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A bus full of construction workers, seen, hit a firetruck on an elevate... . Part of the guard rail shows some damage near a bus after a deadly crash on Interstate 10 near Laplace, La., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016.
President Barack Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offences. Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug convictions, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries.
Hopes for overhauling the nation's criminal justice system have faded in Congress this year, undercut by a rash of summer shootings involving police and the pressure of election-year politics. Republicans, including Majority Whip John Cornyn ofTexas, had joined with Democrats in hopes of revising the 1980s and '90s-era federal "tough on crime" laws to reduce prison overcrowding and save taxpayer dollars.
Donald Trump and his aides used to say that voters didn't care about the nitty-gritty of policy details. But now those details are tripping up his campaign.
Dare Ya! by Anthony Magyar & Jason Sibley is a clutching story of Mississippi penitentiary inmates creating unrivaled wealth behind bars. They monopolized a grueling environment and managed to maintain status quo until paroled.
Donald Trump and his aides used to say that voters didn't care about the nitty-gritty of policy details. But now those details are tripping up his campaign.
Donald Trump says he'll deliver a detailed speech Wednesday on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration - but it's anyone's guess what he will say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of wavering - and at least one canceled speech - on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a "deportation force" to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.
Donald Trump says he'll deliver a detailed speech Wednesday on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration -- but it's anyone's guess what he will say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the Republican presidential nominee after days of wavering -- and at least one canceled speech -- on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a "deportation force" to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.
" Donald Trump says he'll deliver a detailed speech on his proposal to crack down on illegal immigration on Wednesday in Arizona " but it's anyone's guess what he might say. The announcement came late Sunday in a tweet by the GOP presidential nominee after days of wavering " and at least one canceled speech " on a question central to his campaign: Whether he would, as he said in November, use a "deportation force" to eject the estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.
Hackers targeted voter registration systems in Illinois and Arizona, and the FBI alerted Arizona officials in June that Russians were behind the assault on the election system in that state. The bureau described the threat as "credible" and significant, "an eight on a scale of one to 10," Matt Roberts, a spokesman for Arizona Republican Secretary of State Michele Reagan, said Monday.
It's unconstitutional today for lawyers to use race alone to strike potential jurors. But nearly 30 years ago, Tim Kaine did just that-a move now winning praise from legal experts.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Sunday he'll be making a speech on illegal immigration on Wednesday in Arizona, after a week of speculation that he might be softening his hard-line promise to deport 11 million people living in the United States illegally.
John Dickerson, host of CBS's "Face the Nation," on Sunday referred to "11 million undocumented workers," yet thousands of illegal aliens are imprisoned. It is unknown exactly how many illegal immigrants are in the United States and most estimate between 11 million to 12 million.
A former Guantanamo prisoner now held by Venezuela's intelligence agency has gone on hunger strike, his lawyer said Saturday. Held in Guantanamo for 12 years without charge, Jihad Diyab, pictured on Sep 8, 2015, was released from the US military prison in southern Cuba to Uruguay in 2014 along with five fellow former detainees.
Dr Ben Carson and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Pierry Benjamin attend a round table with the Republican Leadership Initiative at Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, August 25, 2016. Photo: Reuters Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject the "bigotry" of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticizing his efforts to appeal to black voters and saying she was reaching out to people from all parties who are troubled by his candidacy.
The fir... Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage has unleashed an obscene tirade on a Democratic legislator, leaving him a message that said "I am after you" and telling reporters he wished he could point a gun between the... Maine's bombastic Republican governor has built a reputation on his unfiltered comments, but his obscene tirade unleashed on a liberal lawmaker prompted Democratic lawmakers Friday to warn that the governor was coming... A judge whose six-month sentence in the sexual assault case of a former Stanford swimmer has removed himself from handling criminal matters, but efforts to recall him remain.
The Christian Association of Nigerian , yesterday, berated the United States Secretary of States, Mr John Kerry over his visit to Nigeria, describing the visit as discriminatory, personal and divisive. The President of CAN, Rev.
A day after he left open the chance of legal status for millions of immigrants in the United States illegally, Donald Trump tried to close the door on that, telling CNN's Anderson Cooper that he does not support any immediate move to a legal status for law abiding immigrants. "When they come back in, then they can start paying taxes, but there is no path to legalization unless they leave the country and then come back," Trump said of those in the U.S. illegally.
Issues of race are a huge factor in any U.S. presidential election, and they may be more noticeable in the 2016 election, where GOP candidate Donald Trump has alienated many minorities and polled terribly among them.
The first-term governor found willing allies in that cause, particularly among Chicago Democrats, and it has become one of the few areas where he can tout bipartisan efforts and accomplishments. But it has also opened up an avenue for attack in districts where voters want a tough-on-crime approach.