Congress is now at a familiar impasse despite polling that shows Americans overwhelmingly want changes.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Attorney General Barr to testify as Democrats examine Justice Department politicization
A federal prosecutor testifies that Trump ally Roger Stone was given special treatment prior to his sentencing because of his ties to the president.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Court rejects retrial for former Mainer in notorious 1994 New Jersey rape, murder
Steven Fortin also pleaded guilty to an attack on a Maine state trooper several months later.
Posted inNation & World
A side-by-side look at police reform bills in Congress
As congressional lawmakers work toward one of the most ambitious policing overhauls in decades, there is increasing division between Republicans and Democrats about how to accomplish a common goal.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Suspect accused of leaving man naked, tied to tree in New Hampshire
The accused man apparently was trying to get money he said was owed him by the man he left tied up in Manchester.
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With unsubstantiated claim, Trump sows doubt about U.S. ballots
In his latest attack on mail-in voting, the president claims that millions of ballots will be printed in foreign countries and somehow cast as legitimate, a scenario that experts describe as far-fetched.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants
The ban on new visas includes those used by technology workers, nonagricultural seasonal workers, exchange students and managers of multinational corporations.
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In Minneapolis, talk of changing police department means taking on union
As Minneapolis tries to overhaul its police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, city leaders will collide with a pugnacious and powerful union that has long resisted such change.
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Surge in U.S. virus cases raises fear that progress is slipping
The number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases across the country per day has reached more than 26,000, up from about 21,000 two weeks ago, according to an Associated Press analysis.
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Navy upholds firing of aircraft carrier captain in virus outbreak
After a review, it decides to hold both Capt. Brett Crozier and his boss accountable for the outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.