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Stories by Kirk McDaniel
Posted May 13, 2022, 7:24 am
Kirk McDaniel
/Courthouse News Service
A Pew Research Center survey released Thursday indicates that inflation is the most concerning issue facing the U.S. public, as a declining share of Americans say the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and racism are big problems. ... Read more»
Posted Mar 14, 2022, 6:04 am
Kirk McDaniel
/Courthouse News Service
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that medical licensing officials cannot enforce the state’s six-week ban on abortions, ending a federal challenge to the controversial law since licensing officials were the last remaining defendants in the suit. ... Read more»
Posted Jan 31, 2022, 10:59 am
Kirk McDaniel
/Courthouse News Service
Eight states filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, seeking to stop the administration's use of the Central American Minor Program that allows migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to petition the government to have their children resettled with them. ... Read more»
Posted Oct 11, 2021, 7:18 am
Kirk McDaniel
/Courthouse News Service
Texas’ controversial abortion law, the Texas Heartbeat Act, has been lifted from a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge earlier last week after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the order blocking enforcement of the law Friday evening.... Read more»
Posted Sep 29, 2021, 11:35 am
Kirk McDaniel
/Courthouse News Service
Since March of this year, Republican support for investigating the individuals who committed the attack on the Capitol has decreased and they're now concerned the rioters' punishments are too harsh, according to a recently released survey.... Read more»