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May 07 2019
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GOP leader McConnell to say ‘case closed’ on Mueller probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is declaring “case closed” on the Russia probe and potential obstruction by President Donald Trump.
The Republican leader, in his most significant public comments yet on the investigation, is expected to outline in a Tuesday speech how special counsel Robert Mueller’s “exhaustive” probe went on for two years and is now complete.
Associated Press
May 15 2017
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Rosenstein in hot seat after Comey firing
The controversy around President Trump's explosive decision to fire FBI Director James Comey has thrust Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein into the spotlight.
The Hill
Jul 19 2017
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White House dead wrong on asset forfeitures
President Donald Trump may be doing a lot of good for America, particularly in terms of putting the nation first on the international stage and its citizens, not special interests, first in the domestic arena.
Washington Times
Feb 26 2018
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The Supreme Court may have just kept DACA on life support for several more months
The judicial battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protected 690,000 young unauthorized immigrants from deportation, has just been extended by several months.
Vox
Jun 22 2019
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With Chicago’s immigrant communities fearing anticipated ICE raids, aldermen and organizers help prepare
Chicago’s immigrant communities are preparing for anticipated widespread immigration arrests by federal authorities starting this Sunday as part of week-long raids in major cities around the country.
Local activists, organizers and elected officials are taking precautionary steps as several reports say as many as 2,000 families in up to 10 U.S. cities — including Chicago, Houston, Miami
Chicago Sun-Times
Nov 01 2020
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What the surge in early voting can (and can’t) tell us
The 2020 election has seen an unprecedented wave of early voting. As of Sunday morning, more than 93 million Americans had voted — nearly double the 47 million total early votes cast in 2016.
In Texas, early voting totals, which include both in-person and mail-in ballots, have already exceeded the total number of votes in the state four years ago. Several other states, including the
Yahoo! The 360
Nov 25 2020
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How 9 governors are handling the next coronavirus wave
President Donald Trump hasn’t been leading on the coronavirus and governors are again in charge of the nation’s response. They’re reacting with a patchwork policy that’s unlikely to head off the long-warned “dark winter” in America.
Governors are balancing rising case numbers and pressure to keep schools, restaurants and bars at least partially open. They’re employing loosely defined “
Politico
May 23 2019
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The Senate is still struggling on a disaster aid deal — after 6 months of fighting
By dragging it out, lawmakers have left millions of Americans hanging.
The Senate this week is expected to take yet another vote on a contentious disaster aid package that lawmakers have been debating since December. While things had been looking more promising, the ongoing back-and-forth has raised questions about whether Congress can actually get something done for the millions of
Vox
Nov 14 2017
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How much sway does Fox News have over the Justice Department?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering whether to investigate President Donald Trump’s political enemies, as the president has repeatedly and publicly demanded, the former senator from Alabama told lawmakers this morning at a congressional hearing.
Media Matters
Feb 10 2021
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Battleground states ask: Is voting in America too easy – or too hard?
The right to vote is central to democracy, though not easy to implement. Yet behind it stands an idea worth fighting for – that each individual matters.
How easy should it be to vote in the United States?
The answer to that question – like so many other things in 21st-century America – depends on where one sits politically. Republicans believe voter fraud threatens the integrity
Christian Science Monitor