Jun 25 Watch 4:44 Supreme Court upholds Texas voting districts in racial gerrymandering case The Supreme Court upheld current state and congressional districts in Texas in a much-awaited 5-4 decision on racial gerrymandering. The majority rejected a lower court's findings that Texas had engaged in racial discrimination, primarily against black and Hispanic voters, in… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 7:54 Susan Page and Stuart Rothenberg on Trump’s core supporters, GOP’s immigration options As the immigration crisis continues, recent polling finds Republican support for President Trump is as strong as ever. Susan Page of USA Today and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections join Judy Woodruff to discuss what’s behind those numbers, plus the… Continue watching
Jun 25 What constitutional rights do undocumented immigrants have? By Gretchen Frazee The administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy and the recent surge in family separations at the border -- a practice President Donald Trump ended through executive order -- has called attention to the legal rights of immigrants under U.S. law. Continue reading
Jun 25 Prosecution referrals suspended for adults who cross border illegally with kids, official says By Associated Press The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says he has temporarily stopped referring for criminal prosecution adults who cross the border illegally with children. Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters in Texas Monday he ordered referrals suspended within hours of… Continue reading
Jun 25 Sessions defends Trump administration’s immigration policies By Scott Sonner, John L. Mone, Associated Press While hundreds of protesters rallied outside, Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended the Trump administration's immigration policies Monday in a speech, calling on Congress to act and asserting that many children were brought to the border by violent gang members. Continue reading
Jun 25 Migrant detainees to be housed at 2 military bases in Texas, Mattis says By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Trump administration has chosen an Army base and an Air Force base, both in Texas, to house detained migrants swept up in the federal government's crackdown on illegal immigration, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: White House addresses civility debate amid outrage over immigration policies By Kevin Freking, Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce debate about whether politics should play a role in how administration officials are treated in public. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court justices rule for Texas redistricting plans By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is upholding Texas' use of electoral districts that a lower court struck down as racially discriminatory. Continue reading
Jun 25 Supreme Court won’t hear North Carolina districting dispute By Associated Press The Supreme Court is choosing not to take on a new case on partisan redistricting for now. Instead, the justices are sending a dispute over North Carolina's heavily Republican congressional districting map back to a lower court for more work. Continue reading
Jun 25 Justices won’t hear case of anti-gay marriage florist By Associated Press The Supreme Court is ordering Washington courts to take a new look at the case of a florist who refused to provide services for the wedding of two men because of her religious objection to same-sex marriage. Continue reading