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Video Controversy surrounds citizenship question for 2020 census Some predict approximately 24 million people may skip the census altogether. A federal judge in New York on Tuesday barred the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that while a question on citizenship would be constitutional, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had added it arbitrarily and did not follow proper…

Two of the four amendments, introduced by opposition leaders, are similar: They would scuttle Mrs. May’s deal while also rejecting a “no-deal” exit and committing to a pursuit of other options. The other two, also similar to each other, would allow Britain to exit the Irish backstop unilaterally, which would effectively kill the deal, because Brussels considers that condition unacceptable. Amendments that the government supported were rejected by Mr. Bercow,…

In August 2018, law enforcement officials set up a perimeter around the platform that “Silent Sam,” a statue erected to honor confederate dead, was toppled from. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images In August 2018, law enforcement officials set up a perimeter around the platform that “Silent Sam,” a statue erected to honor confederate dead, was toppled from. Logan Cyrus/AFP/Getty Images North Carolina’s flagship public university…

William Barr, President TrumpDonald John TrumpHouse Freedom Caucus calls for Congress to work on shutdown through break Democrat previews Mueller questions for Trump’s AG nominee Trump inaugural committee spent ,000 on makeup for aides: report MORE’s pick to be the next attorney general, takes the hot seat Tuesday for two consecutive days of grilling by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It will be somewhat familiar territory for Barr, a…

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For businesses, a chance to gain clarity The vote will provide little of the detail that businesses need to plan their operations, but it could at least narrow the options. “The longer this Brexit political drama continues, the less and less attractive the U.K. is going to be” to investors, Iain Anderson, the executive chairman of the consulting firm Cicero Group, said last week. Although many businesses are already preparing…

More than 30,000 L.A. Unified School District teachers went on strike Monday, but schools remained open and class was in session. Substitute teachers and volunteers were in campus buildings conducting lessons and showing movies.

The Trump administration argued that the states had not identified anyone who had lost coverage under the rules. Judge Beetlestone replied: “There is no need to wait for the ax to fall before an injunction is appropriate, particularly where defendants have estimated that it is about to fall on thousands of women — and, as a corollary, on the states.” Judge Beetlestone said the final rules were likely to have…

Robert Costa Sean Sullivan Erica Werner January 14 at 9:33 PM President Trump’s dismissals of his own party’s calls for compromise and his seeming indifference to shuttered federal agencies left the snowbound capital paralyzed Monday, with lawmakers in both parties scrambling to jump-start talks but increasingly uncertain about Trump’s interest in ending the longest government shutdown in history. “I did reject it,” Trump told reporters, when asked about a suggestion…

“The N.R.C.C. does not get involved in primaries and isn’t going to comment on a hypothetical general election two years away,” said Chris Pack, a spokesman for the House campaign arm. Democrats are moving to censure or reprimand the Iowa congressman, a stinging penalty. Among them were Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest ranking African-American in Congress, who introduced a measure Monday night in the form of a…

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Video Will there be fireworks at William Barr’s attorney general confirmation hearing? Senate Democrats are expected to press Barr over his past criticism of Mueller’s Russia probe. Several Democratic senators thought to be potential presidential contenders in 2020 — including Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Amy Klobuchar — are set to grill William Barr, President Trump’s attorney general nominee, during his confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Although…

The Pentagon has extended the U.S. military’s support mission along the southwestern border through the end of September. Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan also approved a request from the Department of Homeland Security that officials have said will place 116 miles of concertina wire between ports of entry along the border. John Moore/Getty Images U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents take part in a training exercise at the U.S.-Mexico border,…

House Democrats, who took control of the chamber this month, were pushing for intense sanctions against King, and McCarthy himself came out against the lawmaker, saying King’s language had “no place in America.”

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Shutdown writing is tedious because it tends to follow a pattern: Nothing has happened for weeks and nothing is likely to happen for the next couple weeks. Updates to follow. The wall isn’t even really the point anymore, as if $5 billion could ever do more than pay for a few hundred steel slats along the southern border anyway. Aside from the overflowing toilets at national parks and the army…

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Amy Goldstein January 14 at 4:54 PM A federal judge in Pennsylvania stepped in at the last moment to pause Trump administration rules that would restrict the ability of some women to get birth control at no charge because their employers object on religious or moral grounds. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued a nationwide preliminary injunction Monday afternoon, the same day the new policy was to take effect. Her…

In his confession to police, Jake Thomas Patterson explained how he took a number of steps to carry out his plan and conceal his identity. For one, he stole a pair of license plates and put them onto his vehicle because he did not want his own plates to be spotted. He also disconnected the vehicle’s dome light so that he would not be visible when he opened the door,…

Erica Werner Sean Sullivan Damian Paletta January 14 at 4:54 PM A bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators is planning to hold discussions on how to end the weeks-long government shutdown, with talks between congressional leaders and the White House at a standstill. The group involves Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and others, according to people involved. It will hold its first meeting on Monday evening. Prospects for the group to…