Social Issues

Women's March divisions offer lessons for Democrats on managing a big tent
The third annual Women's March is Saturday. The first march, held the day after Donald Trump's inauguration, was a moment of unity. But now there are questions about keeping the united front together.
Trump administration appeals ruling blocking citizenship question on 2020 census
The Trump administration is asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the first major court ruling over plans to add a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census.
Watchdog: Many more migrant families may have been separated
Government investigators say many more migrant children may have been separated from their parents than the Trump administration has acknowledged.
President Trump is not backing off his demand to have Congress provide $5.7 billion to build his promised border wall with Mexico. Democrats say they will discuss border security once the government has reopened, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi is refusing money for the wall they view as ineffective and immoral.