Politics & Government

Attorney General Merrick Garland has set new restrictions on the political activities of some Justice Department employees.

Politics & Government

Garland tightens the reins on Justice Dept. employees' political activities

6:14pm August 30, 2022

by Washington Desk

In an Aug. 30 memo, Attorney General Merrick Garland writes that he's ending the long-standing policy of allowing political appointees to attend partisan political events.

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Democrat Mary Peltola hopes to keep lead over GOP's Sarah Palin in Alaska election

4:05pm August 30, 2022

by Liz Ruskin

As Alaska tallies votes for a special election to the U.S. House, Democrat Mary Peltola is hoping to keep a lead ahead of Republican Sarah Palin. Peltola would be the first Alaska native in Congress.

Kristin Zaitz, left, and Heather Hoff of Mothers for Nuclear and Kristin's daughter Sasha make their views clear in front of California's state house.

Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today

3:12pm August 30, 2022

by Uri Berliner

Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.

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Beasley touts sheriff support, opposes 'defund the police'

11:10am August 30, 2022

by Hannah Schoenbaum Associated Press/Report for America

Inside the rise of 'stealerships' and the shady economics of car buying

6:30am August 30, 2022

by Greg Rosalsky

Car dealerships deploy tricks and traps to make as much money as they can from you. Here's what I learned when trying to buy a new car.

Conservative Christian groups are targeting Louisiana libraries

5:10am August 30, 2022

by John Burnett

A conservative Christian group is forcing public libraries in South Louisiana to remove books about sexuality, race and gender and targeting the state's Librarian of the Year for her opposition.

Republican politicians are critical of Biden's voluntary farm conservation plans

5:10am August 30, 2022

by Elizabeth Rembert

Voluntary conservation is embraced by some farmers who get payments. But some governors are comparing the Biden administration's new plan to step up conservation goals to a government takeover.

Texas Democrat and gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks during a campaign event in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. O'Rourke said Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, that he had cleared his campaign schedule after receiving treatment at a San Antonio h

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Beto O'Rourke turns to virtual campaigning due to a bacterial infection

4:51pm August 29, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke said he will rest from home after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. He's now holding virtual campaign events instead.

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More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they fear being attacked in their neighborhood

4:20pm August 29, 2022

by Alana Wise

A new Harvard/NPR poll notes that fear is a rising reality among people of color. Americans of color were more likely than white Americans to say they feared being threatened or physically attacked.

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How U.S. allies view the country a year after its withdraw from Afghanistan

4:20pm August 29, 2022

by Asma Khalid

It has been a year since the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. Some of the United States' strongest allies were vocal in their criticism, but how do they view the U.S. today?