Mar 25 WATCH: ‘It’s going to take time’ to build up immigration systems Trump dismantled, Biden says By Associated Press President Joe Biden says his administration is working on getting beds and other facilities up and running so children held in Border Patrol custody can be transferred. Continue reading
Mar 24 Conservationists sue to save spotted owl logging protections By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the logging protections in the last days of the Trump administration amid praise from the timber industry, but President Joe Biden has delayed implementation of the new rules. Continue reading
Mar 22 GOP firebrand U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks enters Alabama Senate race By Associated Press A conservative firebrand and staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump who came under fire for remarks preceding the attack on the U.S. Capitol has joined the Alabama GOP primary field to replace Sen. Richard Shelby. Continue reading
Mar 22 Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecy By Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Associated Press The new images show immigrant teenagers sleeping on mats in crowded conditions, separated in groups by plastic partitions. Continue reading
Mar 22 Trump endorses challenger against Georgia elections chief Brad Raffensperger By Associated Press Rep. Jody Hice, a tea party favorite and Trump acolyte, is the first major challenger to Brad Raffensperger since the secretary of state certified President Joe Biden’s narrow victory in Georgia and disputed Trump’s false allegations of fraud. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 6:41 Weeks after policy reversal, immigrant families still separated at border By James Fox Nearly eight weeks have passed since President Joe Biden lifted one of the Trump administration's most controversial policies — the "Muslim ban." Still, some critics believe that Biden has not moved quickly enough to reverse all of his predecessors' policies… Continue watching
Mar 16 U.S. report says Putin approved operations to help Trump against Biden By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November's presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 12 For transgender people, finding housing has become even harder during the pandemic By Justin Stabley Pre-coronavirus, LGBTQ people, particularly transgender and gender non-conforming people, were deeply impacted by housing insecurity in the United States. Continue reading
Mar 08 Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press The move halted enforcement practices that resulted most notably in a $100 million settlement after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill killed about 100,000 birds. Continue reading
Mar 08 GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won’t seek reelection in 2022 By Summer Ballentine, Jim Salter, Associated Press He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump. Continue reading