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Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be public and livestreamed, Pentagon says
The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as being “public.”
Oct 85 min read
$70,000 fee for international students to work in US proposed by Trump administration
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump administration to crack down on foreign enrollment.
Oct 72 min read
Abortion foes plan to push pill restrictions in the states
Even if the FDA preserves telehealth abortion, they want mandatory ultrasounds, waiting periods and in-person visits.
Oct 77 min read
Army study: ICE’s shock gloves cause pain, compliance, fear
The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees and protesters worked so powerfully during a military exercise that participants felt intense pain, stopped fighting immediately and feared additional exposures, according to a previously unreleased Army study.
Oct 64 min read
Americans’ water bills are growing faster than groceries, overall inflation
In some states, water bills are increasing twice as fast as household incomes.
Oct 62 min read
Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies
The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars at stake.
Oct 53 min read
Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.
When Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin declared in September that Immigration and Customs Enforcement could serve warrants on individuals at polling places this fall, officials in Denver, a liberal city where roughly 14% of residents are foreign-born, quickly sued.
Oct 37 min read
Trump administration walks away from disability rights enforcement
A court ruling could make it harder for disabled people to receive services in their communities rather than in institutions.
Oct 26 min read
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone
U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved.
Oct 14 min read
Presidents rarely visit Indian Country. Trump’s planned Choctaw Nation rally will be the latest
President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally on the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on Thursday, putting him in the company of just a handful of U.S. presidents who have visited tribal nations while in office.
Oct 14 min read
Most Americans blame Trump for high prices as midterms approach, a new AP-NORC poll finds
17% of US adults approve of his handling of the cost of living, 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall.
Oct 15 min read
New federal K-12 voucher program set to take effect in January
Alaska and 29 other states have opted in to the program so far.
Oct 13 min read
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