Kentucky governor restores former felons' voting rights
Newly sworn-in Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear restored voting rights for over 140,000 former felons in the state through an executive order, his office announced Thursday.
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Trump to sign order to interpret Judaism as nationality
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to include discrimination against Jews as a violation of law in certain cases, with an eye toward fighting anti-Semitism on college campuses.
North Dakota county to decide on refugee resettlement
A North Dakota county has voted in favor of allowing individuals to resettle in Burleigh County under provisions set out by an executive order President Donald Trump signed in September.
Refugee agencies challenge order requiring state consent for resettlement
Three refugee resettlement agencies filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging an executive order that requires states and local governments to consent to receiving refugees, calling the order
One GOP governor is asking Trump to send more refugees to his state
Utah's governor says his state is ready to take in more refugees.
Trump campaign still hasn't paid back at least 6 cities for rally bills
President Donald Trump's reelection campaign sparred with local Minneapolis officials this week when a local arena threatened to bar the campaign from holding a rally if they did not pay a $530,000 bill -- a fee that was passed on by the city for security services, among other costs.
Washington state orders emergency ban on flavored vape products
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has called for the state to impose an emergency ban on all flavored vaping products, including those that contain nicotine and THC.
NY governor taking action to ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he is taking executive action to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes in the state.
Texas gov. issues 8 executive orders aimed at preventing mass shootings
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued eight executive orders aimed at preventing more mass shootings in the Lone Star State, his office announced on Thursday.
Trump mulls options in the wake of 2 mass shootings
As President Donald Trump weighs legislative and executive options to address gun violence in the US, his own instinct to expand background checks is butting up against intense pressure from gun rights advocates, who are pressuring him that such a move would harm him politically.
US claims latest Venezuela sanctions put Maduro 'on notice'
As the Trump administration touted the latest action in its campaign targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his government condemned the move as "economic terrorism against the Venezuelan people."
Trump announces total economic embargo against Venezuela
President Donald Trump on Monday announced the US would expand its existing sanctions against Venezuela with an executive order banning Americans doing business with President Nicolas Maduro's government.
Kamala Harris says Trump 'needs to go back where he came from'
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris in an interview with CNN on Tuesday responded to President Donald Trump's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen of color by saying he "needs to go back where he came from and leave that office."
Trump backs away from census citizenship question
President Donald Trump retreated from his quest to add a question about US citizenship to the 2020 census on Thursday, instead asking government agencies to provide records that could determine a head-count of citizens without polling census-takers directly.
Trump eyes 2020 with census citizenship question fight
President Donald Trump is still considering an executive order in an effort to force a citizenship question onto the 2020 census, even after his decision to proceed with the court battle triggered a highly unusual shakeup of the government's legal team over the weekend, according to officials familiar with the situation.
DOJ tells judge it's still looking at ways to add citizenship question
Lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal judge in Maryland Friday afternoon that the Trump administration will continue to explore options of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but made no mention of a potential executive order being considered by the White House.
Warren promises executive action for women of color in new plan
Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday detailed the executive orders she plans to implement to boost wages for women of color if she's elected.
Trump faces 'limited paths forward' on census citizenship question
The Trump administration is facing "limited paths forward" as lawyers explore options for adding a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 census after the Supreme Court ruled against it last week, a source familiar with ongoing discussions told CNN on Thursday.
Trump signs order requiring hospitals to disclose prices to patients
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at making health care prices more readily available to consumers.
5 years after James Foley was killed by ISIS, hostage families see progress
After her son was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS, Diane Foley made monthly trips from her home in New Hampshire to Washington, DC, looking for updates on the government's efforts to rescue him.
Joe Biden to critical Democratic foes: 'See you around'
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday defended his calls for unity, answering criticism of his moderate approach from 2020 Democratic rivals by insisting bipartisan cooperation is the only way to avoid being governed by
Trump issues order to ban foreign telecom gear posing security risk
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday barring US firms from using telecom gear from sources the administration deems national security threats.
US move against Huawei could slow the global rollout of 5G
The United States just made it much harder for Huawei to do business with American companies, a move that threatens its supply chain and could delay the rollout of 5G services around the world.
Trump signs measure aimed at bolstering 'Buy American' initiative
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday intended to expand his "Buy American, Hire American" initiative to encourage agencies to apply such requirements to new types of government purchases.
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