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Trump's Appointment of the Acting Attorney General Is Unconstitutional
Neal K. Katyal and George T. Conway III, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The president is evading the requirement to seek the Senate's advice and consent for the nation's chief law enforcement officer and the person who will oversee the Mueller investigation."
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Neal K. Katyal and George T. Conway III, The New York Times
Excerpt: "The president is evading the requirement to seek the Senate's advice and consent for the nation's chief law enforcement officer and the person who will oversee the Mueller investigation."
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Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines hold a rally protesting President Donald Trump's plan to approve Keystone XL pipeline. (photo: Getty)
Keystone XL Pipeline Blocked by Federal Judge in Major Blow to Trump Administration
Center for Biological Diversity
Excerpt: "A federal judge ruled today that the Trump administration violated bedrock U.S. environmental laws when approving a federal permit for TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project. The judge blocked any construction on the pipeline and ordered the government to revise its environmental review."
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Center for Biological Diversity
Excerpt: "A federal judge ruled today that the Trump administration violated bedrock U.S. environmental laws when approving a federal permit for TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline project. The judge blocked any construction on the pipeline and ordered the government to revise its environmental review."
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Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott, seen on election night, was holding onto a narrow lead that, if it is maintained, could require a recount. (photo: Wilfredo Lee/AP)
ALSO SEE: Stacey Abrams Vows to Fight On as Tens of Thousands
of Ballots Are Still Uncounted in Georgia
of Ballots Are Still Uncounted in Georgia
Democratic Candidates in Florida Pull Into Recount Range as State Again Is Epicenter of Post-Election Fight Over Ballots
Michael Scherer, The Washington Post
Scherer writes: "Nearly two decades after hanging chads transfixed the nation, Florida is once again headed toward a high-stakes election recount, as vote margins narrowed in Democrats' favor Thursday in the state's marquee U.S. Senate and governor's races."
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Michael Scherer, The Washington Post
Scherer writes: "Nearly two decades after hanging chads transfixed the nation, Florida is once again headed toward a high-stakes election recount, as vote margins narrowed in Democrats' favor Thursday in the state's marquee U.S. Senate and governor's races."
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Michigan has become the first state in the Midwest to legalize recreational marijuana, after voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday. Here, a clerk reaches for a container of marijuana buds at Utopia Gardens, a medical marijuana dispensary in Detroit. (photo: Carlos Osorio/AP)
3 More States OK Easing Their Marijuana Laws: Michigan, Utah, Missouri
Bill Chappell, NPR
Chappell writes: "Voters in Michigan approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana on Tuesday, and two other states - Missouri and Utah - endorsed medical marijuana laws. Voters in North Dakota didn't partake, rejecting a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use."
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Bill Chappell, NPR
Chappell writes: "Voters in Michigan approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational use of marijuana on Tuesday, and two other states - Missouri and Utah - endorsed medical marijuana laws. Voters in North Dakota didn't partake, rejecting a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use."
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U.S. soldiers from various engineering units installing concertina wire on the Anzalduas International Bridge over the Rio Grande at the border with Mexico, in support of Operation 'Faithful Patriot,' in Texas, November 5, 2018. (photo: Daniel Hernandez/U.S. Air Force)
Trump Moves to Restrict Asylum Access at the US-Mexico Border
Ted Hesson and Gabby Orr, Politico
Excerpt: "The Trump administration on Thursday rolled out a fast-track regulation that will restrict the ability of certain migrants to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border - a move that's almost certain to trigger legal challenges and humanitarian backlash."
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Ted Hesson and Gabby Orr, Politico
Excerpt: "The Trump administration on Thursday rolled out a fast-track regulation that will restrict the ability of certain migrants to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border - a move that's almost certain to trigger legal challenges and humanitarian backlash."
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A friend attends to the body of a Yemeni fighter on September 22. (photo: Andrew Renneisen/Getty)
Plagued by War and Famine, Yemen Is 'No Longer a Functioning State,' Journalist Warns
Terry Gross, NPR
Gross writes: "Famine and water shortages are endemic throughout Yemen."
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Terry Gross, NPR
Gross writes: "Famine and water shortages are endemic throughout Yemen."
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Last year the administration declined to list the Pacific walrus as endangered, arguing that the mammals could adapt to sea ice melting from climate change. (photo: Joel Garlich-Miller/AP)
Center for Biological Diversity Sues Trump's Interior Department Over Failure to Protect At-Risk Species
Emily Holden, Guardian UK
Holden writes: "Environmental advocates are suing Donald Trump's interior department for using what they call a secretive process that ignores science in refusing protections for at-risk species."
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Emily Holden, Guardian UK
Holden writes: "Environmental advocates are suing Donald Trump's interior department for using what they call a secretive process that ignores science in refusing protections for at-risk species."
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