Politics

Two Guatemalan families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year. The children remain in the U.S. while the fathers have already been deported.

Deported Parents Describe Agonizing Wait To Be Reunited With Their Children

1:58pm August 14, 2018

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration is under pressure to reunify migrant children whose parents were deported. That can't come soon enough for many parents who haven't seen their children in months.

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Latest Primaries: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut And Vermont

8:46am August 14, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

The 2018 midterms have been dominated by talk of Democratic gains, but Tuesday Republicans will pick nominees in several places they hope to flip House seats and even governors' mansions.

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Morning News Brief: Primaries, Taliban Attack And Turkey's Crisis

8:46am August 14, 2018

Four states hold primaries Tuesday ahead of November's midterms. Taliban fighters have attacked the Afghan city of Ghazni. As Turkey's economic troubles spread, a dispute with the U.S. plays a role.

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A developer wanted to replace this 1,080-square-foot house in West Berkeley with two new two-story dwellings.Matt Levin/CALmatters

'Yes In My Backyard' Movement Grows As Bay Area Housing Tightens

8:33am August 14, 2018

by Matt Levin

Developers have long fought regulatory hurdles standing in the way of new housing. But as home prices have soared, they're joined by a young and increasingly powerful political force: the YIMBYs.

Politics & Government

Nonpartisan Black Business Alliance Endorses 4 Democratic Candidates

6:40am August 14, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A group of black business leaders have launched a new political action committee to back candidates who support economic causes that benefit African-Americans. The group plans more endorsements.

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Former Deputy Assistant FBI Director Peter Strzok has been fired after months of criticism by President Trump and Republicans over his anti-Trump text messages.

FBI Fires Peter Strzok, Political Lightning Rod Who Criticized Trump

8:42pm August 13, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The embattled former special agent lost his place in the Russia investigation over text messages that criticized then-candidate Trump and has been under a political bull's-eye ever since.

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Kevin Downing, an attorney with the defense team for Paul Manafort, leaves federal court Monday as the trial of the former Trump campaign chairman continues.

Politics & Government

Prosecutors Conclude Arguments Against Paul Manafort In Bank And Tax Fraud Trial

8:28pm August 13, 2018

The government called more than two dozen witnesses in its bid to prove Manafort had allegedly violated tax and banking laws. His defense team will have a chance to call witnesses next.

Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development secretary, said the Obama-era Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule "impeded the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing."

Ben Carson Moves Forward With Push To Change Fair Housing Rule

8:17pm August 13, 2018

by Brakkton Booker

The HUD secretary is moving to overhaul an Obama-era rule intended to strengthen the 1968 Fair Housing Act and combat housing segregation. It "impeded development ... of affordable housing," he says.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., presides over a hearing in June. Goodlatte's son, Bobby, has publicly criticized his father and urged his followers to donate to a Democrat running for his father's seat.

Politics & Government

In Politics, No One Can Call You Out Like Your Family

7:42pm August 13, 2018

by Brandon Carter

GOP Rep. Bob Goodlatte's son has publicly criticized his father in recent days. The Goodlattes join a growing list of political families airing their differences in public.

West Virginia House Speaker Pro Tempore John Overington presides over a hearing on articles of impeachment on Monday at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va.

West Virginia House Votes To Impeach 3 State Supreme Court Justices

7:07pm August 13, 2018

The votes come one week after the state House Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment against the entire bench of the state Supreme Court of Appeals.

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