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The Justice Department is seeking to change interpretation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin by recipients of federal funding.

Trump administration seeks to undo decades-long rules on discrimination Laura Meckler, Devlin Barrett The Trump administration is pushing in its final days to undo decades-long protections against discrimination, a last-ditch effort to accomplish a longtime goal of conservative legal activists. The Justice Department is seeking to change interpretation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin by recip...

The Trump administration is pushing in its final days to undo decades-long protections against discrimination, a last-ditch effort to accomplish a longtime goal of conservative legal activists.

© Greg Nash The Department of Justice (DOJ) is aiming to roll back some protections for minorities under the Civil Rights Act, potentially impacting women, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community, according to a draft proposal obtained by multiple new outlets.  The potential changes, reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post, would affect how the Justice Department enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which bars recipients of federal funding, such as ho...

Last week, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, whose role as head of state is largely ceremonial, stepped into the political limelight and tasked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming a new government, following last month’s Knesset election. Netanyahu was tapped for the task a day after his criminal trial on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust began in earnest, as the first witness against him took the stand. More Headlines

Its not legislation. its a resolution. >> its a resolution. right now its cruz andle me. well get other people on board. it should have its profile elevated. you may recall a year ago, they surrounded a building in portland in whichng ice agents were doing their job. they were publishing doxing?-- >> laura: its going to get worse. >> the landlord came and threatened them with needles. it was tolerated by the mayor the whole time. >> laura: this is some of the media types that youve seen. almost ...

Supporting your resolution? its not legislation. its a resolution. >> its a resolution. right now its cruz and me. well get other people on board. it should have its profile elevated. you may recall a year ago, they surrounded a building in portland in which ice agents were doing their job. they were publishing doxing -- >> laura: its going to get worse. >> the landlord came and threatened them with needles. it was tolerated by the mayor the whole time. >> laura: this is some of the media types ...

Of the things president trump said earlier today, suggesting that places of worship should now have armed guards. and my question to you, how is that even realistic, putting armed guards in our synagogues and in our churches and in our mosques here in america? >> yeah, i think thats a misdiagnosis of the problem. i think regardless of the practicality or the image that that projects, the problem here is hate. the problem is there is a growing space in this country for hate speech. and hate speec...

Jews, against refugees, against latinos, against any group that some might see as the other. >> what do you think its growing? last question. >> its growing around the world. and theres a rise in nativism. theres a real fear of the other. and i think weve been too nice in allowing people to get away with hateful statements. we cant anymore. and i have to say that today, when there was -- during president trumps remarks, he repeatedly invoked anti-semitism. anti-semitism was the motivation for th...

Catalyst for his policy preferences. in 2009 he infamously told bank ceos that they better cave to policy demands because quote my administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks. president obama wasnt afraid to use his own language to channel anger for political purposes. remember this, if they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun. or when he told people to quote argue with their neighbors, get in their face. obama white house deputy chief of staff told democrats to punch ...