U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions and a Look at Civil Rights
The nomination of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to the office of U.S. Attorney General is causing controversy among civil rights groups. Several members of the NAACP staged a sit-in protest at Sessions’ office in Mobile Tuesday demanding to speak with the senator before being arrested later that evening. Sessions’ civil rights track record is on trial and is likely to remain a topic of conversation until his confirmation hearing. Nick Patterson, editor of the weekly newspaper Weld, discusses a little about how civil rights actually work.
California fire victims say fighting with insurance companies has delayed rebuilding
Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.
A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports
The first case involves an Idaho student barred by state law from trying out for the track team; the second was brought by a West Virginia middle schooler barred by state law from competing.
Today is the Smithsonian’s deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
Trump administration to shutter an immigration court, adding to judges’ backlog
The planned closure of the San Francisco Immigration Court comes as immigration judges spent the last year facing pressure to move through their caseloads faster and streamline deportations.
Trump heads to Detroit to give a speech refocusing on the American economy
The speech at the Detroit Economic Club comes after major foreign policy moves have overshadowed domestic policy.
What to know about Trump’s ugly feud with the Federal Reserve
A Justice Department probe of the Federal Reserve marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration's effort to bend the independent central bank to the president's will.
