Mar 30 Judge restores Obama-era drilling ban in Arctic By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press President Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic Ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic Ocean, a U.S. judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions. 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 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 12:43 Shields and Brooks on Mueller report, Trump’s health care move Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week's news, including Attorney General William Barr’s handling of the Mueller report, President Trump’s “bewildering” announcement on the Affordable Care Act and how… 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 House Judiciary chair still wants Mueller’s report by April 2 By Associated Press House Democrats have suggested they may subpoena the report if it is not delivered by next week. Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to Rep. Jerrold Nadler and other lawmakers Friday that he would send the report to… Continue reading
Mar 29 Lawmakers reject Brexit deal again. What options are left? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal is all but dead, after lawmakers voted to reject it for a third time Friday. Continue reading
Mar 29 Trump threatens to close border with Mexico next week By Catherine Lucey, Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump threatened to close America's southern border or large sections of it if Mexico does not halt illegal immigration "immediately."… Continue reading