Aug 15 O’Rourke restarts presidential campaign after El Paso shooting By Will Weissert, Associated Press The former Texas congressman put his campaign on hold after the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso. Continue reading
Aug 14 House panel subpoenas owner of 8chan, message board tied to mass killings By Associated Press Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson and the panel's top Republican announced the subpoena Wednesday, saying that "at least three acts of deadly white supremacist extremist violence have been linked to 8chan in the last six months."… Continue reading
Aug 14 Rep. King justifies banning abortion by suggesting that world was populated by ‘rape or incest’ By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Speaking before a conservative group in the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale, the Iowa congressman reviewed legislation he has sought that would outlaw abortions without exceptions for rape and incest. Continue reading
Aug 14 How 2020 could shape the conversation on race in the U.S. By Gretchen Frazee In his reelection bid, President Donald Trump has revived themes of race and ethnicity as one of his campaign talking points. Americans must now decide how to respond. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 7:54 How newly discovered audio is reviving debate over Reagan’s legacy on race Newly unearthed audio from a 1971 phone call between Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon is raising new questions about Reagan's views on race. What additional context does the new audio offer to historians, as they continue to assess Reagan's record… Continue watching
Aug 14 Democrats want answers from Barr on federal executions decision By Associated Press Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are asking Attorney General William Barr in a letter about the decision to resume executing federal death-row inmates for the first time since 2003. Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump official says Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans By Zeke Miller, Ashley Thomas, Associated Press USCIS head Ken Cuccinelli said that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about "people coming from Europe."… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 7:22 Bill de Blasio on inequality, Eric Garner and his 2020 competitors By Judy Woodruff, Kate Grumke Bill de Blasio has been mayor of New York City since 2014. He is one of the latest entrants into the 2020 Democratic presidential contest but has been ramping up his campaign since, delivering one of the most memorable lines… Continue watching
Aug 13 WATCH: Democrats press Trump, McConnell to address gun violence By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pressed President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday to approve House-passed legislation expanding background checks and to take other steps curbing guns, in an offensive fueled by public outrage over this month’s… Continue reading
Aug 13 Analysis: 12 percent of voters use paperless machines vulnerable to hacking By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A study released by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School concludes that much more needs to be done to secure the vote in 2020. Continue reading