Politics Mar 22 AP fact check: Republicans skew Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on crime Republican senators characterized Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s judicial views as extremist and soft on crime, using her confirmation hearings to air a line of conservative grievances that relied at times on distortions of her record.
Politics Mar 21 U.S. official says violent Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya amounts to genocide The declaration on Monday is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action. Authorities made the determination based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians.
Politics Mar 21 WATCH: Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Myanmar repression of Muslim Rohingya is genocide U.S. officials say the Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar's years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a "genocide."…
Politics Mar 18 Federal report finds unsafe conditions in New Mexico migrant jail A government watchdog has found unsanitary and unsafe conditions at a New Mexico jail used to hold migrants and says it should be immediately closed.
Nation Mar 16 Biden adminstration extends temporary protected status to Afghan refugees Afghan refugees in the U.S. will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, a move that'll help some of the thousands who arrived following the American withdrawal from their country.
Nation Mar 11 U.S. immigration arrests drop amid focus on those accused of serious crimes Immigration enforcement arrests within the the U.S. fell over the past year as the Biden administration shifted its enforcement focus to people in the country without legal status who have committed serious crimes.
Politics Mar 07 After 20 years at Guantanamo, Mohammad Ahmad al-Qahtani transferred out of detention facility back to Saudi Arabia A Saudi prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who was suspected of trying to join the 9/11 hijackers has been sent back to his home country for treatment for mental illness.
World Feb 11 U.S. urges Canada to use federal powers to end bridge blockade The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country's COVID-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border…
Politics Jan 10 Joe Biden’s silence on Guantanamo Bay frustrates closure advocates as prison turns 20 Advocates for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center were hopeful when President Joe Biden took office. And they were relieved this summer as the U.S. released a prisoner. Many are now increasingly impatient.
Politics Dec 16 DOJ withdraws from settlement negotiations with separated families, will litigate each case The decision comes after eight months of negotiations and weeks after reports of a proposed settlement that would pay several hundred thousand dollars to each family, which sparked outrage in Congress.