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White House agrees to order ending census fight
In a letter to U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman, government lawyers said today that they don’t oppose an order barring the U.S. from asking about citizenship on the 2020 survey. Read more
In a letter to U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman, government lawyers said today that they don’t oppose an order barring the U.S. from asking about citizenship on the 2020 survey. Read more
The Health and Human Services department formally notified family planning clinics that it will begin enforcing the ban on abortion referrals, along with a requirement that clinics maintain separate finances from facilities that provide abortions. Read more
The vote came after Trump and top congressional Republicans denied he is a racist and urged GOP lawmakers to oppose the Democratic measure. Read more
Several GOP senators, and some House Republicans, said Trump had gone too far. Read more
The letter was signed by 21 Democrats and one independent. Read more
Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, defended Trump, saying the president had been responding to “very specific” comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who was born in Somalia. Read more
According to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. Read more
Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending Obamacare, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the current insurance system with a fully government-run model. Read more
President Donald Trump assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the “broken and crime infested places from which they came,” ignoring the fact that the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the U.S. Read more
Asked for his reaction to the magazine article, Buttigieg said, “I appreciated that article was taken down.” Read more
Infighting between liberal and centrist House Democrats has been highlighted by Pelosi’s seemingly dismissive words aimed at the freshmen. Read more
About 2,200 federal inmates will be released that day by the federal Bureau of Prisons under a criminal justice reform measure signed into law last year by President Donald Trump. Read more
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony to Congress has been delayed until July 24 under an agreement that gives lawmakers more time to question him. Read more
Trump unleashed his criticism on one of Wisconsin’s favorite sons just before leaving to go to the state he wants to win in 2020. Read more
His reversal comes after the Supreme Court blocked his efforts to include the citizenship question and as the government had already begun the lengthy and expensive process of printing the census questionnaire without it. Read more
Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York will make the final decision about issuing the subpoenas and has said they can be avoided if witnesses and the administration cooperate voluntarily. The vote was 21-12. Read more
The once-highly promoted plan from Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar ran into opposition within the White House. Read more
Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said today he’s joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run. Read more
Amy McGrath, a Marine combat aviator who narrowly lost a House race to an incumbent Republican in Kentucky, has set her sights on an even more formidable target: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Read more
Judge Jesse Furman ruled today, saying lawyers must cite satisfactory reasons for withdrawing. Read more
It was unclear when the three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel would rule in a case that appeared destined for the Supreme Court. Read more