Oct 22 Reported Trump plan targeting transgender people sparks fury By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press On Sunday, The New York Times reported that the Department of Health and Human Services was circulating a memo proposing that gender be defined as an immutable biological condition determined by a person's sex organs at birth. LGBT-rights leaders viewed… Continue reading
Oct 22 WATCH: Obama says Republicans sow divisions in the U.S. By Associated Press Obama is expected to speak around 4 p.m. EDT. Watch the former president's remarks… Continue reading
Oct 22 AP: Sandra Day O'Connor fully retired from public life By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press For more than a decade after leaving the court in 2006, O'Connor kept up an active schedule: serving as a visiting federal appeals court judge, speaking on issues she cared about and founding her own education organization. But the 88-year-old,… Continue reading
Oct 22 Foreign countries are trying to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections. Here's what you need to know By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press American intelligence officials have asserted that Russia, China, Iran and other countries are engaged in ongoing efforts to influence U.S. policy and voters in future elections. Continue reading
Oct 22 AP fact check: Trump on migrants, Saudis, and the Hispanic vote By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Here's a closer look at some of President Donald Trump's words over the past week. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:55 Will conservative Nebraska vote to expand Medicaid? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Nebraskans will vote in November on whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The state’s Republican legislature and governors have refused to expand Medicaid after states were given that option in 2012 by the Supreme Court. The ballot… Continue watching
Oct 21 GOP risks messy leadership struggle after November vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Win or lose in the race for the majority, House Republicans are at risk of plunging into a messy leadership battle after the November election, with the party lacking a clear heir apparent to take the place of House Speaker… Continue reading
Oct 21 America's archaeology data keeps disappearing – even though the law says the government is supposed to preserve it By Keith Kintigh, The Conversation About 30,000 legally mandated archaeological investigations are conducted each year in the U.S. These projects are usually documented only in so-called “gray literature” reports that, in most cases, are not readily accessible, even to professional archaeologists. Continue reading
Oct 21 Bolton faces tense talks with Russia over nuclear treaty By Jim Heintz, Associated Press U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow beginning Monday after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. Continue reading