Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons
President Obama has issued executive orders to ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons. Here is what you need to know about the new rules. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post) President Obama on Monday announced a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system, saying the practice is overused and has the potential for devastating psychological consequences. In an op-ed that appears in Tuesday editions of The Washington Post, th..>> view originalThe Federal Reserve may have made a huge mistake
(Reuters/Gary Cameron ) Markets sure seem to think that the Federal Reserve has made a big mistake. It hasn't just been stocks selling off 10 percent to start the year. It has also been bonds saying that they don't think the Fed will come close to hitting its target of 2 percent annual inflation anytime in the next 10 years. Markets, in other words, have done everything short of holding a boom box outside of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's window to beg her not to raise interest rates any more afte..>> view originalAs first voting nears, Trump seems stronger
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at in Farmington, N.H. (John Minchillo/AP) One week before the first votes of the 2016 campaign are cast, Donald Trump has solidified his standing nationally, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Republicans see Trump as strongest candidate on major issues and by far the most electable in the large field of GOP hopefuls. The Republican electorate is in a sour mood as its members prepare to begin the pr..>> view original'Horrible and tragic': Swedish asylum worker killed at refugee center
Alexandra Mezher was “an angel” — young, beautiful and, above all, kind. She was also the face of a new and idyllic Sweden. The 22-year-old’s family hailed from Lebanon. A couple of months ago, Mezher began working at an asylum center in the city of Molndal, helping unaccompanied minor migrants adapt to life in their adopted home. She was killed by one of those young migrants, authorities said. Now her death threatens to shatter that idyllic image of the Scandinavian country, already under stra..>> view originalReport of active shooter at Navy medical center in San Diego
Naval Medical Center San Diego warned of a possible active shooter at the military hospital Jan. 26. A Facebook message said "all occupants are advised to run, hide or fight." (Reuters) An active shooter was reported at a building at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, prompting a lockdown, authorities reported Tuesday. However, the Navy said that the situation was prompted by one person possibly hearing multiple gunshots, and it was unclear if there were any injuries as a result. The ..>> view originalWhy Hillary Clinton is struggling, in 3 CNN audience questions
At CNN's town hall on Jan. 25, the Democratic presidential candidates took to the stage for the last time before the Iowa caucuses. Here's what the three candidates said to try to win over voters. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) Let’s face it: Crowdsourcing questions for presidential candidates often feels like a waste of time, because audience members frequently ask the same things that a skilled moderator would have come up with, anyway — and would have phrased more articulately and ..>> view originalState Dept. accused of political tampering in delay of Clinton emails
The reporter whose case has forced the release of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails accused the Obama administration on Monday of political tampering by asking to delay making the final set of messages public until after the first four states have already voted in the Democratic presidential primary.Another 11 states are slated to vote March 1, just hours after the State Department has said it wants to release the final 4,000 or so emails — which are likely to include some of th..>> view originalCreator of anti-Planned Parenthood videos faces felony charge
A member of the New York Police Department stands outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Manhattan borough of New York on Nov. 28, 2015. (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly) A Houston grand jury that was investigating accusations of criminal misconduct against Planned Parenthood on Monday instead indicted the leader of an anti-abortion group that recorded covert videos of the organization’s employees. Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson said David Daleiden, the director of the Center for Me..>> view originalEvangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump
Republican candidate Donald Trump stated his intentions to "protect Christianity," when speaking at Liberty University on Jan. 18. He went on to quote a passage from "Two Corinthians," which is more often called "Second Corinthians." (Reuters) Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr., the son of the late televangelist, endorsed Donald Trump on Tuesday, giving the Republican front-runner the blessing of one of the evangelical community’s biggest names just days before the Iowa caucuse..>> view originalTed Cruz, under siege in Iowa, tries to play 'underdog'
DES MOINES — Ted Cruz, who established himself as Iowa’s prohibitive favorite in early January with an intimidating show of force, is suddenly under siege one week before the caucuses as rival Republicans pummel him and as opposition to his presidential candidacy from the state’s political and business elite hardens. Although Cruz is campaigning aggressively, his advisers are concerned about the barrage and are now scrambling to reset expectations for him here. They insisted Monday that the se..>> view original
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