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First Look‘Incremental progress’: Biden signs executive order on policingOn the second anniversary of George Floyd’s death, amid congressional deadlock on police reform, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at addressing racism and excessive use of force particularly in federal law enforcement agencies.
First LookIt's the law: Oklahoma prohibits all abortions, with few exceptionsOklahoma has signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban prohibiting all abortions except to save the life of a pregnant woman or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest that has been reported to law enforcement.
Why Fed says fighting inflation is Job 1, despite recession riskIndicators point toward the economy cooling, but 40-year-high inflation remains untamed. This creates a delicate balancing act for policymakers.
Sleepless night: Uvalde seeks courage in a school shooting’s wakeIn Uvalde, familiar questions echo, as they had in Santa Fe, in El Paso, and in Sutherland Springs. How could something like this happen here, in this town? In our town?
First LookElections roundup: What happened in this week's primaries?In Georgia, two candidates who didn’t endorse Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud still won support from their GOP base. A Democratic matchup in Texas is still too close to call. Here’s a roundup of the primary results in five states.
First LookTexas grieves after the largest school shooting since Sandy HookAn 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children and two adults at a Texas elementary school, the largest shooting at a U.S. school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.
First LookTexas elementary school latest site of mass shootingTexas Gov. Greg Abbott says 15 people, 14 children and one teacher, were killed in a shooting Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. The shooter, who had a handgun and possibly a rifle, has died.
FocusCan Roberts steer Supreme Court safely through abortion case crisis?During his tenure, the chief justice has built a track record – though not a flawless one – of coherence and consensus. It’s being tested now as never before.
Are US elections fraud-filled? One Georgia dispute is a window.Elections are not exempt from human error. But wide-scale fraud in U.S. elections is exceedingly rare. A dispute in Georgia shows that.
First LookSupreme Court rules against prisoners on poor representation claimsThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled against two death row inmates who said their lawyers failed to represent them sufficiently. Going forward, the decision will make it harder for those facing long sentences to challenge their convictions on the grounds of ineffective counsel.
First LookMeet the marshal tracking down the Supreme Court leak: Gail CurleyCol. Gail Curley, marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court, is tasked with overseeing an investigation into the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade. People who know her say she is the right kind of person for the job: smart but also apolitical and private.
The ExplainerVoting: Should it be only for citizens?Citizenship is traditionally required to vote, but a growing number of cities are allowing noncitizen residents to vote. The pros and cons explained.
Cover StoryHow an Army ethicist works to mold moral soldiersArmy ethicist Maj. Jared Vineyard’s task: illuminating the line between right and wrong in an era when the ways to kill grow ever more sophisticated.
First LookSouthern Baptists stonewalled survivors of clergy sex abuse, report saysA seven-month investigation concluded that Southern Baptist leaders denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse for almost two decades, according to a report released Sunday.
First LookBaby formula: US military delivers 78,000 pounds from EuropeA U.S. military aircraft carrying enough specialty infant formula for more than half a million baby bottles arrived in Indianapolis Sunday, the first of several flights expected from Europe.
‘Replacement theory’: The view from an immigration-wary Georgia districtThe recent mass shooting in Buffalo focused attention on the “great replacement theory.” How widespread is this fear and its variants?
How one ‘neighborhood hero’ is nourishing Buffalo after the shootingFor Dakarai Singletary, being a hero means meeting the needs of his Buffalo, New York, community. This week, that involved responding to the aftermath of a mass shooting.
In Georgia primary, a test of Trump’s influencePrimaries are by nature forward-facing, a time to select candidates for upcoming elections. But this year, some primaries seem stuck in 2020. That may be nowhere more true than in Georgia.
How pro-Ukraine alliance’s success explains why Biden is in AsiaPresident Biden consistently has extolled the value of alliances. His rallying of European allies in the Ukraine crisis suggests his trip to Asia sends a timely signal.
First LookReusable weddings: How the aisle to the altar is getting greenerWeddings have long been known for straining pocketbooks and landfills. Now, the industry is showing signs of a greener touch, as thrifted wedding dresses gain popularity and reusable bouquets replace fresh flowers.
