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White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders conducts a White House daily news briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House June 14, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Why Businesses Can Deny You Service for Some Reasons — And Not Others

A restaurant asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. Experts explain why tha...

A restaurant asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. Experts explain why that's legal

Death-row inmates Bruce Earl Ward, left, and Don William Davis.

Arkansas Executions: What's Next for the Inmates Who Were Scheduled to Die

Three executions stall, but 5 others may go forward

Three executions stall, but 5 others may go forward

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How These States Are Fighting to Protect Reproductive Rights

Amid uncertainty over the future of reproductive health care coverage in th...

Amid uncertainty over the future of reproductive health care coverage in the U.S.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, second left, speaks at a post-election event of elected officials and community leaders at City Hall in Seattle on Nov. 9, 2016.

How Mayors Across the U.S. Are Defying Donald Trump on Immigration

City leaders pledge to keep immigration-friendly policies despite threats t...

City leaders pledge to keep immigration-friendly policies despite threats to pull funding

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D.C. Council Approves ‘Death With Dignity' Bill for Terminally Ill Patients

It's the 7th jurisdiction to authorize the controversial practice

It's the 7th jurisdiction to authorize the controversial practice

A memorial for Carlos Garcia, photographed outside his ex-wife Yaileen Ayala's home in Tampa on Sept. 15, 2016. Garcia was shot following an argument with a neighbor, who then called the 'Stand Your Ground' hotline.

Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' Law Linked to Homicide Increase

New study shows murder rate spike after law was implemented

New study shows murder rate spike after law was implemented

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts greets state senators as he arrives at the Legislative Chamber to deliver the annual State of the State address, in Lincoln, Neb. Jan. 14, 2016. Ricketts led an effort to restore the state's death penalty after lawmakers eliminated it.

Nebraska Restores the Death Penalty One Year After Eliminating It

The effort was bankrolled by the state's governor

The effort was bankrolled by the state's governor