Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter at Port Authority Bus Terminal on May 18, 2023, in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams addressed the daily arrival…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…
Trump campaign still owes Coastal; Winthrop tab paid in full, public records show
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump gestures to members of the audience as he leaves a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University on February 10,…
Alabama reading assessments show 4,800 third graders could be held back
A small child pulling children’s books off a bookshelf. (Getty Images) Nine percent of Alabama’s third graders could be held back after testing below grade level for reading, State Schools…
California farmworkers: Why are so many dying in crashes?
A memorial for Fidel Ojeda and Pedro Ojeda, two of seven farm workers killed while driving to work in Madera County. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local Good morning, Inequality…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
U.S. House Republicans are promoting a bill to curb voting by noncitizens. Though noncitizens can vote in some local elections, it is already illegal for noncitizens to vote in federal…
U.S. House panel debates voting by noncitizens, which is already illegal
Signage for voters looking to vote in-person at the Wellington E. Webb Municipal Office Building on March 5, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. Fifteen states and one U.S. territory hold their…
Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
Dr. Brian Jeffrey Swann, who is on the board of directors for Remote Area Medical and practices dentistry in Tennessee, told a U.S. Senate committee about low-income people who drive…
The Download: Political Notebook: Current and former transit chiefs on comeback trail
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Political Notebook: Current and former transit chiefs on comeback trail
DURING A SPEECH this week, Monica Tibbits-Nutt said she is a transportation secretary who doesn’t ride the commuter rail system. Her comments were part of a wide-ranging speech before the…