Melissa Quinn

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The 2020 U.S. Census will add a question about citizenship status, a move that brought swift condemnation from Democrats who said it would intimidate immigrants and discourage them from participating.

NAACP sues Trump administration over 2020 census concerns

Melissa Quinn · March 28, 2018 9:12 pm

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a moderated conversation with WNPR's Lucy Nalpathanchil at the annual Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series at Southern Connecticut State University, Friday, March 23, 2018, in New Haven, Conn.

Joe Biden surprises 17-year-old cancer patient with video call

Melissa Quinn · March 28, 2018 8:04 pm

"We are doing the very best we can." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House defends census citizenship question: We want data ‘that we can use for specific things’

Melissa Quinn · March 28, 2018 6:49 pm

The hiree's history includes representing Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., during the Keating Five Scandal.

National Security

Trump’s former lawyer discussed possible pardons for Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort: Report

Melissa Quinn · March 28, 2018 5:33 pm

Mark Janus, a soft-spoken record-keeper for the Illinois Department of Public Health, sued his workplace's union over a $50 fee it receives that automatically gets deducted from his paycheck every month although he never joined the union. Janus argues that violates his First Amendment rights. Now, the case is making its way to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court justices struggle to find a solution for partisan gerrymandering

Melissa Quinn · March 28, 2018 5:29 pm

Trump is a frequent critic of Amazon owner Jeff Bezos. (Twitter/@JeffBezos)

DC nonprofit zeroes in on Trump with ad to deter Pentagon from awarding Amazon with cloud contract

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 9:45 pm

The nation's Hispanic population grew by 2.2 percent to 56.6 million, and New Mexico had the largest percentage of Latinos in the country at 48 percent, according to new information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data also showed New Mexico has one of the highest percentages of minorities in the country.

Multistate coalition expected to challenge citizenship question on Census

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 8:26 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the press in Jerusalem, Friday, April 3, 2015.

Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalized with high fever: Reports

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 7:41 pm

In this May 20, 2013 file photo, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens talks about his views and career during a forum at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

White House rejects retired Supreme Court justice’s call for Second Amendment repeal

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 7:08 pm

Ringling Bros. clowns take a break between acts in "Clown Alley," a private area backstage in Providence, R.I. Clown Alley is not just a place: the private area backstage where clowns get ready to perform. Itâs how the clowns refer to themselves, a mini-fraternity within the circus, and a microcosm of it.

Send in the clown: Ex-Ringling Bros. performer to run for Congress

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 6:41 pm

In this 2017 photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks during the National Rifle Association-ILA Leadership Forum. On Wednesday, the NRA said it would oppose legislation that would raise the age limit to purchase firearms. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

NRA’s political action committee reports increased donations in February after Florida school shooting

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 6:04 pm

A Russian River Brewing Company customer takes a sip of the newly released Pliny the Younger triple IPA beer on February 7, 2014 in Santa Rosa, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Heineken removes ad with ‘Sometimes lighter is better’ tagline after racism accusations

Melissa Quinn · March 27, 2018 5:11 pm