for Dec. 21.
6 years ago
On census, Facebook and Instagram to ban disinformation and false ads
The company says it plans to enforce these specific bans on all users, including politicians — a departure from previous comments from Facebook officials.
6 years ago
‘Wow, you’re using the kitchen again’: The irritations, perks of longer Airbnb stays
Airbnb is known for offering short stays in someone else's home, but now more people are using it for a month or more. Those longer stays can bring frustrations and weirdness.
6 years ago
Hundreds in Philly, tens of thousands across the nation rally to impeach Trump
The Philly rally was one of 600 protests across the U.S. on the eve of the U.S. House voting on impeachment.
6 years ago
President Donald Trump impeached by US House on 2 charges
Trump is on track to become the third president in U.S. history to be impeached.
6 years ago
Is a wealth tax constitutional?
Twenty years before a wealth tax became a serious consideration in national politics, two legal scholars battled over whether the policy would be constitutional.
6 years ago
Multi-state pact could curb transportation carbon emissions
Carbon emissions from cars, trucks and other means of transportation would drop while gas prices would jump under a multi-state draft climate proposal released Tuesday.
6 years ago
Fewer students are going to college. Here’s why that matters.
This fall, there were nearly 250,000 fewer students enrolled in college than a year ago, according to new numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
6 years ago
Massachusetts case probes the role schools play in teen suicide prevention
Christina worried when she found her 16-year-old boyfriend, Jacob Goyette, drunk and crying at school in the spring of 2018.
6 years ago
Researchers explore a drug-free idea to relieve chronic pain: green light
Ann Jones tried everything short of surgery for her chronic migraines, which have plagued her since she was a child.
6 years ago
Opinion: Should it be illegal to sleep outside?
A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks.
6 years ago
American Samoans’ citizenship status still in limbo after judge issues stay
John Fitisemanu woke up early Friday morning, got dressed and finally completed one of the tasks on a more than 20-year-old to-do list: He registered to vote.
6 years ago