Our Latest Updates – Archive

A Nov. 2019 study linked fear of deportation to high blood pressure in immigrant women.

60% of Americans now say the life in prison without the possibility of parole is a better punishment than the death penalty.

Find out what a Super PAC is and where the nine presidential candidates covered by ProCon.org stand on support from these controversial organizations.

Should the federal government should provide universal childcare? Six democrats are pro, while Trump, Biden, and Buttigieg are con.

The Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for 2020 includes some players accused of using steroids during their careers. Should they be allowed in the Hall of Fame? Read pros and cons from experts.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a reversal of US policy in which the US will no longer consider Israeli settlements in the West Bank as inconsistent with international law, a position the US established in 1978.

Find the views of 18 churches from Buddhism to Judaism to the Southern Baptist Convention the on whether abortion should be a legal option.

Find the views of 18 churches from Buddhism to Judaism to the Southern Baptist Convention the on whether abortion should be a legal option.

On Nov. 12, 2019, the Supreme Court heard arguments related to the Trump administration’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which offers temporary protection from deportation to unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children.

Across the United States, the DEA seized 2.82 million cannabis plants and $52,308,982 in illicit cannabis related assets.

Approximately 383,000 gallons of crude oil were spilled from the Keystone XL pipeline beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, affecting about 22,5000 square feet of wetlands in North Dakota. That portion of the pipeline has since been shut down.

With the addition of Northern Ireland, 35 countries have legalized gay marriage since the Netherlands became the first country to do so in 2001.

The ten 2020 presidential candidates covered by ProCon.org have raised a collective $495,862,123.47, according to Sep. 30, 2019 FEC numbers. President Trump collected 33.3% of total funds raised, while Bernie Sanders collected the most among Democrats with 15.0% of all funds raised. Find new pie charts for money raised, spent, and remaining on our updated Candidate Finances page.

The US Embassy in Cuba announced the suspension of air travel from the United States to all Cuban cities except for Havana, citing a request from the Secretary of State and the intention to “prevent the Cuban regime from profiting from U.S. air travel.”

Same-sex couples will be able to be married starting around Valentine’s Day 2020.