Governing

Newly naturalized U.S citizens complete voter registration forms in Bethel Park, Pa., in November 2017. The 2020 census will ask respondents whether they are citizens.

2020 Census Will Ask About Respondents' Citizenship Status

11:37pm March 26, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the question will help the Justice Department enforce the Voting Rights Act. Opponents say the question will discourage immigrants from being counted.

Young activists paint signs on March 22 to be carried at the "March For Our Lives" in Los Angeles. More than 500,000 are expected to march for gun control at rallies nationwide on March 24.

Thousands Expected To Rally For Gun Control, Many For The First Time

6:38am March 24, 2018

by Adrienne St. Clair

"People are marching not because we were able to sway them," Parkland student and "March For Our Lives" organizer Cameron Kasky said. "They are marching because our lives depend on it."

Black Lives Matter protesters march Thursday in Sacramento, Calif., after two officers in the city's police department shot and killed Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, in the backyard of his grandparents' house on Sunday evening.

National

In Sacramento, Protesters Shut Down Freeway And Block Entrance To Kings Game

1:36pm March 23, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Activists demonstrated against the fatal shooting of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, by city police. The Kings owner expressed support for the peaceful protest.

On March 18, Marshall County High School freshman Lela Free (left) works on a sign for the March for our Lives rally her community is planning for this Saturday. Free survived a shooting at her school in January, but was moved to action by the shooting in

'We Should Have Been The Last': Kentucky Shooting Survivors Inspired By Parkland

5:01am March 23, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

In January, a student in Marshall County, Ky. killed two classmates and injured 18 more. The survivors were still grieving when the students at Stoneman Douglas began a national protest movement.

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Visitors walk the hallway inside the Pennsylvania Capitol near the House of Representatives chamber. A Republican lawmaker wants to impeach four of the state Supreme Court's justices who ruled that the congressional map be redrawn in time for the 2018 mid

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Criticizes Impeachment Moves

11:08pm March 22, 2018

by Katie Meyer

Impeachment resolutions have been introduced by a Republican lawmaker upset over the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to quickly redraw the state's congressional voting map.

A resident leaves church in Cumming, Iowa, last November.

Another Effort To Get Rid Of The 'Johnson Amendment' Fails

5:59pm March 22, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Conservatives wanted the Omnibus Spending Bill to repeal a provision in tax law that bars churches and other nonprofits from engaging in partisan political campaigns, but they lacked the votes.

A still from police body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting of 22-year-old Stephon Clark on Sunday in Sacramento.

National

Video Shows Sacramento Police Shooting Unarmed Black Man In Grandparents' Backyard

3:21pm March 22, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Body camera footage shows two officers firing about 20 shots at Stephon Clark, then waiting five minutes without giving aid. The officers had responded to a 911 call of a man breaking car windows.

Law enforcement officials search for evidence at the location where the suspected package bomber was killed.

National

Weeks In Fear: A Timeline Of The Austin Bombings

10:15pm March 21, 2018

by Adrienne St. Clair

March has been a frightful month for Austin residents. The police department has responded to more than 1,000 calls about suspicious packages since March 12.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in his Topeka office in May, 2017, after he was appointed by President Trump to co-chair the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.

Kobach Trial Ends, Judge Now Deliberating On Kansas Voting

1:13pm March 21, 2018

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

The trial has ended in the lawsuit alleging Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach's requirements to register to vote in his state are unreasonable. A federal judge will rule on the suit by the fall.

George Metesky, the "Mad Bomber," planted dozens of bombs across New York City, motivated by his anger at his former employer, the Consolidated Edison utility company.

National

From 'Unabomber' To 'Mad Bomber,' A Look At Past Serial Bombers

12:25pm March 21, 2018

by Linda Wang

A bomber had paralyzed Austin, Texas, with a string of explosions that killed two people. Here's a look back at other cases of multiple bombings in the U.S.