Trump declares DACA dead and pushes border action
President Donald Trump says DACA is dead after Democrats failed to act and urges Congress to pass border legislation. He cites expedient deportations and renews the call for a border wall funded by Mexico, while Democrats warn of the fragile status of protections for Dreamers.
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Trump floated Putin White House visit in March phone call
The Kremlin said President Trump proposed a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the White House during a March 20 call. White House aides flagged possible venues including the White House, but no preparations were made. If held, it would be Putin’s first visit since 2005 amid tense U.S.-Russia relations over the British nerve agent attack and expulsions of diplomats.
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Florida school safety changes at Parkland school
Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High began a pilot of stronger security measures including clear backpacks bag searches lanyards and armed officers at entrances with gates fencing planned at about 100 Broward schools. The new rules sparked skepticism among students while a bomb threat prompted an evacuation sweep by deputies.
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Supreme Court shields officer from suit in police shooting case
The Supreme Court ruled to shield a police officer from liability after shooting an Arizona woman in her front yard, narrowing avenues for suing law enforcement for excessive force. Justices Sotomayor and Ginsburg dissented, warning the decision upholds shoot first, think later behavior and drew criticism from civil liberties groups. The ruling reinforces immunity standards since Civil War precedents and follows a trend to require nearly identical prior rulings to permit suits.
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Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers stage walkouts over funding
Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers walked off Monday to protest pay, pension and benefit cuts amid years of underfunding. In Oklahoma schools closed as educators, joined by thousands, rallied outside the statehouse with signs urging better investment in public education.
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