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Ad Policy Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre as Israeli forces continued to expand their invasion in south Lebanon. (Stringer / Picture Alliance via Getty Images) The AP UFC dome is regrettably being held up by Producer Jake’s HOA. In this week’s news: […]

Healthcare workers participate in a simulation exercise in Uganda, practicing how to conduct a safe and dignified burial for a deceased Ebola patient. Leonard Musinguzi hide caption toggle caption Leonard Musinguzi A large Ebola outbreak in central Africa is spreading, and misinformation about the virus is making matters worse. Rumors on social media claim that […]

NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Cory Booker about protests around an ICE detention facility in his home state of New Jersey and lawmakers’ agenda as Congress returns to Washington.

Reporting Highlights Less Gun Enforcement: The ATF referred 30% fewer gun-trafficking charges during Trump’s first year than the year prior. The number of referrals prosecutors declined also rose. ATF to ICE: Large numbers of ATF agents have been shifted from enforcing gun laws to helping ICE in its campaigns against undocumented immigrants. Undoing a Crackdown: […]

Congress returns to Washington with a long to-do list, including disentangling immigration enforcement funding from the President’s weaponization fund.

Over the weekend, President Trump suggested an event celebrating America’s 250th birthday should instead be a rally with him as the headliner after many of the artists slated to perform dropped out.

The EEOC was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to address entrenched discrimination in employment. Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. In 1966, the newly-established Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a rule to tackle […]

NPR’s Leila Fadel asks likely Democratic nominee Graham Platner how he plans to beat incumbent Republican Susan Collins in Maine’s Senate race.

With five months to go until the general election, how are Republicans running for office explaining to voters why they should retain control of Congress?

Congress returns to town with the same problems they left before Memorial Day: immigration funding, opposition to a new Justice Department fund, and questions about Iran war oversight.