Politics & Government

Trump Administration Preparing For More Tariffs On China

5:49pm May 29, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration is preparing for more tariffs and investment restrictions on China. This comes a little more than a week after saying the "trade war" with China was "on hold."

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Iowa Democrats Are Trying To Reverse A Shift In Their State

5:49pm May 29, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Democrats have been pushed out of power at all levels of state and federal government. They have lost a lot of ground in Iowa, where the state party is rebuilding from the grassroots.

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Central American migrants traveling in the Migrant Via Crucis caravan walk to their legal counselling meeting in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, in April.

FACT CHECK: Are Democrats Responsible For DHS Separating Children From Their Parents?

5:26pm May 29, 2018

by Brian Naylor

In a weekend tweet, President Trump issued a call to "put pressure on the Democrats to end the horrible law" that causes children to be separated from their parents once they cross the U.S. border.

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Arkansas Abortion Law

4:40pm May 29, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal to a restrictive abortion law in Arkansas that would effectively ban abortions by medication. But this is hardly the end of the line for this case.

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White House Outlines Long-Term Plans For Detention Of Immigrant Families

4:40pm May 29, 2018

by John Burnett

The White House outlined the administration's long-term plans for the detention of immigrant families on Tuesday. Officials said they would like to detain parents and their children together, but are hamstrung by the lack of detention space and rules governing the care of immigrant children. Immigrant advocates have condemned the separation of families.

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Politics & Government

North Carolina Budget Adjustments Advance In The NCGA, But Not Everyone's Happy

4:39pm May 29, 2018

by Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

What Did Big Pharma Executives Know About The Opioid Crisis?

4:23pm May 29, 2018

A new report says the Justice Department had a case against three executives over a decade ago.

Protesters March On Washington To Mark 50 Year Anniversary of Brown vs. Board Of Ed

Meet The Women Who First Integrated America's Schools

4:23pm May 29, 2018

However, decades later, schools appear to be getting more segregated.

Ron Elving holds his "Office Hours" on the meaning of a constitutional crisis.

What Does It Take To Have A Constitutional Crisis?

3:18pm May 29, 2018

by Ron Elving

Like many an owners' manual, the Constitution doesn't always cover all the bases. A constitutional crisis arises at a moment when the Constitution is not enough to resolve a question or a conflict.

The Supreme Court has ruled previously that police cannot search the private area around a house without a warrant, but the question here was whether the warrant requirement applied to motor vehicles parked within that area.

In Win For Privacy Rights, Court Says Police Need Warrant To Search Area Around Home

2:49pm May 29, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court reversed a conviction that came after an officer looked at a motorcycle under a tarp outside a private residence — without a warrant.