Author: Associated Press

Federal executions halted; Garland orders protocols reviewed

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney General Merrick Garland says he is imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the Justice Department conducts a review of its policies and procedures. Donald Trump’s Justice Department resumed federal…

Clyburn to push Medicaid expansion in series of town halls

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is embarking on a listening tour to talk up the Biden administration’s federal aid package and push for Medicaid expansion in states that have not taken that step. U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on Thursday laid out his “Help is Here” town hall tour, which kicks off Tuesday…