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Feb 08 2017
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Trump’s claim that sanctuary cities ‘breed crime’
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump regularly blasted “sanctuary” cities by featuring family members of victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants in such cities. So it is no surprise that Trump’s immigration executive order directs federal agencies to withhold grant funding for sanctuary jurisdictions.
Washington PostJun 20 2015
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Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof appears in court
Dylann Roof heard words of forgiveness from families of some of the nine people hes accused of killing in Charleston. His response: A blank expression.
CNN DigitalDec 03 2020
Perspectives Blog
An Unexpected Collaboration: Billionaires George Soros, Charles Koch Fund Veterans Groups With Common Goals
Dan Caldwell and Will Fisher worked on the same cause, but on opposite sides of the aisle.
Caldwell, then-Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America, a conservative veterans advocacy organization, recalled the time he first met Fisher, the Director of Government Relations of VoteVets, a progressive veterans advocacy organization. It was on the set of a November 2018 Washington
Marcia BeckfordAug 26 2017
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While Americans Focus On A Category 4 Hurricane, Trump Does His Dirty Work
As a Category 4 hurricane rapidly approached the coast of Texas on Friday night ― causing millions to run for their lives and worry for their homes, their pets, their family photos, their property and their livelihoods ― President Donald Trump escaped to Camp David, where he unleashed his own storm of controversial news, seemingly hoping no one would notice.
HuffPostOct 04 2019
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Viewpoint: How a hug sparked debate on race and forgiveness
A striking display of compassion from the brother of a murder victim to his killer was, to some, a heart-wrenching example of empathy. But to others, it was a painful example of African Americans forced to respond to acts of violence with understanding, writes Barrett Holmes Pitner.
On Wednesday, former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, 31, who is white, was sentenced to 10 years in
BBC NewsNov 28 2019
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He was accidentally invited to Thanksgiving by 'grandma.' Four years later, he's still going
What started as an accident has turned into a sweet holiday tradition.
Jamal Hinton received a random text in 2016 inviting him to a Thanksgiving dinner with a family that wasn't his. Four years later, he's planning to share the dinner table yet again with Wanda Dench, the "grandma" who first invited him.
"Time kind of just flies, we don’t even realize how long we’ve been there.
USA TODAYJul 18 2015
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These Native American Tribes Legalized Weed, But That Didn't Stop Them From Getting Raided By The Feds
In the foggy early morning hours of Wednesday, July 8, special agents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration and state and local law enforcement descended on the Pit River Tribe’s XL Ranch and the Alturas Indian Rancheria in northeastern California, seizing 12,000 marijuana plants and 100 pounds of processed pot from the two large-scale growing facilities.
HuffPostOct 03 2019
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Biden's trip to China with son Hunter in 2013 comes under new scrutiny
WASHINGTON — At the time, it seemed mildly noteworthy, but not particularly unusual: then-Vice President Joe Biden, traveling to China on an official visit, had brought his son Hunter Biden along.
And when the two appeared in public together in Beijing during the 2013 trip, there were all the typical trappings of a mini-family vacation tacked on to a business trip.
With
NBC News DigitalNov 27 2016
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Analysis: For some in middle class, Trump plan would mean tax increase
President-elect Donald Trump's proposals would modestly cut income taxes for most middle-class Americans. But for nearly 8 million families -- including a majority of single-parent households -- the opposite would occur: They'd pay more.
Fox News DigitalApr 05 2020
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California Providing Millions Of Dollars For Illegal Alien Business Owners Not Covered By Coronavirus Stimulus
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed that his administration is providing economic relief to businesses in his state that do not otherwise qualify for federal aid, including those owned by illegal aliens.
“[W]e always consider those that are documented, those that are undocumented, those that are living in mixed-status families,” Newsom said Friday during a press conference
The Daily Caller