Articles filed under Politics
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Border agents confiscated lawmakers' phones; Joaquin Castro captured photo, video anywayJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - When the delegation of Congressional Democrats arrived in Texas Monday to tour border facilities holding migrants, they were told in briefing packets and by Customs and ...
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Democratic debates reveal a galaxy of starsJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - By now, the winners and losers of the first Democratic presidential debate(s) have been thoroughly hashed, roasted and served up overdone. Bottom line: Wo...
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Time for lawmakers to step up on gerrymanderingJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that federal judges will not come to the rescue when it comes to partisan mapmaking. The two gerrymandering cases before the ...
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Nigel Farage's Brexit Party turns its back on EU national anthem during parliament openingJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - Nigel Farage's Brexit Party showed up for work on Tuesday and their first act was to turn their backs on the institution they wished they were not a part of. Fa...
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Trump paints dark picture of homelessness in cities: 'We may intercede'Jul 02, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump says he wants to address the crisis of people on the streets, telling Fox News in an interview Monday that his administration "may intercede" to c...
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Arizona withdraws Nike incentives after flag sneaker is pulled from storesJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, is firing back at Nike after the shoe company said it was pulling Fourth of July sneakers from stores because they feature a "Bets...
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Lawmakers condemn 'vulgar' posts in secret border agent Facebook groupJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - EL PASO, Texas - Congressional Democrats on Monday condemned postings made in a secret Facebook group for U.S. Border Patrol agents that targeted migrants and some promi...
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Hedge fund sues Pritzker to void $14 billion of Illinois debtJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - A hedge fund run by a protege of Appaloosa Management's David Tepper and the chief executive officer of a conservative think tank sued Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, sayin...
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Facebook to ban census interference to allay worriesJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - Facebook will ban content that misrepresents the 2020 U.S. census to suppress participation by minority communities, the latest step by the social media company to quell...
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Here's what $1.6 trillion in student loan debt is doing to the U.S. economyJun 30, 2019 6:19 am - American families are carrying about $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, a massive burden that amounts to nearly 8 percent of national income, a share that has roughly d...