A North Carolina law that restricts which bathrooms transgender people can use violates the Civil Rights Act, the DOJ says. State House Speaker Tim Moore says lawmakers won’t take action by Monday.
Those convicted of targeting law enforcement and emergency crews can now face
stricter penalties. “The overarching message is that hate crimes will not be
tolerated in Louisiana,” the governor said.
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, appeared before the
House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. His
opening statement was released Thursday.
Here’s what we know about the $3.5 trillion resolution put forth by the Senate
Budget Committee — and what Democrats have said about how to pay for it.
Former President Donald Trump has announced his intent to launch a
long-anticipated social platform of his own, claiming to create a space to
“stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech.”
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Kathleen Kim, the puppeteer behind Ji-Young, the
show’s newest Muppet. Kim, born to Korean immigrants, says she grew up watching
the show herself.
The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions processes are unconstitutional in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
House Republicans are claiming President Biden benefited from foreign business deals by his son, Hunter, but they have not yet shown direct evidence of that.