Iowa lawmakers pass legislation to roll back child labor protections | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The Iowa legislature has passed a Republican-led bill that would roll back child labor…

Montana governor’s nonbinary son urges him to reject anti-transgender bills | CNN

CNN  —  In a front line state in the escalating US culture war over transgender rights,…

GOP-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court reverses rulings that struck down partisan gerrymanders by Republican lawmakers | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The Republican-controlled North Carolina Supreme Court – reversing previous rulings that were handed down…

Montana legislature drama continues after protests and arrests over silencing of transgender state lawmaker | CNN Politics

CNN  —  Hours after seven people were arrested Monday for their protests of Montana House Republicans’…

Texas Senate passes bill requiring public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments | CNN

CNN  —  The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday requiring each public school classroom to display…

Washington state eliminates death penalty from law | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The death penalty was abolished in Washington state Thursday after Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee…

Federal judge denies Manhattan DA’s request to block House GOP subpoena of ex-prosecutor | CNN Politics

New York CNN  —  A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Manhattan District Attorney…

Shooting of Indian ‘godfather’ politician sparks alarm about law and order in country’s largest state | CNN

New Delhi, India CNN  —  The brazen assassination of a former Indian lawmaker and his brother…

As Louisville police investigate what led up to bank shooting that left 5 dead, several victims remain hospitalized | CNN

CNN  —  As Louisville investigators piece together what led up to a mass shooting inside a…

Opinion: Expulsion of the ‘Tennessee Three’ is a chilling echo of Jim Crow | CNN

Editor’s Note: Jemar Tisby, a professor of history at Simmons College of Kentucky, is the author…