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Pentagon will train recruits holding green cards following court order
The Department of Defense will begin assigning thousands of immigrants with green cards to basic training, reversing a Trump administration policy that delayed their service.
6 years ago
Robert Mueller’s ominous black bars
We can only hope that Donald Trump reads pages 2 and 4 of the addendum to Robert Mueller's new sentencing memo. They're guaranteed to give him night sweats.
6 years ago
George H.W. Bush’s funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral
The funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush begins at 10 a.m. ET Wednesday, with a motorcade from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington National Cathedral.
6 years ago
Citing ‘substantial’ cooperation in probe, Mueller recommends Flynn get no jail time
Prosecutors have released a sentencing memorandum in the case of former Trump adviser Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI.
6 years ago
Pa. touted as criminal justice reform model, but officials say there’s more to do
As Washington lawmakers debate a proposal to ease harsh federal sentencing guidelines, Pennsylvania is being cited as a role model.
6 years ago
Mueller to detail ex-NSA Flynn’s cooperation in Russia probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller is set to give the first public insight into how much information the president's former national security adviser has shared with prosecutors.
6 years ago
Fishermen sue big oil for its role in climate change
Fishermen are suing oil companies for allegedly concealing from the public the knowledge that burning fossil fuels could have catastrophic impacts on the biosphere.
6 years ago
Children return to school 3 weeks after California wildfire
Schools had been closed since Nov. 8, when the blaze swept through the town of Paradise and surrounding areas, destroying nearly 14,000 homes and killing at least 85 people.
6 years ago
In states they lost, some GOP lawmakers rush to limit new Democrats’ power
Less than a month after the midterm elections, Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin and Michigan are working to limit the powers of newly elected Dem in statewide office.
6 years ago
Before he was ‘kinder, gentler,’ Poppy Bush pioneered TV ad lies
What Bush did during that 1988 campaign - and what we in the press allowed him to get away with - can't be whitewashed.
6 years ago
President George H.W. Bush to lie in state in Washington, D.C.
The former president’s body will arrive in Washington, D.C., today to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
6 years ago
Office real estate is a game of chance for new House members
The lottery is the answer to how incoming freshmen get to pick their office spaces. Since no member has seniority, it's all a game of chance.
6 years ago
Neil deGrasse Tyson responds to claims of sexual harassment
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to recent allegations of sexual misconduct by posting a lengthy statement online, in which he denies wrongdoing.
6 years ago
Why aren’t millennials spending? They’re poorer than previous generations, Fed says
Their consumption habits are similar to their parents' and grandparents' — millennials just have less money to spend.
6 years ago
Volkswagen planning a new North American factory for electric cars
At $30,000 to $40,000, Volkswagen's electric car would be able to compete with an upcoming $35,000 make of the Tesla Model 3.
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