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CIA nominee Gina Haspel testifies before the Senate intelligence committee on Wednesday. Alleged Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed says he has information that could be relevant to her nomination. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP
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Politics & Policy

Sept. 11 architect wants to tell senators about torture but says Haspel classified it

Many senators believe she did not oppose torture strongly enough, and they pressed her on what her role was in the CIA's interrogation program.

6 years ago

Kanye West recently praised President Donald Trump.
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Did Kanye really help Trump’s approval rating?

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

6 years ago

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Michael Cohen leaves federal court in New York on April 26. (Seth Wenig/AP)
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Were Trump lawyer Cohen’s actions legal?

As with most Trump-related controversies, it leaves questions.

6 years ago

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Homeland Security Secretary defends separating families of illegal border-crossers

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen defended the administration's "zero tolerance" policy.

6 years ago

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, accompanied by accompanied by Environmental Protection Agency Chief Financial Officer Holly Greaves, (left), testifies on the EPA FY2019 budget at a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
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Democrats, a few Republicans team up to press for oversight of Trump administration

The GOP controls both chambers of Congress, which means they wield the gavels and are able to control hearing schedules and the witness lists — vital tools for oversight.

6 years ago

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The House bill calls for $65 million in loans and grants, administered by the USDA, to establish
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Politics & Policy

Farm Bill could undo part of the Affordable Care Act

Tucked deep inside the House version of the massive bill is a provision that could help provide farmers with cheaper health insurance than plans.

6 years ago

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during a September 2017 news conference. Booker has released plan that would establish job guarantee programs in 15 communities. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

Likely 2020 Democratic candidates want to guarantee a job to every American

Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders and others back "job guarantee" programs, to assure jobs for all who want them.

6 years ago

Members of the opposition to the administration of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez march on Friday to protest the U.S. government's decision to end the Temporary Protected Status designation for nearly 57,000 people from Honduras. Hernandez called the decision a sovereign issue for Washington, adding that
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Politics & Policy

Trump Administration ends temporary protected status for Hondurans

In a DHS statement, Nielsen said that she is delaying the effective date for termination of TPS for Hondurans for 18 months, until Jan. 5, 2020.

6 years ago

Asking questions about prior salary can be used by employers to discriminate against women and minorities who earn less, critics say. (Neil Webb/Getty Images/Ikon Images)
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Money

More employers avoid legal minefield by not asking about pay history

This week, for example, a federal district court struck down a Philadelphia law banning questions about prior pay, saying it impinged on free speech.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
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51% expect to have enough money to live comfortably in retirement

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

6 years ago

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President Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Dallas on Friday, the third year in a row he has addressed the gun lobby organization. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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Trump and Pence address NRA amid tense gun debate

President Trump and Vice President Pence spoke to the National Rifle Association in Dallas, Friday.

6 years ago

In this Oct. 24, 2017, file photo, Charlie Rose attends New York Magazine's 50th Anniversary Celebration at Katz's Delicatessen in New York. More than two dozen additional women have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against former CBS News anchor Rose, and the Washington Post says that on at least three occasions, managers were alerted about his questionable behavior. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Two dozen more women accuse Rose; some say they alerted CBS managers

The Post says Rose told the newspaper that its story was inaccurate and unfair.

6 years ago

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Lifestyle

More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers

Though still in its early stages, the shift away from marijuana testing appears likely to accelerate.

6 years ago

The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, File)
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Fed keeps key rate steady but notes rising inflation

The Fed is gradually tightening credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight job market, a resilient economy and a pickup in consumer prices.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump participates in a ceremonial swearing-in for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department on May 2. (Evan Vucci/AP)
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Secretary of State Pompeo promises new ‘swagger’ at State Department swearing-in

President Trump paid his first official visit to State headquarters to attend the ceremony.

6 years ago

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