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Apr 21 2020
News
U.S. coronavirus response deepens divide as Trump suspends immigration
President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus took an even sharper political turn on Tuesday after he seized upon the crisis in a controversial move to suspend immigration, and as he planned to meet with the governor of New York, the hardest hit state.
Trump is also seizing the moment to launch a sweeping effort to repeal or suspend federal business regulations in a separate
ReutersMar 24 2021
Headline Roundup
Duckworth, Hirono Back Off Vow to Withhold Support of Biden Nominees
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) have backed off their vow to oppose President Joe Biden's nominations to fill administration posts until the White House better promoted diversity. The pivot came on Tuesday, after the White House said it would add an Asian American Pacific Islander liaison to its staff.
The threats to withhold support could have complicated
Washington Times CNN Digital USA TODAYApr 11 2020
Background
Immigration to the United States
Immigration to the United States is the international movement of non-U.S. nationals in order to reside permanently in the country.[1] Immigration has been a major source of population growth and cultural change throughout much of the U.S. history. Because the United States is a settler colonial society, all Americans, with the exception of the small percentage of Native Americans, can trace
WikipediaJan 02 2020
Headline Roundup
Julián Castro Drops Out of Primaries
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro (D-TX) rescinded his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Thursday. Castro was among the first candidates to enter the race, and was also the first to support President Donald Trump's impeachment.
Castro's move to drop out, following Senator Kamala Harris exit, rekindled disdain for the lack of diversity in the
CNBC Washington Examiner HuffPostOct 07 2020
Analysis
Trump’s Chickens Come Home To Roost. So Do America’s.
During a recent videotaped message while quarantined at the hospital, President Donald Trump said some of the therapeutic treatments in development are so promising that, “frankly, they’re miracles.”
“People criticize me when I say that,” Trump added, “but we have things happening that look like they are miracles coming down from God.”
As for criticism, it is true there are many
PoliticoSep 27 2019
Perspectives Blog
Easing Race and Ethnicity Discussions Through Living Room Conversations
Editor's Note: A version of this post originally appeared on Upswell.org.
Let’s be honest. Talking about race and ethnicity can be uncomfortable. But would it be less uncomfortable in an environment where you feel more at ease, like say, your living room? That’s the premise of Living Room Conversations, a conversational model designed to revitalize civil discourse through conversation
AllSides StaffApr 26 2019
News
Democratic 2020 Field Is Set. Next Question: How to Tackle Trump?
Biden’s entry exacerbates intraparty debates over policy, challenging Trump.
The Democratic presidential field is largely set. But the direction the party will take against President Trump remains unsettled.
Democrats are seeking to coalesce around a candidate best positioned to defeat the president, the attribute that remains highly valued in surveys of primary voters.
Wall Street Journal (News)News Media
Christianity Today
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Oct 22 2014
News
Inside San Francisco's housing crisis
On a typical day, St. Anthony's, a soup kitchen in San Francisco, serves up to 2,400 meals. Though the city is in the midst of an economic boom, the line for the dining room is often so long that guests have to wait in a nearby auditorium.
The people coming through St. Anthony's are increasingly diverse. When the soup kitchen first started serving free meals in the 1950s, most of the
VoxApr 13 2015
News
Clinton strikes populist tone in long-awaited campaign announcement
Hillary Rodham Clinton entered the presidential race Sunday, saying she wants to fight for the economic futures of regular people and ending years of speculation about whether she would redeem the disappointment of her failed 2008 attempt to become the country’s first female commander in chief.
“I’m running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that
Washington Post