Social Issues

'Bye-bye': Trump walks out of White House meeting with Democrats about shutdown
President Trump abruptly ended spending talks Wednesday after congressional Democrats rejected his demand for a $5.7 billion border wall. A partial government shutdown stretched into its 19th day.
'Kim's Convenience' is a sitcom about Asian immigrants -- with depth
The Canadian television show, which centers around a Korean immigrant family in Toronto, is the country's first to have an all-Asian lead cast. Season 3 debuted Tuesday on the CBC, while the first two seasons are available on Netflix in the U.S.
7 takeaways from President Trump's Oval Office address
For all the formality of an Oval Office address, the partial shutdown is no closer to being over, and Democrats and Republicans are living in very different worlds when it comes to immigration policy.
Fact check: Trump and the disputed border crisis
In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Trump declared a border crisis that's in sharp dispute, wrongly accused Democrats of refusing to pay for border security and ignored the reality of how drugs come into the country as he pitched his wall as a solution to varied ills.
Trump urges wall funding to fix border 'crisis'
Addressing the nation from the Oval Office for the first time, Trump argued for funding on security and humanitarian grounds as he sought to put pressure on newly empowered Democrats amid an extended partial government shutdown.
USDA: Food stamps will be funded through February
The USDA said it can fund SNAP through February thanks to the short-term funding bill that ran out on Dec. 22.
Where U.S. battles over abortion will play out in 2019
Expect more aggressive regulatory action from the Trump administration while skirmishes continue in Congress and statehouses across the U.S. Many of these policies will ultimately land in court.
Trump, Democrats taking border wall fight to prime-time TV
Trump's Oval Office speech Tuesday -- his first as president -- will be followed by his visit Thursday to the southern border to highlight his demand for a barrier.
Childbirth injury led a new mom to start a parenting podcast 'To Feel Less Alone'
Hillary Frank struggled after a childbirth injury left her in chronic pain for months. Her podcast The Longest Shortest Time, and her book Weird Parenting Wins aim to give other parents a voice.