Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Obama's Request For Immigration Funds Meets Pushback On The Hill

7:04pm July 10, 2014

by Melissa Block

President Obama has asked Congress for $3.7 billion to address the influx of immigrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate Appropriations Committee is holding a hearing about the request.

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Federal Judge Requests More Evidence in Preliminary Injunction Hearing Against NC's Voting Law

2:41pm July 10, 2014

A federal judge in Winston-Salem will decide whether or not North Carolina's voting law will apply to the 2014 November General Election.

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Closing Arguments Expected in Injunction Hearing against NC's Voting Law

6:27am July 10, 2014

A federal hearing challenging North Carolina's voting law is coming to an end.

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Obama Stumps In Colorado, With Women's Vote As Backdrop

10:39pm July 09, 2014

by Scott Horsley

In a state that hosts one of the nation's closest Senate races, the president spoke about the women's issues that could turn the election. But Sen. Mark Udall opted not to appear alongside Obama.

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Protesters outside a San Antonio courthouse advocate for legal representation for immigrant children.

For Kids In Immigration Court, Legal Counsel Is Catch As Catch Can

10:39pm July 09, 2014

by John Burnett

Advocacy groups have sued the federal government for not providing lawyers to children in deportation proceedings. Unlike criminal courts, these courts don't provide representation for defendants.

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NC's Attorneys Grill Witness to Support State's Belief of Possible Voter Fraud

9:17am July 09, 2014

It's a battle of numbers as Civil Rights groups and the state of North Carolina debate the possibility of voter fraud.

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Cleveland, A Democratic Stronghold, Wins GOP Convention

8:01am July 09, 2014

by Nick Castele

The Republican Party picked Cleveland to host its 2016 convention. The GOP says it was drawn by the city's renaissance, and that they're taking the presidential battleground state of Ohio seriously.

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Voting Is Everyone's Right

6:40am July 08, 2014

Winston-Salem hosts the state's Moral Monday protest.

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Debate Heats Up in Federal Court Regarding NC's Voting Law

5:44am July 08, 2014

NC attorneys claim all residents have equal access to voting, but many disagree.

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Democratic Rep. Mike Michaud speaks at the Pride Parade and Festival in Portland, Maine, on June 21. Michaud, who is openly gay, is running for governor with the backing of national LGBT groups.

In Maine, A Gay Candidate With An Uneven Record On LGBT Rights

7:56pm July 07, 2014

by Susan Sharon

The state could elect the nation's first openly gay governor this fall. But Mike Michaud only recently came out, and some question whether he deserves the backing of Maine's largest gay rights group.

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