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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Refugee Order

6:03am January 16, 2020

by Joel Rose

A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Trump administration's executive order letting state and local governments turn away refugees from resettling in their communities.

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Bruce Springsteen's Son Is 1 Of 15 New Firefighters In Jersey City

6:03am January 16, 2020

In New Jersey Tuesday, rock icon Bruce Springsteen's son Sam was sworn in as a firefighter. He is one of 15 new firefighters in Jersey City.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, left and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. after Tuesday's debate.

After Debate, Warren Told Sanders: 'I Think You Called Me A Liar'

9:52pm January 15, 2020

by Amita Kelly

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders shared a tense moment after Tuesday night's Democratic debate. Now, CNN has released audio of the exchange.

Equal Rights Amendment supporters demonstrate outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 8.

For These Women, The Equal Rights Amendment Has Been A Decades-Long Battle

9:22pm January 15, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Women who fought for and against the Equal Rights Amendment decades ago — sometimes as teenagers — are watching the votes in Virginia.

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The FBI alleges John William Kirby Kelley participated in hundreds of 'swatting' attacks involving 134 agencies in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

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Virginia Man Charged In Neo-Nazi-Affiliated 'Swatting' Ring

8:14pm January 15, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Swatting is harassing a target by drawing extreme law enforcement responses with fake bomb or shooting reports. The government says the suspect bragged about it in a white supremacist chatroom.

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Kentucky Coal Miners Striking To Demand Missing Wages End Their Protest

8:03pm January 15, 2020

by Sydney Boles

In Pike County, Ky., coal miners blocked a railroad track, demanding to be paid wages they said they were owed. After three days, they were paid and left the tracks.

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President Trump's administration is releasing billions of dollars in hurricane relief for Puerto Rico that was supposed to be released by September.

Months After Blowing Deadline, Trump Administration Lifts Hold On Puerto Rico Aid

7:22pm January 15, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

HUD says it is releasing more than $8 billion in aid to Puerto Rico aid. The deadline to do so was in September. The aid is for rebuilding after devastating Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck in 2017.

Rep. Jason Crow (far right) and other managers of the House impeachment case join Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a news conference at the Capitol.

Impeachment Manager Jason Crow Not A Usual Suspect For Job

7:17pm January 15, 2020

by David Welna

Freshman Colorado Democrat Jason Crow did not vote for Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker of the House. She chose him anyway for the House impeachment management team.

Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but the ERA's future is uncertain: Its original deadline elapsed decades ago. Here, an ERA supporter reacts to a Virginia Senate committee's vote to advance the ERA amendmen

Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

7:08pm January 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.

A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Trump administration's executive order letting state and local governments turn away refugees from resettling in their communities.

Judge Blocks Trump's Executive Order Allowing Local Officials To Reject Refugees

6:27pm January 15, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The order is a blow for the White House, which essentially tried to give state and local government officials power to veto resettlement. The judge says that appears to violate the Refugee Act.