Social Issues

Behind the criminal immigration law: eugenics and white supremacy
The history of the statute that can make it a felony to illegally enter the country involves some dark corners of U.S. history.
Trump signs order ending immigrant family separations
The move comes after days of administration officials saying only Congress could fix the immigration situation. Trump's latest order continues the administration's "zero tolerance" prosecution policy.
Groups ranging from the ACLU to Black Lives Matter spoke out about allegations of emergency responders sedating people against their will.
Trump, GOP leaders strain for migrant-kids solution
Republicans on Capitol Hill frantically searched on Tuesday for ways to end the Trump administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings, with the focus shifting on a new plan to keep children in detention longer than now permitted — but with their parents.
What we know: Family separation and 'zero tolerance' at the border
The Trump administration has a policy of separating families at the border, which means children are detained at Border Patrol facilities for up to three days and then moved to shelters.
Congressional Republicans race to minimize damage from Trump family separation policy
President Trump is meeting with House Republicans to discuss immigration votes later this week. But GOP lawmakers are facing increasing pressure to end the Administration's family separation policy.
Rivers of Oil podcast, Episode 1: Pipes
Pipelines are everywhere, 2.5 million miles of them, forming a web under our feet, our rivers, our roads. And today, nearly every time a new pipeline is proposed, it's met with protest. Now, the battle over those pipelines -- with all its costs and its chaos -- looks to be headed for Minnesota.
House GOP immigration bill would modify -- but not end -- child detentions
Under the legislation, children would be held in the same place as their parents if the parents are detained. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., says he'd back a compromise bill.