In A Push To House The Homeless, High Prices Are Eroding Gains
Five years ago, James Brown moved into his first apartment after more than two dozen years living on the streets of Los Angeles. Brown was housed as part of a joint effort by the federal government,...
View Article'Nothing Going On' With Trump Voter Fraud Commission Due To Multiple Lawsuits
The work of President Trump's commission studying voter fraud and other voting problems has been stalled by the eight lawsuits filed against it, according to one commission member. Indiana's Republican...
View ArticleNonprofits Fear House Republican Tax Bill Would Hurt Charitable Giving
House Republicans say the tax bill they introduced Thursday will grow the economy, create jobs and simplify tax returns, in part by eliminating tax deductions. "Over 90 percent of Americans will be...
View ArticleA Year After Russia Meddling, Off-Year Elections Are Monitored
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is Election Day today, and voters are going to the polls in New Jersey, Virginia, also several other states. This is, of course, a year...
View ArticleHomeless Population Rises, Driven By West Coast Affordable-Housing Crisis
Homelessness in the United States went up slightly this year for the first time since 2010. During a one-night count in January, 553,742 people were found living outside or in shelters across the...
View ArticleAs Temperatures Fall, No Halt To Evictions Across Most Of The Country
Christine Thompson is eager to leave the two bedroom apartment she rents in a shabby house on the north side of Milwaukee. There are so many things wrong with the place. "In the bathroom I have to turn...
View ArticleStates Say They Need Federal Government's Help To Secure Midterm Elections
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Election officials are warning that steps need to be taken now to protect voting in the U.S. from outside interference even though midterm...
View ArticleTrump Dissolves Presidential Commission On Voter Fraud
President Trump dissolved the presidential commission he established last year to investigate claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election. Multiple states have refused to comply with the commission's...
View ArticleAdvocates Fear Tax Bill Will Worsen U.S. Affordable Housing Shortage
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Poor families in the United States are having a hard time finding affordable places to live. Tenant advocates worry that the problem could get...
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