Mar 30 In a religious N.Y. community, an unprecedented response to measles puts trust in government to the test By Lev Facher, STAT Facing an outbreak that is now among the largest in the country — and the focus of newfound concerns about a national resurgence of the measles — the Rockland County executive this week took a step seemingly without precedent in… Continue reading
Mar 30 Number of asylum seekers sent back over border to grow By Colleen Long, Associated Press Border officials are aiming to more than quadruple the number of asylum seekers sent back over the southern border each day, a major expansion of a top government effort to address the swelling number of Central Americans arriving in the… Continue reading
Mar 30 Democrats tailoring 2020 message to appeal to rural voters By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Several Democratic presidential candidates will make their case to Iowa farmers on Saturday — part of a broader effort to win over rural voters who have drifted to Republicans in recent years. Continue reading
Mar 30 Judge blocks California's high-capacity ammunition ban By Don Thompson, Associated Press High-capacity gun magazines will remain legal in California under a ruling Friday by a federal judge who cited home invasions where a woman used the extra bullets in her weapon to kill an attacker while in two other cases women… Continue reading
Mar 30 GOP scrambles to deal with Trump's decision on health care By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision to revive the fight over the Affordable Care Act has stirred a political and policy debate among Republicans on how best to approach the divisive issue heading into the 2020 election. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 9:50 Why federal judge turned down work requirements for Medicaid in two states This week saw President Trump resurface the political debate over health care, as he declared his intention to repeal the Affordable Care Act. At the same time, a federal judge blocked work requirements the administration had tried to implement on… Continue watching
Mar 29 You may not believe the Mueller report no matter what it says By Nsikan Akpan Research shows that most people prefer (and potentially have always preferred throughout history) their partisan leanings over weighing things objectively. Continue reading
Mar 29 Georgia's 'heartbeat' abortion ban heads to governor's desk By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The ultimate goal for many lawmakers and anti-abortion activists is to get a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling. Continue reading
Mar 29 Migrant child who died in U.S. custody had infection, autopsy shows By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press An autopsy has found that a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of migrant families detained at the southern U.S. Continue reading
Mar 29 California town destroyed by wildfire issues 1st rebuild permits By Paul Elias, Associated Press The town of Paradise was 90 percent destroyed by the Nov. 8 fire that killed 85 people. Continue reading