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Just 100 years ago in the United States, eugenics was the law. From 1907 to 1931, Indiana, California, and 28 other states carried out the forced sterilization of more than 64,000 people who were deemed "unfit"-including the "intellectually disabled," immigrants, people of color, poor people, unmarried mothers, the physically disabled, and the mentally ill.
Since self-exiled Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul this month and vanished, his case has sparked international intrigue and outrage and put leaders of his homeland on the defensive. May 2018: Khashoggi meets Hatice Cengiz, a 36-year-old Turkish Ph.D. student, at a conference in Istanbul and she soon becomes his fiance.
Washington: Democratic senator and potential 2020 US presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has released a genetic analysis, with an accompanying video , aimed at proving her Native American heritage and rebutting a frequent attack from President Donald Trump that she lied about her ancestry. The critique of Warren has been a frequent one since 2012, when the Boston Herald reported that Harvard Law School had listed Warren's Native American ancestry in touting its diversity.
Senator Elizabeth Warren has taken a DNA test that proves once and for all that her claims of having a Native American heritage are true. This comes on the heels of a deeply reported article in the Globe that shows conclusively Warren never received any benefit to her career from identifying as Native American.
A person in a hazmat suit appears to be handling a letter that is enclosed in a plastic bag in Bangor, Maine, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. A hazardous materials team was called Monday to investigate a suspicious letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, officials said.
Affirmative Action, Then and Now : Is Harvard treating Asian American applicants unfairly? "The future of affirmative action is not on trial," the lead attorney for the plaintiffs declared during opening arguments at what will be a three-week trial over the university's admissions practices. But are affirmative action policies really not at stake? The case has exposed these deep divisions within the Asian American community.
With less than a month left before the election, Democratic candidate for the 14th Congressional District Lauren Underwood will be finishing the last leg of her campaign in a new office in downtown Woodstock, 129 E. Van Buren St. Campaign spokeswoman Andra Belknap said Underwood's team moved from its original office on Calhoun Street in Woodstock because it needed a larger space. Underwood - who has campaigned for affordable health care, among other reforms - challenges incumbent Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Plano.
Spanberger, a former CIA officer, has closed in on Brat, turning the once-safe Republican seat into a real race. Recent polling shows the race is neck-and-neck but Spanberger has a monetary advantage, outraising Brat nearly three-to-one in the third quarter.
As you'll remember, Hillary Clinton recently endorsed incivility on the part of Democrats. And, as you'll remember, she not long ago said there was a "very significant difference" between Bill's sexual misconduct and Trump's .
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis that she said indicated she has some Native American heritage, a rebuttal to President Donald Trump, who has long mocked her ancestral claims and repeatedly referred to her as "Pocahontas."
On the heels of President Trump sending Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this morning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after talking with the Saudi King who denied any knowledge of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi government is prepared to admit that Khashoggi was murdered. The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge the death of Jamal Khashoggi - the Saudi journalist who went missing two weeks ago - was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, two sources say.
Two congresswomen will face off in the sole Arizona Senate debate Monday evening, capping a contest that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Martha McSally is a former fighter pilot who represented a Tucson district that voted for Hillary Clinton and was a Trump critic during 2016.
A hazardous materials team was called Monday to investigate a suspicious letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, officials said. Police and fire vehicles were parked outside her home, and several people in hazmat suits were seen entering the home.
Why are we still hearing from Hillary Clinton? She hasn't held any political position of note in half a decade, and in 2016, she was pummeled by Donald Trump. Why do I say "pummeled"? Well, it's true that DT didn't win by a landslide; but when you've been in politics for years, and a guy known for having a gold toilet swoops in out of nowhere and bests you, you're doing some things really, really, really, really wrong.
In a wider discussion about the mid-term elections, Rep. Eric Swalwell let slip to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Monday that he's visited Iowa a few times this year and is considering making a run for the presidency in 2020. Asked by Wolf what he thought of the advanced age of Democratic front runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders , Swalwell said voters' choices "may break down generationally."
US President Donald Trump has been shown roofless homes and uprooted trees as he toured Florida Panhandle communities ravaged by the force of Hurricane Michael. Mr Trump toured devastated coastal communities by air, land and foot before he and the first lady helped hand out bottled water at a Federal Emergency Management Agency aid distribution centre.
The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military installations or other federal properties to open the way for more U.S. fossil fuel exports to Asia in the name of national security and despite opposition from coastal states. "I respect the state of Washington and Oregon and California," Zinke said in an interview with AP.
In this Aug. 22, 2017, photo, Bert Cambron, left, and Mark Wilson, employees of Dayton National Cemetery, move the vandalized Civil War Confederate soldier statue that stood in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Two days later, the VA contracted with the Westmoreland Protection Agency, based in Sunrise, Fla., to provide unarmed security guards at Camp Chase and two other cemeteries.
While Republicans were in Southbury Saturday , Connecticut Democrats descended on Sherman Avenue to remind local politicos that the fate of November's general election - and whether or not the state turns red - may rest on whether they can turn out the New Haven vote. On Saturday afternoon around 20 local, state, and national Connecticut Democratic politicians joined a few dozen supporters to send that message and celebrate the opening of the New Haven Democratic headquarters at 180 Sherman Ave. Rallying just 24 days before Nov. 6's general election, most of the party's slate of statewide candidates visited the Elm City to make a pitch for why 2018 represents a critical year for American democracy.