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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a news conference after touring the U.S.-Mexico border on April 11. The Justice Department is warning so-called
Courts & Law

DOJ appeals decision in Philadelphia’s win in ‘sanctuary city’ case

The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

8 years ago

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Money

US Supreme Court to consider a case that could net states sales revenue

Lawmakers tried to improve online sales tax collections in last year’s budget, as the state struggled to find enough revenue balance its books.

8 years ago

DACA advocates march near Trump Tower in August in New York City. The government says it will resume DACA renewals. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

DACA recipients can apply for renewal, government says

The Department of Homeland Security says it will once again accept renewal requests from recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

8 years ago

United States Circa 1900: Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, New York. (Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

President Trump’s idea of good and bad immigrant countries has a historical precedent

From 1924 to 1965, the United States allocated immigrant visas on the basis of a candidate's national origin.

8 years ago

Cristina Jimenez speaks to demonstrators urging the Democratic Party to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA) rally outside the office of California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. California has the largest number of people who are affected by the law, also known as the Dream Act. (Reed Saxon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

GOP senator says lawmakers reach immigration compromise

The group has been working for months in hopes of securing legislation to extend DACA.

8 years ago

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., announced Wednesday that he is retiring from Congress and would not be seeking re-election, the 31st House Republican to do so. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

GOP retirements hit record level ahead of midterm fight

There are now 31 Republicans who will not seek re-election in November.

8 years ago

A tractor-trailer rolls along the highway in Miami last November. The trucking industry needs to hire almost 900,000 more drivers in order to meet rising demand, according to an industry analysis. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Trucking industry struggles to cope with growing driver shortage

America needs more truck drivers.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

Supreme Court hears argument in 2 vehicle search cases

One case involves a Pennsylvania state troopers' stop of a rental car driven by a man who wasn't on the rental agreement.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’

Seeking a bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown, Trump suggested an immigration deal could be reached in two phases.

8 years ago

The New York Times published a series of articles based on the secret Pentagon papers in 1971.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Censorship stupidity: Trump tries to keep the Wolff from his door

How fitting that Trump's attempt to block the release of a devastating book roughly parallels Richard Nixon's attempt to block the release of the Pentagon Papers.

8 years ago

In January, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced plans to expand possible offshore drilling sites in federal waters including nine sites in the Atlantic region. (AP file)
Politics & Policy

Trump moves to vastly expand offshore drilling

The five-year plan includes the Atlantic, Arctic, and waters off the California coast.

8 years ago

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers his remarks on the Project Safe Neighborhoods during the Major Cities Chiefs Association Fall Meeting, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City Philadelphia, on Saturday October 21, 2017. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Courts & Law

US to end lenient policy that let legal pot flourish

Sessions is rescinding an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states across the country.

8 years ago

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon listens at right as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Dysfunctional Trump, battered by tell-all tidbits

There's no way that Trump can blame "Democrats" or the "Deep State." Everybody in the White House leaks about the mad king.

8 years ago

Radio Times
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Bannon feud / Russia probe update

Guests: Will Sommer, Mark Mazzetti, Betsy Woodruff A recent New York Times report revealed that the FBI ...

Air Date: January 4, 2018

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PBS
Politics & Policy

Trump signs order disbanding voter fraud commission

8 years ago

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