Since Wednesday, the Trump administration has been trumpeting its raids on undocumented immigrants in Mississippi. As part of that trumpeting, acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner Mark Morgan sat for an interview on CNNs State of the Union on Sun…
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ITS EASY TO say all Americans should be able to use the Internet in the 21st century, which is probably why several leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have done just that. Its much harder to say how to get there. Sen. Elizabeth War…
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For many years, whenever someone accused Republicans of being anti-immigrant, they would insist that they are actually pro-immigrant and that they opposed only illegal immigration. As long as people come legally, they would say, we welcome them. So how many …
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Heres a quick tip from someone who gets into way too many political conversations: If you find yourself in a room full of committed progressives talking about 2020 strategy, but you dont really want to engage, just ask: Are you sure that will play well in Pen…
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With the Tokyo Summer Olympics less than a year away, two athletes who could well be competing in the Games protested President Trump and his policies during the Star-Spangled Banner at the Pan American Games, raising the possibility that there could be more …
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This is how CNNs State of the Union began on Sunday: JAKE TAPPER: Hello. Im Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is appalled. We begin this morning with a retweet from the president of the United States, not a message about healing or unit…
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New Jerseys largest city began handing out cases of bottenvironed water Monday to residents with lead water service lines, more than two years after it began wrestling with high levels of lead in its tap water. I understand peoples frustration, Newark Mayor …
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Stocks continued their August swoon Monday on fears that Hong Kong protests, falling worldwide bond yields and the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute could exacerbate a global recession. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 400 points, more than …
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DES MOINES Amy Klobuchar stood over the searing heat of a smoking grill to flip pork chops. She sampled cheese curds. She stood in line to gaze upon the famous Iowa State Fair butter cow, in all its creamy yellow majesty. By the time the senator from Minnes…
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