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We won't back down from the fight to end abortion

We won't back down from the fight to end abortion

At common law, there was a widely accepted principle that silence means consent. Unless you spoke out in opposition to a specific policy or event, you were presumed to be in agreement  Read more

ABC cancels 'Roseanne' after TV star tweets racial slur

ABC cancels 'Roseanne' after TV star tweets racial slur

Walt Disney Co’s ABC network on Tuesday canceled the popular U.S. television comedy “Roseanne” after star Roseanne Barr sparked outrage by comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape in remarks on Twitter  Read more

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll Near 5,000 From Hurricane Maria In 2017
  • NPR
  • 05/29/2018 12:00 AM

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll Near 5,000 From Hurricane Maria In 2017

Perhaps 5,000 people died in Puerto Rico in 2017 for reasons related to September's Hurricane Maria, according to a study that dismisses the official death toll of 64 as "a substantial underestimate."  Read more

Trump honors fallen troops: 'We will never forget our heroes'

Trump honors fallen troops: 'We will never forget our heroes'

President Trump participated in a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to honor fallen service members and their families, promising those gathered that Americans "will never forget our heroes."  Read more

GOP Congressman Abandons Re-election Bid Due To Alcoholism

GOP Congressman Abandons Re-election Bid Due To Alcoholism

A Virginia congressman announced Monday that he will end his bid for re-election this year due to his struggle with alcoholism  Read more

Top North Korean official headed to the U.S. to discuss summit between Kim Jong Un, Trump

Top North Korean official headed to the U.S. to discuss summit between Kim Jong Un, Trump

President Trump continued to tease the re-scheduling of a meeting with Kim Jong Un, tweeting on Monday that a top North Korean official is en route to New York City for meetings on the possible summit  Read more

Is Donald Trump Really a Danger to U.S. Democracy?

Is Donald Trump Really a Danger to U.S. Democracy?

Trump’s windiness is bad for the public discourse, but not a long-term threat to the republic  Read more

Trump awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL for controversial mission in Afghanistan

Trump awards Medal of Honor to Navy SEAL for controversial mission in Afghanistan

Six months after the 9/11 attacks, then-Senior Chief Petty Officer Britt Slabinski led a seven-man Navy SEAL Team Six unit to set up an observation post in eastern Afghanistan atop a 10,000-foot mountain known as Takur Ghar, to support U.S. forces in the valley below battling Al Qaeda in an operation known as Anaconda  Read more

Trump grants posthumous pardon to former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson

Trump grants posthumous pardon to former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson

President Trump granted a rare and historic posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson 72 years after his death Thursday, clearing the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion of racially motivated charges resulting from his relationships with white women in 1912  Read more

Are Trump, Netanyahu trying to topple Iranian regime?

Are Trump, Netanyahu trying to topple Iranian regime?

“The president is reciting the prime minister’s speech,” was the oft-heard reaction in Jerusalem following President Donald Trump’s May 8 announcement that he was pulling the United States out of the nuclear agreement  Read more

Koch Group Pushing Lawmakers for DACA Fix

Koch Group Pushing Lawmakers for DACA Fix

A group backed by the billionaire Republican donors Charles and David Koch is launching an ad campaign urging lawmakers to pass a permanent solution for DACA recipients  Read more

Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
  • NPR
  • 05/24/2018 12:00 AM

Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

President Trump has called off a highly anticipated June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un  Read more

Fate of US-NKorea summit rests with Kim Jong Un
  • AP
  • 05/23/2018 12:00 AM

Fate of US-NKorea summit rests with Kim Jong Un

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he’s “very hopeful” that a planned U.S.-North Korean summit will proceed but laid the fate of the historic meeting squarely with Kim Jong Un, who won’t be reassured by U.S. demands for “rapid denuclearization.”  Read more

Congressional hearing explores freedom of speech crisis on college campuses

Congressional hearing explores freedom of speech crisis on college campuses

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a joint hearing on Tuesday to continue the conversation about freedom of speech on college campuses  Read more

Trump blocking critics on Twitter violates Constitution

Trump blocking critics on Twitter violates Constitution

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users because doing so violates their right to free speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution  Read more

All NFL Players 'Shall Stand And Show Respect' For Flag And Anthem, League Says
  • NPR
  • 05/23/2018 12:00 AM

All NFL Players 'Shall Stand And Show Respect' For Flag And Anthem, League Says

Unveiling a new policy after months of controversy and debate over players taking a knee or otherwise making statements during the national anthem, the NFL says all of its athletes and staff "shall stand and show respect for the flag and the Anthem" if they're on the field  Read more

Stacey Abrams becomes first black female nominee for governor

Stacey Abrams becomes first black female nominee for governor

Victory in Georgia’s Democratic primary is among most consequential in series of triumphs by female candidates ahead of midterm elections  Read more

Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE

Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE

A Senate panel on Tuesday rebuked President Trump's efforts to ease sanctions on the Chinese telecom firm ZTE, which the intelligence community and trade regulators have warned poses a national security risk for the U.S.  Read more