Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Jurors can't be replaced once deliberations begin, North Carolina appeals court rules

9:53am February 21, 2024

by Gary Robertson, Associated Press

A man sentenced to life in prison without parole for a fatal shooting in a Raleigh motel room was awarded a new trial on Tuesday by the state Court of Appeals because of a jury shakeup after deliberations began.

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5:08am February 21, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court takes up an environmental case. Nikki Haley vows to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Alabama's Supreme Court gives fertilized eggs the same rights as children.

Nikki Haley says she's staying in the race 'until the last person votes'

5:08am February 21, 2024

Despite her odds, Nikki Haley is vowing to stay in the race for the GOP presidential nomination — pitching herself as the forward-looking alternative to former President Trump and President Biden.

Some GOP lawmakers in the South may be open to expanding Medicaid coverage

5:08am February 21, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

More Southern states are talking about expanding Medicaid to cover low-income residents. They've resisted the option for a decade, but are now running into competition for healthy workers.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge from GOP-led states and industry groups seeking to block the EPA's "good neighbor" provision, which is designed to reduce smog and air pollution.

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Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA's 'good neighbor' rule that limits pollution

5:00am February 21, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

The justices will consider whether to hit pause on a federal rule designed to reduce air pollution that drifts across states and can cause health troubles.

Federal prosecutors say that former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov admitted to authorities that "officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story" about President Biden's son, Hunter Biden.

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Ex-FBI source charged with Biden lies is tied to Russian intelligence, prosecutors say

9:07pm February 20, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

Federal prosecutors say that Alexander Smirnov admitted to authorities that "officials associated with Russian intelligence were involved in passing a story" about President Biden's son, Hunter.

Immigrants file into a U.S. Customs and Border Protection bus after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on January 07, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Texas has spent over $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country

8:40pm February 20, 2024

by Sergio Martínez-Beltrán | The Texas Newsroom

Since 2022, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has bused over 102,000 migrants to predominantly Democratic-led cities. Supporters say the cost is necessary, but critics argue the program is expensive and inhumane.

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A new Indiana bill will weaken protections over wetlands

6:00pm February 20, 2024

by Ethan Sandweiss

The Indiana legislature has passed a bill that will reduce wetland protections. Environmentalists warn the policy will lead to more development, harm habitats and undermine natural flood abatement.

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Former President Donald Trump attends a pretrial hearing Thursday for charges he faces in a New York hush money case. Two civil judgments in New York have put Trump on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Trump faces some half a billion dollars in legal penalties. How will he pay them?

5:44pm February 20, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.

Widow and former PM among those indicted in Haitian president assassination inquiry

5:42pm February 20, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles about those indicted in the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president, including his widow and the former prime minister.

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