Weekly Roundup: June 19th, 2020
In Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, President Trump will hold his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic seized the United States. The top public health official there said he hoped it would ...
19 Juni 202023min
In 5-4 Decision, Supreme Court Lets DACA Stand
The Supreme Court has extended a life-support line to some 650,000 so-called "Dreamers" on Thursday, allowing them to remain safe from deportation. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts ...
18 Juni 202013min
NPR Analysis: Biden Has Early Edge On 2020 Political Map
President Trump is in a political hole and has a lot of ground to make up over the next five months if he hopes to win another term, an NPR analysis of the Electoral College map finds. Read the analys...
17 Juni 202014min
What Trump's Policing Order Does (And Doesn't) Do
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday encouraging police departments to improve training — a step critics say falls short of what is needed to curb police officers' use of force against...
16 Juni 202012min
Supreme Court: LGBTQ Employment Discrimination Is Illegal
The vote was 6-3 with conservatives Chief Justice John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch joining the court's four liberal justices in the majority. "In Title VII, Congress adopted broad language making it ill...
15 Juni 202014min
It's Been a Minute: 'Not Just Another Protest'
There is so much to unpack in this current moment. Sam has a candid conversation with Aunt Betty about how history has shaped her view of the current protests, and he walks around downtown Los Angeles...
14 Juni 202041min
The Ground Is Shifting In Trump's Culture War
President Trump and his campaign are sticking to culture war messaging even as some congressional Republicans cede ground on police reform as an increasing majority of Americans voice their support fo...
12 Juni 202026min
The End Of Police In Minneapolis
After one of the city's police officers killed George Floyd, a veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city's police force. What comes next could take years to f...
11 Juni 202013min
