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Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks during last month's presidential primary debate in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

All 7 Democratic Candidates Scheduled To Debate Threaten To Skip Over Labor Dispute

5:48pm December 13, 2019

by Juana Summers

Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and others say they won't attend next week's debate at Loyola Marymount University unless a subcontractor negotiates with striking culinary workers.

Tents housing homeless line a street down the street from LAPD Central Community Police Station in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2019. In this city, homeless encampments are sprouting up in underpasses, along streets and on sidewalks and inside parks.

National

How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Across The West Coast

5:00pm December 13, 2019

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits camping bans in public parks and right of ways.

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who has been elected president of Algeria, cast his ballot outside at a polling station in Algiers on Thursday.

World News

Algeria Elects A New President In Controversial Election

4:45pm December 13, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Amid huge protests and a boycott, five candidates with links to the Bouteflika regime squared off and former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune came out ahead.

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders participate in the November Democratic presidential primary debate.

Politics & Government

7 Democrats Qualify For December Primary Debate

4:03pm December 13, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Democrats had one of the most diverse fields of candidates ever to run for president, but that won't be fully represented onstage this month.

Edward Kibblewhite and his daughter, Jessica, at StoryCorps in Chicago in October 2018. Jessica says that the StoryCorps conversation played a big role in her decision to try to start a family.

National

A Father's Advice: The Choice To Start A Family Is 'An Act Of Hope'

3:47pm December 13, 2019

Jessica Kibblewhite wonders whether it makes sense to bring a child into a world that seems broken and scary. At StoryCorps, her dad helps her find clarity with advice about humanity.

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The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it was putting forward a proposal to designate 988 as a "suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline."

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FCC Approves Plan For 3-Digit Suicide Prevention Number Similar To 911

1:56pm December 13, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Federal Communications Commission unanimously OK'd the proposal, which would allow callers in crisis to reach a national mental health support network simply by dialing 988.

Rep. Tom Barrett, D-Wis., holds a draft copy of the Articles of Impeachment against President Clinton in December 1998.

Politics & Government

'Impeachment Lite'? How Articles Against Trump Compare To Clinton's And Nixon's

1:07pm December 13, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump and Republican supporters have dismissed the articles of impeachment brought before the president, but how do their arguments stack up?

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler had adjourned Thursday without a vote on the articles of impeachment. Ranking member Doug Collins (in background) likened the move to a "kangaroo court."

Politics & Government

House Judiciary Committee Approves 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump

12:12pm December 13, 2019

by Amita Kelly

After an abrupt end to a contentious day of debate, the panel reconvened Friday morning to pass the articles on party-line votes. The full House of Representatives is expected to vote next week.

Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York, smiles during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 18, 2016.

Politics & Government

Giuliani: The Lawyer At The Center Of The Ukraine Affair, And The Path That Led There

11:34am December 13, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

A look back at the career of a central figure in the Ukraine affair: Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his staff returns to 10 Downing Street after visiting Buckingham Palace, where he was given permission to form the next government during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II.

World News

Boris Johnson And Conservative Party Win Large Majority In U.K. Parliament

11:31am December 13, 2019

by Mark Katkov

The Tories now have the biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher's win in 1987, all but ensuring the United Kingdom will exit the European Union in January.

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