$5 Billion For Violence Prevention Is Tucked Into Biden Infrastructure Plan
Gun violence prevention advocates are heralding the proposed funding, saying it would be a historic investment in urban communities.
Politics & Government
Biden Phase-Out Of Private Jails Worries U.S. Marshals Who Transport Detainees
Current and former officials say that the executive order could mean that some pretrial detainees are housed hours away from courthouses where their cases will be heard, diverting resources.
Where Will The Money Come From To Pay For Biden Infrastructure Plan?
President Biden proposed a $2 trillion investment in the nation's neglected infrastructure. Most of the bill would fall on corporations, but it is already facing pushback from the business community.
News Brief: Infrastructure Funds, Vaccine Batch Ruined, Detention Costs
The president announces a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. Johnson & Johnson reports a vaccine batch was ruined at a factory. Fewer immigrants are being locked up, but ICE still pays for empty beds.
Beyond The Border, Fewer Immigrants Being Locked Up But ICE Still Pays For Empty Beds
The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.
Obama Transportation Secretary Hid Foreign Cash Loan
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took $50,000 from an associate of a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire while in office in 2012.
Supreme Court Weighs Whether NCAA Is Illegally 'Fixing' Athlete Compensation
Players contend the NCAA is operating a classic conspiracy to fix prices in the labor market. The NCAA maintains that expanding benefits would threaten "amateurism."
Biden Unveils What He Calls A 'Once-In-A-Generation' Infrastructure Proposal
The package has a heavy focus on climate change and the environment, and it has already drawn Republican criticism for its size and scope.
Hunter Biden's Memoir 'Beautiful Things' Seeks To Tell Just Where He's Been
The account by the president's younger son is at times a harrowing journey; in the end, if not for forgiveness or sympathy, it may be about making a stand and taking whatever place he can occupy.
Democrat Rita Hart Abandons Election Challenge In House Race Decided By 6 Votes
Roughly 400,000 votes in all were cast in the race for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. Hart maintained that nearly two dozen valid ballots were not counted properly.