Thursday's politics & policy stories


Entire Portland Police rapid response team quits after officer's indictment

EPA chief reinstates advisory board after March "reset"

Blockbuster Supreme Court day

Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters pleads guilty to misdemeanor

Jun 17, 2021 - Sports

DOJ issues first direct statements against states targeting trans youth

Federal COVID survey to request sexual orientation, gender identity for first time

Supreme Court throws out child slave labor suit against Nestlé, Cargill

Jun 17, 2021 - Economy

America's pandemic of unemployment fraud

What the U.S. government is doing to fix unemployment fraud

Biden, Obama celebrate ACA ruling

Texas governor signs bill allowing permit-free gun carrying

Albuquerque marks 50th anniversary of uprising over police violence

McConnell rejects Manchin's voting rights compromise

Jun 17, 2021 - World

Case of murdered Honduran trans woman could set legal precedent in region

Updated Jun 17, 2021 - Science

Chinese astronauts reach new space station for 3-month mission

Jun 17, 2021 - Politics & Policy

House votes to repeal 2002 authorization of military force in Iraq

Supreme Court rules foster agencies can reject same-sex couples

Immigration's role in America's labor shortage

Stacey Abrams says she supports Manchin's voting rights compromise

Jun 17, 2021 - Politics & Policy

GOP Rep. Paul Gosar's family calls Jan. 6 comments "despicable"

Outage leaves 337,000 in Puerto Rico without power

GOP lawmaker refuses to shake hand of officer who protected Capitol on Jan. 6

Michael Wolff's new Trump book: "Landslide"

Jun 17, 2021 - World

Biden unplugs in trip's last hour

Updated Jun 17, 2021 - World

500 Hong Kong police officers raid pro-democracy newspaper

World Bank rejects El Salvador's request to help implement bitcoin

Montana governor giving first-quarter salary to drug treatment facility

Texas governor announces $250M "down payment" for state border wall

Biden's two-step negotiating process

Scoop: NRCC to accept cryptocurrency donations

By the numbers: Federal holiday adoption dates

The story behind the first holiday in 4 decades