Dec 20 New York City Council approves bill banning solitary confinement in city jails By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The bill places a four-hour limit on isolating inmates who pose an immediate risk of violence to others or themselves in "de-escalation" units. Continue reading
Dec 20 Right-wing social media platform Parler plans to relaunch early 2024 By Associated Press The right-wing friendly app, which was temporarily booted offline following the Jan. 6 insurrection, has been offline since April after it was purchased by the digital media conglomerate Starboard. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 8:11 Ruling blocking Trump from Colorado primary ballot sets up high-stakes legal battle By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz A court decision could have a major impact on the 2024 race for the White House. A divided Colorado Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump is ineligible to serve as president under the Constitution’s insurrection clause and barred him from that… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 4:36 Congress leaves for holiday break pushing Ukraine aid, border security talks to January By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman After returning to Washington for a day in hopes of reaching a border deal, the Senate instead decided to close up shop and head home for the holiday break. This means critical work and tough debates over Ukraine funding, Israel… Continue watching
Dec 20 4 things to know about Texas' new law letting police arrest migrants who illegally enter the U.S. By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press A new law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott this week will allow police to arrest migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally and give local judges the authority to order them to leave the country. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump's lawyers ask Supreme Court to stay out of dispute on whether he is immune from prosecution By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Special counsel Jack Smith's team last week urged the nation's high court to take up and quickly consider Trump's claims that he enjoys immunity from prosecution as a former president. Continue reading
Dec 20 Thousands take to the streets to protest austerity measures of Argentina's new president By Debora Rey, Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press Protests have kicked off in Argentina against the austerity and deregulation measures announced by newly elected President Javier Milei, whose government has also warned against blocking streets. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Biden responds to Colorado court ruling, says 'self-evident' Trump supported 'insurrection' By Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Joe Biden says it's “self-evident" that Donald Trump is an insurrectionist but demurs on whether he should be barred from the ballot in next year's election. Continue reading
Dec 20 U.S. and Venezuela swap prisoners, trading Maduro ally for 10 Americans and extradition of fugitive contractor By Joshua Goodman, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The deal represents the U.S. government’s boldest bid to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation and extract concessions from the self-proclaimed socialist leader. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Black-owned business at Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The trip comes one day after a Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump was ineligible for the ballot there. Continue reading