Feb 27 Supreme Court says detained immigrants not entitled to bond hearing By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The case is a class-action lawsuit brought by immigrants who've spent long periods in custody. The group includes some people facing deportation because they've committed a crime and others who arrived at the border seeking asylum. Continue reading
Feb 27 Trump names former digital adviser as 2020 campaign manager By Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Brad Parscale, an Austin, Texas-based digital consultant, ran the Trump campaign's sophisticated digital operations in 2016. Continue reading
Feb 27 Hearing in case against Florida shooting suspect canceled By Kelli Kennedy, Brendan Farrington and Curt Anderson, Associated Press The hearing was removed from the court docket and no explanation was immediately available. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 4:18 Trump says it’s O.K. to fight the NRA ‘every once in a while’ By PBS News Hour President Trump called again for banning bump stocks during a listening session with the nation's governors, even if it means breaking with the NRA. But in returning to the idea of arming trained teachers, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged him… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 5:47 How this powerful NRA lobbyist transformed U.S. gun laws By PBS News Hour As Florida's legislature begins to consider changes to gun laws in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Parkland high school, the question of whether anything will pass has a great deal to do with the powerful voice of… Continue watching
Feb 26 Education Department opens investigation into how Michigan State handled Nassar scandal By Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said investigators will look at "systemic issues" with how the school has dealt with such complaints. In a statement, she called Nassar's actions "unimaginable."… Continue reading
Feb 26 Student wounded in school shooting says she’s recovering By Terry Spencer, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — A tearful student who was wounded in the shooting rampage at a Florida high school thanked the doctors and first responders who helped her and said Monday that she is making a full recovery. Continue reading
Feb 26 Supreme Court declines to take up ‘Dreamers’ case for now By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants… Continue reading
Feb 26 Students resolute as they re-enter school shooting site By Terry Spencer, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — The line of students and their parents wrapped around Stoneman Douglas High School, several thousand people entering the campus for the first time since a gunman took 17 lives nearly two weeks ago. Continue reading
Feb 26 Trump to discuss Florida school shooting with governors By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school is the top issue he wants to discuss with the nation's governors. Continue reading