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Mother of Trayvon Martin announces run for local office

The mother of the unarmed black teen who was shot dead by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida in has formally announced her candidacy to run for local office.

Judge rules against Trump in records dispute with Congress

A federal judge in Washington has ruled against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with Congress. Judge Amit Mehta's ruling says Trump cannot block the House subpoena of financial records.

Trump tells ex-counsel McGahn to defy congressional subpoena

By Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Democrats have been eager to hear from McGahn, a key figure in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation who described ways in which the president sought to curtail the probe.

Read the White House letter directing Don McGahn not to testify

By Gretchen Frazee

The White House said Monday it has instructed McGahn, former White House counsel, not to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

U.S. judge will consider whether to block new Mississippi abortion law

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Inside Mississippi's only abortion clinic, administrator Shannon Brewer has been fielding phone calls from women who want to know whether they can still terminate a pregnancy if they think they might be more than a few weeks along.

DeVos used personal emails for work in ‘limited’ cases, federal investigators say

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

An internal Education Department watchdog says Secretary Betsy DeVos has sometimes used personal email accounts for government business and did not always save the messages properly.

2020 candidate Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet wants to set aside about one-third of U.S. lands and ocean territory for conservation and reach net-zero U.S. emissions by midcentury.

5th migrant child dies after being detained by Border Patrol

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

The U.S. government says a 16-year-old Guatemalan died Monday at a Border Patrol station in South Texas, the fifth death of a migrant child since December.

2020 Democratic candidates embrace a $15 minimum wage

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

From liberal firebrands to moderates, nearly the entire 2020 Democratic presidential field agrees that the federal minimum wage should be more than doubled, to $15 an hour.

FCC chairman backs T-Mobile-Sprint deal in key endorsement

Ajit Pai said he agreed to back the deal because the two companies had promised the government they would take steps to expand mobile internet access in rural areas and help the rollout of 5G.