Politics

Democrats set to unveil stopgap bill to prevent shutdown

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

House Democrats are preparing a temporary spending bill that’s needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. It’s a lowest-common-denominator, bare-minimum measure that befits a deeply polarized Congress.

WATCH: Trump seeks rural votes in Minnesota battleground

By Will Weissert, Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press

Minnesota has backed Democratic presidential candidates for nearly half a century and rarely receives much attention during the final stages of the race. This is when campaigns typically focus their resources on more traditional swing states like Florida or Pennsylvania.

USDA plans additional $14 billion for farmers reeling from coronavirus

By David Pitt, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released details of its plan Friday, saying it will provide "financial assistance that gives producers the ability to absorb increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic."…

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney quits U.K. role over ‘lamentable’ Brexit plan

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Amal Clooney has become the highest profile lawyer to quit an official job over her opposition to the British government's suggestion that it could break international law in the event it fails to agree a trade deal with the European…

Mississippi justices reject broad absentee voting during pandemic

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi law does not allow absentee voting by all people who have health conditions that might make them vulnerable to COVID-19. That's according to a ruling from the state Supreme Court on Friday.

Assange lawyer says Trump offered deal to avoid extradition to U.S.

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told a London court that her client was indirectly offered a deal by President Donald Trump that would see him avoid extradition if he revealed the source of a leak of documents…

WATCH: Pelosi tells Catholic archbishop to ‘follow science’ on COVID-19 restrictions

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone is protesting limits on larger public gatherings. He said that worshipers First Amendment rights are being "unjustly repressed" by the government.

CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlash

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

U.S. health officials are dropping a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and telling all those who have been in close contact with infected people to get tested.

Calls for reform bring renewed focus to community policing, but does it work?

By Candice Norwood

Despite funding from the federal government and support among many police departments, community policing has become an amorphous concept that encompasses a myriad of tactics.

WATCH: Trump shifts on Puerto Rico, releases aid as election nears

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has announced the release of $13 billion in assistance to repair the damage in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria three years ago, and has pledged to restore its economy.