Politics cloud felon voting rights restoration in Florida
Elections officials across Florida say they expect former felons to flock to their offices to register to vote next month when a newly passed ballot initiative launches one of the largest enfranchisement efforts in modern U.S. history.
Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional
A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, was unconstitutional based on its mandate requiring that people buy health insurance, a decision in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
Police search ranch belonging to missing Colorado woman’s fiance
Police looking for a Colorado mother who was reported missing from her small mountain town nearly two weeks ago searched her fiance’s ranch on Friday but stopped short of calling him a suspect in the case.
Challenging judges’ orders, Trump aims to enlist Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court this week to suspend nationwide orders by federal judges blocking two of his major policies in an unusual step but one in line with an aggressive White House litigation strategy.
Anti-harassment groups share $20 million CBS handout after Moonves exit
CBS Corp on Friday named the Time’s Up anti-sexual harassment group and 17 other organizations that will share a $20 million donation stemming from the exit of its chief executive Les Moonves following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Police probe hoax bitcoin bomb threats across U.S., Canada
U.S. law enforcement officials on Friday were investigating a wave of hoax emailed bomb threats demanding bitcoin payment that caused worry but no damage in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Saudi man pleads guilty in Oklahoma to lying about al Qaeda training
A Saudi man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Oklahoma on Friday to visa fraud and lying to the FBI about attending an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in 2000, the U.S. Justice Department said.
North Carolina governor vetoes photo ID bill
North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper on Friday vetoed a Republican-authored bill requiring voters to present photo identification, saying it would disenfranchise poor, minority and elderly voters.
U.S. Senate panel asks FBI to probe U.S. Olympic chief over Nassar scandal
A former head of the U.S. Olympic Committee made “materially false statements” to a U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating sexual abuse in gymnastics, the panel said on Friday, and it said it would refer the matter to the FBI.
Big Washington clean-up bill leads House Democrats’ list
When the Democrats take over the U.S. House of Representatives in three weeks, their first order of business is expected to be a wide-ranging bill about political corruption, voter disenfranchisement and cleaning up campaign finance.
