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Jul 28 2020
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Portland protests: Ban federal agents from cities, Democratic mayors say
Six Democratic Party mayors have urged the US Congress to block the Trump administration from sending federal law enforcement agents to their cities.
In a letter, the mayors argue that the agents' presence, against the request of local authorities, is unlawful.
Among the signatories is the mayor of Portland, where federal agents have clashed with anti-racism protesters.
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BBC News
Jan 09 2013
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Chuck Hagel pick: Final snub of George W. Bush
The final insult to George W. Bushs foreign policy may have come in the form of a Republican ex-senator from Nebraska.
Politico
Jan 07 2021
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Donald Trump executive order banning diversity training suspended by Labor Department
The Labor Department has suspended enforcement of Donald Trump’s executive order restricting diversity training by government agencies and contractors that the president labeled "divisive" and "un-American” after a federal court judge blocked it.
Late last month U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman granted a preliminary nationwide injunction in a lawsuit filed by LGBT rights groups
USA TODAY
Feb 19 2020
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Trump to open world's biggest cricket stadium during India visit
US President Donald Trump will inaugurate the world's largest cricket stadium when he arrives in Ahmedabad in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, at the start of a two-day visit aimed at smoothing ties strained by trade disputes.
As Trump heads to India on his first official trip next week, negotiators have been trying for weeks to put together a limited accord
Al Jazeera
Oct 17 2021
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Advocates Left A Meeting With Biden Officials Over Plans To Restart A Trump-Era Border Policy
Border groups on Saturday "walked out" of a virtual meeting with the Biden administration over its upcoming plans to restart a Trump-era program that forced thousands of immigrants and asylum-seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border cities, according to leaked video obtained by BuzzFeed News.
In a Thursday night court filing, the Biden administration said it was prepared to restart
BuzzFeed News
Nov 05 2021
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October jobs report beats expectations with gain of 531,000
The U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in October as unemployment fell to 4.6% and 531,000 new jobs were added to payrolls, the Labor Department announced Friday.
Both numbers outperformed estimates. Dow Jones estimated that unemployment would drop to 4.7% and 450,000 jobs created.
The unemployment rate is the lowest level since March 2020.
The report is welcome
Washington Times
Aug 06 2015
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16 states ask Obama admin to put power plant rules on hold
The campaign to stop President Barack Obama's sweeping emissions limits on power plants began taking shape Wednesday as 16 states asked the government to put the rules on hold while a Senate panel moved to block them.
Fox News Digital
Jun 29 2020
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DC Statehood
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
In a historic 232-180 vote on Friday, the House passed DC Statehood in hyper-partisan fashion with all Republicans voting against the bill.The vote is largely symbolic, since Senate Leader McConnell and President Abridge News
Nov 04 2014
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How Obamacare Could Save Alison Lundergan Grimes
Most polls show Alison Lundergan Grimes trailing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Kentucky's closely watched Senate race. But a secret weapon for Grimes may be something she struggled to embrace for most of her campaign: Obamacare.
More than 413,000 people in Kentucky have obtained health insurance thanks to Kynect, the state's adaptation of the Affordable Care Act. About 330,
HuffPost
Jan 14 2021
Analysis
‘We Just Wanted Our Voices To Be Heard.’ Capitol Protesters Speak Out
In the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot during a Donald Trump rally, corporate media won’t talk to the protesters or try to understand their point of view. So I did.
Why did hundreds of thousands of people from all over the country show up in Washington, D.C., last week to protest the presidential election? What were all those people doing there, and what did they hope to accomplish?
The Federalist