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Resistance To Trump's Presidency Is Helping Groups On The Left Raise Money

4:07pm February 26, 2018

by Peter Overby

Act Blue is a non-profit that has become a start of Democratic fundraising. The digital fundraising platform for progressive candidates and causes raised $522 million in 2017 — that's more than double its take in 2015.

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Florida Lawmakers Proposing Major Changes To Gun Laws Following Parkland Shooting

4:07pm February 26, 2018

by Greg Allen

In Florida, new gun control measures get their first test Monday in a Senate committee, where Democrats will push for a ban on high-powered semiautomatic rifles. Much of the focus now is on the Broward Sheriff department's investigation and response to the shooting, with many GOP lawmakers calling for the sheriff's suspension.

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What's The Potential Impact Of Gun Control Ideas Following South Florida Shooting?

4:07pm February 26, 2018

Congress returns this week for the first time since a shooter killed 17 people inside a Florida high school. Adam Winkler, a law professor at UCLA who has written extensively about gun regulations, joins NPR's Ailsa Chang to talk about various proposals to regulate access to guns — and what impact those policies could have on preventing mass shootings.

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What The Weinstein Co. Filing For Bankruptcy Means For Alleged Sexual Abuse Victims

4:07pm February 26, 2018

by Elizabeth Blair

The Weinstein Co. is filing for bankruptcy. For alleged victims of Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse that might put compensation further out of reach.

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On The Navajo Nation, Foster Care Families Are In Short Supply

4:07pm February 26, 2018

by Laurel Morales

Foster families are in short supply on the Navajo Nation. U.S. law requires Native children be placed with Native families, so a small number of homes take in a large number of foster children.

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Trump Reportedly Considering Naming His Personal Pilot To Head FAA

4:07pm February 26, 2018

by Brian Naylor

The Federal Aviation Administration has been without a permanent chief since early this year when President Obama's appointee stepped down. Now, according to reports President Trump has a nominee in mind, one who happens to be his personal pilot.

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Six-year-old Sophie Cruz speaks during a rally in front of the Supreme Court next to her father, Raul Cruz, and supporter Jose Antonio Vargas in 2016.

Supreme Court Declines To Take DACA Case, Leaving It In Place For Now

3:45pm February 26, 2018

The court said the government's appeal on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should be heard by a court of appeals first. Trump had wanted to end the program by March 5.

President Trump speaks during a meeting with the members of the National Governors Association at the White House on Monday.

Renewing Call To Arm Teachers, Trump Tells Governors The NRA Is 'On Our Side'

3:37pm February 26, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The president also criticized law enforcement for not doing enough to prevent the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and suggested he would have been more aggressive in engaging the gunman.

Thousands of teachers rallied at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., last Thursday.

West Virginia Schools Closed As Teacher Walkout Enters Day 3

2:22pm February 26, 2018

by Dave Mistich

Teachers unions are calling for salary increases and a health care fix, but it's unclear when their demands will be satisfied well enough to send them back to the classroom.

Muslims circle the Kaaba, located in the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as part of their Islamic pilgrimage.

#MosqueMeToo Gives Muslim Women A Voice About Sexual Misconduct At Mecca

1:57pm February 26, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Inspired by a viral Facebook post, Muslim women around the world are sharing their stories of being groped and fondled in the holiest place in the Islamic world.