Barrett declines to express view on family separation, dodging final round of questions
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday deflected questions about separating children from their parents to deter immigrants from coming to the United States as well as on the security of mailed ballots, delaying the election and other issues in...
Barrett declines to express view on family separation, dodging final round of questions
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday deflected questions about separating children from their parents to deter immigrants from coming to the United States as well as on the security of mailed ballots, delaying the election and other issues in...
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Use of physical force to seize suspects debated in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether law enforcement officers can be granted qualified immunity when using force to detain a suspect who has escaped or whether they can be charged under the Fourth Amendment with use of excessive force....
Use of physical force to seize suspects debated in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether law enforcement officers can be granted qualified immunity when using force to detain a suspect who has escaped or whether they can be charged under the Fourth Amendment with use of excessive force....
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The Final Question – The Vice Presidential Debate
WASHINGTON - The final question at the vice presidential debate came from someone who can’t vote, Utah 8th grader Brecklynn Brown. It was a surprise to Brown when moderator Susan Page ended the debate with Brown’s question: “When I watch the news all I see is arguing...
The Final Question – The Vice Presidential Debate
WASHINGTON - The final question at the vice presidential debate came from someone who can’t vote, Utah 8th grader Brecklynn Brown. It was a surprise to Brown when moderator Susan Page ended the debate with Brown’s question: “When I watch the news all I see is arguing...
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Biden campaign woos ‘Trekkies’
WASHINGTON- Andrew Wang, Pete Buttigieg and Stacey Abrams are pushing supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to live long and donate. The Democratic politicians teamed up with 19 former and current “Star Trek” actors, including Patrick Stewart and...
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“Not in the business of expressing views”: Barrett skirts questions regarding ACA and abortion during second day of Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON— In the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing Tuesday, Judge Amy Coney Barrett told the Senate Judiciary Committee that she does not have a political agenda but instead an “agenda to stick the rule of law.” Democrats repeatedly questioned her...
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VIDEO: Day one of confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Monday marked the beginning of confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s pick to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court.
read moreVice presidential debate sheds light on key differences between Democratic and Republican pick for VP
Vice President Mike Pence defended the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday against repeated attacks by Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, who said President Donald Trump and Pence knew in February how dangerous the coronavirus was but hid it from the American people.
VIDEO: A Recap of the Vice-Presidential Debate
The vice-presidential debate took place in Salt Lake City just a few days after President Trump and other White House officials tested positive for COVID-19. “The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the...
Harris, Pence spar over COVID-19 response, Supreme Court nominee
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, criticized the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response during the debate on Wednesday as “the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of this county.”
VIDEO: Trump Returns to The White House, Downplays Virus
President Trump is back at the White House after spending three nights in the hospital for COVID-19 treatment. Upon his return on Monday night he told Americans “not to worry” about the virus, which has killed over 210,000 people and infected more than 7.5 million in...
‘Totally irresponsible’: Tammy Baldwin criticizes Ron Johnson’s Supreme Court position
Washington- U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin believes it would be “totally irresponsible” for a senator who had recently tested positive for COVID-19 to vote in person on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, her office said Tuesday. The comment came a...
Trump misleading voters about election security, House committee chairwoman says
The chairwoman of a House elections subcommittee Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of an “insidious” misinformation campaign leading up to the nov. 3 election.
Do presidential debates actually influence voter opinion?
WASHINGTON -- Tuesday’s presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had 73.1 million viewers across all platforms, according to Nielsen ratings. But some researchers say those viewers already had made up their minds on who...
Latino coalition calls for ‘Hispanic lens’ to public policy in presidential race
WASHINGTON — The largest coalition representing Latino interests in the U.S. said Thursday that it wants the winner of the Nov. 3 presidential election to focus on Hispanic priorities, including more hiring of Hispanics and increased disaster relief funds to places...
Trump administration intends to cut refugee admissions to historic low
WASHINGTON — President Trump proposed Wednesday that the U.S. admit 15,000 refugees for fiscal year 2021, lower than any previous caps since the refugee resettlement program's inception in 1980. “This is definitely the Trump administration's attempt to grind our...
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