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Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas speaks on Biden order restricting asylum

Thursday, June 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Immigration policy will be a major factor in November elections. And a few months ago, it looked like lawmakers might have a bipartisan immigration reform bill in the works.The bill, from senators like Republican James Lankford, had a number of provisions... Read More.

Biden speaks on new immigration actions restricting asylum

Wednesday, June 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced new executive actions aimed at addressing surges of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully by placing new thresholds on those allowed to seek asylum.Biden spoke from the White House about the new measure, which his... Read More.

Facing backlash, Trump walks back comments on restricting contraceptives

Wednesday, May 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Facing backlash, former President Donald Trump has tried to walk back comments he made suggesting he's open to restricting contraceptives.During an interview with Pittsburgh TV station KDKA-TV, Trump was asked if he supports any restrictions on a person's right to contraceptives."Well, we're... Read More.

Governor signs law restricting release of some records

Thursday, September 14 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a law Thursday restricting release of her travel and security records after the Legislature wrapped up a special session marked by a fight to more broadly scale back the state Freedom of Information Act.The... Read More.

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Most Americans approve of Supreme Court decision restricting use of race in college admissions: POLL

Sunday, July 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A majority of Americans approve of the Supreme Court ruling restricting the use of race as a factor in college admissions, though the country is more divided on other high-profile rulings and increasingly viewing the court as driven more by politics than the... Read More.

Biden, Obamas, Trump and more react to Supreme Court restricting affirmative action

Thursday, June 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers, legal experts, presidential candidates -- past and present -- and others are reacting on Thursday to a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court setting new limits on the use of affirmative action in college and university admissions.In a speech from the... Read More.

High school student speaks out on restricting trans kids in school sports

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Rebekah Bruesehoff, a high school sophomore in New Jersey, is a straight-A student who loves reading, writing, musical theater and field hockey.However, the House of Representatives passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation in April that bans transgender students, like Bruesehoff, from competing on... Read More.

Nebraska lawmakers pass bill restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for trans minors

Saturday, May 20 by ABC News

(LINCOLN, Neb.) -- Nebraska lawmakers voted on Friday to restrict abortion access after 12 weeks and to ban gender affirming care for trans youth.The bill, passed by the Nebraska legislature in a 33-15 vote, will head over to Republican Gov. Jim Pillen's desk, where it... Read More.

Governor signs bill restricting social media access for children

Thursday, April 13 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Wednesday became the second state to restrict social media use by children, as Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders approved legislation requiring minors to get their parents’ permission to create a new account.The bill signed by the Republican governor requires... Read More.

Governor signs bill restricting adult performances

Sunday, February 26 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law new restrictions on “adult-oriented” performances Friday in a bill that originally targeted drag shows but was scaled back following complaints it discriminated against the LGBTQ community.The bill signed by the Republican governor restricts performances... Read More.

Biden calls new GOP-passed Georgia law restricting voting access an ‘atrocity’

Friday, March 26 by ABC News

By MICHELLE STODDART, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping new Georgia law restricting voting access, passed by the state's Republican-led legislature, an "atrocity," speaking to reporters as left the White House for Delaware.He... Read More.

Judge upholds blocking Arkansas from restricting panhandlers

Friday, March 27 by Greg

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that panhandlers in Arkansas are allowed to ask for money without being arrested, upending the state’s 2017 anti-loitering law that opponents say unfairly targeted... Read More.