Tight Race For DNC Chair Narrows Ahead Of Weekend Vote
Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez won a key endorsement just days before Saturday's vote. Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota are the race's two front-runners.
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This Week In Race: Immigration Headaches, Oscar Glow and POTUS At The Blacksonian
If the human rights aspect of (deportation) doesn't interest you, the prospect of $8 avocados and double-digit fast food might.
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Plan To Disrupt Immigration Raids Will Enlist Songs And Prayers
Volunteers training to disrupt immigration raids are forming mobile sanctuaries in hopes that enforcement agents will honor a long-standing policy of not arresting people in those spaces.
Indiana's Claims About Its Medicaid Experiment Don't All Check Out
Indiana's health program for low-income people is experimental, and needs federal approval to continue. The state says its program is working, but some claims lack much-needed context.
Overwhelmed Courts Could Limit Impact Of Adding Immigration Officers
Much attention has been given to President Trump's plans for enforcing immigration laws, but not much has been said about how deportations might affect an already-stressed immigration court system.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling Calls Consumer Financial Protection Bureau A 'Rogue Agency'
Steve Inskeep talks with Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling, who says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "must go" and is unaccountable. The agency was created after the financial crisis of 2008.
White House Spokesman Predicts More Federal Action Against Marijuana
Press secretary Sean Spicer comments on Thursday came as a poll indicated a majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana.
In Eastern Virginia, Mixed Feelings on Trump's Trans Restroom Guidance
Gloucester County, Va., is embroiled in a battle over transgender restrooms. The case of one of its high school students is slated to be argued before the Supreme Court next month.
Vice President Pence To CPAC: 'We're In The Promise-Keeping Business'
Pence, whose brand of conservatism is more traditionally suited for the annual confab than President Trump's, spoke Thursday evening.
On Tillerson And Kelly Visit, Mexico Seeks 'Clarity' On Immigration Proposals
Just days after the Department of Homeland Security detailed how it will implement President Trump's policies, Mexican officials warned Thursday they would not accept "measures imposed unilaterally."