Tag: Political issues
Barr able to put his stamp on executive power as Trump’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Gathered in the small assembly hall in Little Rock, Arkansas, their chairs spaced 6 feet (1.83 meters) apart, the business leaders...
Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting
WASHINGTON (AP) - Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to...
ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade
NEW YORK (AP) - Days after a federal judge paused the public release of New York City police disciplinary records, a news website has...
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings’ unlikely path
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Val Demings has already been vice president.In 1972, the future Florida congresswoman was a young Black girl struggling to make...
From police chief to VP? Inside Val Demings’ unlikely path
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Val Demings has already been vice president.In 1972, the future Florida congresswoman was a young Black girl struggling to make...
Portland struggles with liberal identity under nation’s gaze
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Images broadcast worldwide of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler getting tear-gassed alongside protesters made him an overnight standard-bearer for the growing...
Segregation, King meeting set Lewis on quest for justice
TROY, Ala. (AP) - Eighteen-year-old John Lewis stepped off a Greyhound bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1958 after receiving a round-trip ticket from the...
Judge blocks Seattle law banning police use of pepper spray
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge late Friday blocked Seattle’s new law prohibiting police from using pepper spray, blast balls and similar weapons that...
Christopher Columbus statues taken down at 2 Chicago parks
CHICAGO (AP) - Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori...
Christopher Columbus statues taken down at 2 Chicago parks
CHICAGO (AP) - Two statues of Christopher Columbus that stood in Chicago parks were taken down early Friday at the direction of Mayor Lori...