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Pope Francis' decree that the death penalty is "inadmissible" in all cases could pose a dilemma for Roman Catholic politicians and judges in the United States who are faced with whether to strictly follow the tenets of their faith or the rule of law. Some Catholic leaders in death penalty states have said they'll continue to support capital punishment.
Pope Francis' decree that the death penalty is "inadmissible" in all cases could pose a dilemma for Roman Catholic politicians and judges in the United States who are faced with whether to strictly follow the tenets of their faith or the rule of law. Some Catholic leaders in death penalty states have said they'll continue to support capital punishment.
Despite releasing a comprehensive and remarkably radical criminal justice reform agenda in 2015, Senator Bernie Sanders was accused throughout his presidential campaign of being insufficiently concerned with the topic, and of habitually changing the subject to economics . The reality is that Mr. Sanders has the clearest insight into the connections between criminal justice issues and economic inequality of any major politician today.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday after a campaign rally. He returned to his golf resort in New Jersey, where he unleashed a series of tweets on Sunday against the news media and special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
In this July 23, 2018, photo, nurse Brian Toia holds tabs of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, as he prepares to administer the drug, known also by the brand name Suboxone, to selected inmates at the Franklin County Jail in Greenfield, Mass. American correctional institutions are slowly loosening resistance to giving inmates medication for their opioid addiction.
Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, left, speaks Thursday at the White House briefing on election security as FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen listen.
The wife of a Marine boarded a plane in Orlando, Florida, bound for Mexico on Friday after running out of options to stop her impending deportation. Alejandra Juarez, 39, has been fighting to stay in America since a 2013 traffic stop exposed her legal status.
Republicans Mike Dunleavy and Mead Treadwell are vying to become the third person in what is shaping up to be a three-way fight for governor in Alaska. The winner of the Aug. 21 GOP primary will advance to the general election.
Last month, Lopez Obrador said he would cancel the planned purchase of eight military helicopters from the US as part of cost-cutting measures Mexican president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will review security agreements with the United States, including the US$2.9 billion Merida Initiative, and wants to refocus aid to social and economic projects, a senior security aide said on Friday.
The former office manager of a Pittsburgh bankruptcy boutique who is the son of one of the name partners has been sentenced to 21 months in jail for stealing over $800,000 from the firm. Anthony Calaiaro had been office manager for Calaiaro Valencik, a two-lawyer debtor-side firm serving clients throughout Western Pennsylvania, according to its website .
On Thursday, the U.S. Navy announced that the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the USS Carl Vinson , USS Abraham Lincoln , and USS John C. Stennis will all move to different homeports. 180507-N-AD724-1012 ATLANTIC OCEAN The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Atlantic Ocean.
Russia's efforts are not as robust during this election cycle as they were in 2016, but it's still trying 'to hack into and steal information from candidates and government officials alike,' according to the FBI, DHS, and National Intelligence directors. Trump administration officials today - including FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen - warned the American public that Russia continues to target political campaigns and spread misinformation ahead of the midterm elections.
As someone who was born and raised in the border state of New Mexico, I'm very familiar with political speak about immigrants and the border, especially when it comes to talking about safety. After 9/11, concerns about safety led to the passing of the Homeland Security Act, which created a new cabinet department as well as a new law enforcement agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
U.S. President Donald Trump's war against the media reached new heights this week as he criticized the press as " fake, fake, disgusting news " and described journalists as "horrible, horrendous people" despite warnings that his vitriol could put lives in danger. Speaking in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
President Donald Trump inspects border wall prototypes in San Diego, California on March 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN Among Donald Trump's favorite talking points are the ideas that illegal immigrants are a particular threat to Americans.
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We have a president who has said he's in favor of eliminating the debt ceiling entirely. That's probably why our national debt has surpassed $21 trillion for the first time in history.
Last week in Mance v. Sessions , the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied, by one vote, a request for a rehearing of the case by the full panel of the court, and confirmed the reversal of a lower court decision that had ruled the interstate handgun sale ban to be unconstitutional.
U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson asked Turkish authorities to release him from house arrest and lift his travel ban to restore his freedom and normal life. Brunson's lawyer, Ismail Cem Halavurt, said Monday that he filed the appeal, arguing that although Brunson had been released from prison, house arrest deprived him of freedom and a normal life and prevented him from carrying out his responsibilities as a pastor.