Thursday's politics & policy stories


California synagogue shooter sentenced to life in prison

Sep 30, 2021 - Health

Suicides among active duty service members increased by 41% between 2015 and 2020

Yellen voices support for abolishing debt ceiling, calls it "destructive"

Navient will no longer service federal student loans

Newsom signs new legislation to bolster police accountability

Senate confirms Rohit Chopra to lead CFPB

Sep 30, 2021 - World

UN warns against deporting migrants to Haiti

Updated Sep 30, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden signs short-term government funding bill, averting shutdown

DHS announces new deportation and enforcement guidance

Manchin digs in on reconciliation

Supreme Court agrees to hear Ted Cruz's campaign finance case

First look: Rick Scott probes LinkedIn, Microsoft on censoring U.S. journalists in China

Reconciliation waiting game attracts climate influence spending

First look: Thousands of school board members urge Biden to protect them

Sep 30, 2021 - World

Canada court rules government must compensate Indigenous children

Sep 30, 2021 - World

Russia threatens to block YouTube for deleting RT channels

Updated Sep 29, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Trump super PAC replaces Lewandowski after sexual misconduct claim

Oregon school board bans political symbols from classrooms

U.S. requests imprisonment for Jan. 6 misdemeanor defendants for the 1st time

Biden attends Congressional Baseball Game at Nats Park

Scoop: The Manchin-Sinema climate collision

Democrats' moment of truth

Celebrity pols propel ad spending

Next border surge

Sep 29, 2021 - Sports

Private school college athletes are employees, labor board says