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Headline Roundup June 20th, 2018

Trump Backs House Immigration Bills

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President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers on Tuesday he would back either of the immigration bills making their way through the House of Representatives, while declining to end the family-separation policy himself.

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Trump blesses House Republicans' new compromise immigration bill
Trump blesses House Republicans' new compromise immigration bill

Washington Times

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President Trump blessed House Republicans’ compromise immigration bill “1,000 percent” Tuesday, giving political cover to conservatives looking to back the bill and creating momentum ahead of a showdown vote expected this week.

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Trump says would back both House immigration bills as separation crisis grows
Trump says would back both House immigration bills as separation crisis grows

Reuters

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President Donald Trump told Republican lawmakers on Tuesday he would back either of the immigration bills making their way through the House of Representatives, as the outcry grew over his administration’s separation of immigrant parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Trump backs plan to end family separations but shirks responsibility
Trump backs plan to end family separations but shirks responsibility

The Guardian

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Donald Trump has told Republicans he is “1,000%” behind their immigration reform effort, but did not offer a clear path forward as his administration faced bipartisan condemnation over separating children and their parents at the border.

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