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Statement by President Joe Biden on DACA and Legislation for Dreamers … In 2012, the Obama-Biden Administration created the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to remain in the United States, to live, study, and work in our communities.
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
U.S. judge blocks new applicants to program that protects undocumented ‘dreamers’ who arrived as children
U.S. judge blocks new applicants to program that protects undocumented ‘dreamers’ who arrived as children
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Federal judge declares DACA program illegal, but halts only new applications
Federal judge declares DACA program illegal, but halts only new applications
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Mica Rosenberg / Reuters:
U.S. judge blocks new applications to DACA program for ‘dreamer’ immigrants
U.S. judge blocks new applications to DACA program for ‘dreamer’ immigrants
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James Pindell Globe / The Boston Globe:
At the kickoff event of the 2024 presidential race, Trump voters in Iowa say they are ready to move on — DES MOINES — If ever there was a political bloc that could be counted on to hold a candle for Donald Trump, it would seem to be white evangelical Christians, who maintained a near-uniform front …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Latest ‘Stolen Election’ Stunt's Lesson: Move On from Trump — or Lose — A new spat between Bill Barr and a former U.S. attorney is yet more proof that relitigating 2020 will only drag the GOP down. — n Thursday, I had a column on the homepage about House minority leader Kevin McCarthy's dithering …
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John Wright / Raw Story:
Texas man who called vaccines ‘poison’ dies from COVID-19 after spending 17 days on a ventilator — A 54-year-old Texas man who thought COVID-19 vaccines were “poison” died from the virus last month, and was buried by his wife and three sons on Father's Day.
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TMZ.com:
‘Just a Friend’ Rapper Biz Markie Dead at 57 — EXCLUSIVE — REMEMBERING BIZ MARKIE — Rapper Biz Markie — most famous for his iconic hit “Just a Friend” — has died after a series of complications from diabetes that he's been fighting for more than a year ... TMZ has confirmed.
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New York Times:
'They're Killing People': Biden Denounces Social Media for Virus Disinformation — The president's blunt statement capped weeks of frustration in the White House over the spread of vaccine disinformation on Facebook and other platforms. — WASHINGTON — President Biden unleashed …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats See Edge in Early Senate Map as Trump Casts Big Shadow — Early fund-raising totals provide Democrats cause for optimism in key states as Republicans split over how closely to align with Donald Trump's preferences. But historical trends work against the party in power.
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CNN:
Senior Biden officials finding that Covid lab leak theory as credible as natural origins explanation — Inside the fight to uncover Covid-19's origins — Washington (CNN)Senior Biden administration officials overseeing an intelligence review into the origins of the coronavirus now believe …
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New York Times:
Collapse Raises New Fears About Florida's Shaky Insurance Market — Insurers were already skittish after losses from repeated hurricanes. The recent condo collapse has brought new insecurity. How long will Florida's coast be insurable? — Steve Rosenthal escaped with his life …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The media scramble at the heart of Trump Book Summer — The peak of Trump Book Summer, the moment of maximum media intensity, may have come last Wednesday, when reporters scrambled to match a story about a story contained in one of those books. — Around 3 p.m. that day …
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Bloomberg Law:
Texas Senate Votes to Remove Required Lessons on Civil Rights — The Texas Senate on Friday passed legislation that would end requirements that public schools include writings on women's suffrage and the civil rights movement in social studies classes. — Among the figures whose works …
Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Vienna Is the New Havana Syndrome Hotspot — Roughly two dozen possible new cases have been reported by U.S. spies and diplomats in the Austrian capital, more than in any other city except Havana itself. — Since Joe Biden took office, about two dozen U.S. intelligence officers, diplomats …
Jeff Horseman / Press Enterprise:
Riverside rally with Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene canceled — A Riverside political rally that was to feature two controversial members of Congress was canceled late Friday, July 16 — about 24 hours before it was set to begin. — The abrupt cancellation capped a day filled with outrage …
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Joanna Weiss / Politico:
Reality TV Has Remade Our Politics. But Just for One Party. — Once, it seemed as if no politician could test the line between reality TV and modern campaigning as boldly as Donald Trump. But now, there's Caitlyn Jenner. Shortly before announcing her bid for California governor …
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The Hill:
A failure to act on climate is not an option — As a nation, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment. Once-in-a-generation climate catastrophes are becoming regular occurrences, threatening communities and infrastructure in every town and city in the United States.
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
GOP Candidate Lifts Language From Dem Opponent's Op-Ed — Republican candidate Jen Kiggans appears to have taken direct phrases from an op-ed by her Democratic opponent, and then passed off the argument as her own. — BEAST INSIDE … It is, by all measurements, one thing to knock …
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Rebecca Panico / New Jersey Online:
N.J. woman must remove anti-Biden F-bomb signs or face $250-a-day fines, judge rules — Editor's note: This story contains a photo that features profanity. — A municipal judge on Thursday ruled that a Roselle Park homeowner's owner's anti- President Biden flags including the F-bomb …
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Associated Press:
AP: Few Arizona voter fraud cases undercut Trump's claims — PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, undercutting former President Donald Trump's claims …
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CNN:
2020 election becomes early dividing line for Republicans in crucial 2022 Senate race in Arizona — (CNN)In one of next year's most consequential Senate races, the Republican primary to take on Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is turning on a question: Who won the 2020 presidential election?
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Politico:
Strange but true: Bernie takes a ‘very pragmatic’ turn — The Vermont Independent, often depicted by the media and Republicans as well to the left of his party, is showing a conciliatory side. — Sen. Bernie Sanders arrives at the Capitol after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday in Washington.
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Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Republican governor says anti-vaccine rhetoric is ‘killing people’ and denounces ‘propaganda’ — The Republican governor of Utah on Thursday decried “propaganda” spread against coronavirus vaccines, warning that those discouraging immunization are “killing people.”
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Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
‘A propaganda tool’ for Trump: A second federal judge castigates attorneys who filed a lawsuit challenging the 2020 results — Just before Christmas, two Colorado lawyers filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of 160 million American voters, alleging a vast conspiracy to steal the 2020 presidential election …
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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Officials advise wearing masks in Vegas as COVID cases rise — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Masks are back in Las Vegas, after regional health officials on Friday cited a rising number of coronavirus cases and advised everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear facial coverings in crowds and indoor places.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
‘Rogue’ U.S. Agency Used Racial Profiling to Investigate Commerce Dept. Employees, Report Says — An obscure federal office operated for more than a decade as an “unaccountable police force” inside the Commerce Department, using extreme and unauthorized tactics.
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