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PublishedFebruary 26, 2019
House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall
Now it goes to the Republican Senate, and the president has already said he will veto the measure if it passes both houses of Congress.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2019
Worker visas for special skills in doubt as immigration crackdown widens
H-1B visas are being denied or delayed under changes in federal law, contradicting the presidents promise of continued entry for qualified workers.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2019
Trump says courts will back him in 16-state lawsuit against emergency declaration
The group of states including Maine says in its lawsuit that the declaration is unconstitutional. The American Civil Liberties Union is also suing, and Democrats in Congress are planning to introduce a resolution disapproving the declaration.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2019
ICE halts force-feeding of immigrant detainees in Texas
The U.S. government says it has suddenly stopped force-feeding a group of men on a hunger strike inside an El Paso immigration detention center.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
White House considering several options for finding $5.7 billion to build wall
Tapping funds for disaster relief, drug interdiction or military construction are possibilities, but each has political and practical ramifications.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Maine congressional delegation criticizes Trump’s plan to declare national emergency
Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins Sen. Angus King, an independent, and Democratic Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden in questioning the wisdom and constitutionality of such a move.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2019
Pope Francis will meet with migrants in Morocco
He will also visit a training institute for imams that seeks to be a bulwark against Islamic extremism.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2019
Trump, Pelosi still far apart on wall funding
The House Speaker reiterated that legislation would not include funds for the border wall the president has demanded, while Trump implied the congressional talks would go nowhere.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2019
Trump doubts Congress will negotiate a wall deal he’d sign
The president said he would build a wall anyway, if congressional negotiators fail to come up with a deal he finds acceptable.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins: I worked with all sides to end federal shutdown
Shutdowns are never justified no matter who controls Congress or the White House.
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