George Ryan, Illinois Governor Who Halted Prison Executions, Dies at 91
A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with error” that it might end an innocent life.
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A Republican, he imposed a moratorium on capital punishment, saying he could not support a death-row system “so fraught with error” that it might end an innocent life.
The DNC announced a new pressure campaign targeting Republican Reps. Tom Barrett of Michigan, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Mike Lawler of New York and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania.
Gov. Janet Mills of Maine in February at a White House event in which a disagreement over transgender athletes in women’s sports escalated between her state and President Trump.
Three scholarly groups are challenging the recent cancellation of most grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences.
Connecticut Senate Democrats made a TikTok video on Thursday listing 100 things they would rather do than have President Donald Trump in office for another 100 days.
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.
A Chinese official is reportedly inquiring about what the Trump administration wants China to do about the ingredients used to make fentanyl.
The Justice Department’s new rules for leak inquiries make it easier for investigators to bypass a legal restriction on search warrants to seize news gathering records.
One expert said the consequences would be “catastrophic” if Congress enacts the White House agenda of sweeping budget cuts.