Articles filed under Politics
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U.S. plans for more migrant releases when asylum limits endDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security said more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions...
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EXPLAINER: Will immigration surge as asylum rule ends?Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Since the pandemic began, the United States has been using a public health rule designed to limit the spread of disease to expel asylum-seekers on the ...
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Lawmakers hear more pleas for gun controlDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative committee on Thursday heard more witnesses call for a ban on high-powered rifles and large-capacity magazines, but some experts said that alo...
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Congress OKs bill forcing feds to fix broken prison camerasDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congress has passed legislation requiring the federal Bureau of Prisons to overhaul failing and outdated security systems in the wake of rampant staff sexua...
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How the Federal Reserve's series of rate hikes could affect your financesDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Reserve's move Wednesday to raise its key rate by a half-point brought it to a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, the highest level in 14 years. The Fed...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: The extreme court knows no boundsDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - The noise of democracy fills the Capitol, while across First Street, the sound of silence rules at the Supreme Court. "The Nine" members are cloistered from all that. Ex...
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Lawmakers announce 'framework' on bill to keep government openDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year announced late Tuesday they've reached agreement on ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Joe Biden and the price of gasDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - It doesn't sound like much, but President Joe Biden is doing better on Main Street. His overall approval ratings have been slowly improving since August, when gas prices...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Political grandstanding probably dooms sensible immigration dealDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - When Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Krysten Sinema was not complicating Democratic Party plans for the 2024 Arizona Senate race, she was striking a deal with Republica...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The Nazis never win, and the Confederates always quitDec 13, 2022 12:00 am - In the movie "Gone With the Wind," everything is all hunky-slavey until the Confederates quit, and the next thing you know, you can't whip the skin off Mammy for being l...