Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will try to muscle through the spending measure, which includes $5.7 billion for Trump’s proposed wall, the sticking point in the standoff between Trump and Democrats
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Unemployment a maze for federal workers during shutdown
Some are hesitant to apply, knowing they will have to pay back the unemployment benefits when they finally return to work.
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Sen. Collins says she would oppose Trump emergency declaration to build border wall
Maine’s senior senator, who is among a small group of Republicans negotiating with the White House to end a three-week government shutdown, says she’s disappointed but still hopeful.
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Trump administration eyes raiding hurricane relief funds to build border wall
The Trump administration is eyeing billions of dollars in unspent disaster relief funds to pay for a border wall without Congress’s approval.
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Texas landowners dig in to keep border wall out
President Trump plans a visit Thursday to the border in Texas, where many landowners have hired lawyers to fight the government if it moves to seize their land through eminent domain.
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Rhodes scholar and ‘Dreamer’ fears he can’t return to USA
A Harvard student who became the first “Dreamer” to receive a Rhodes Scholarship says the joy of that achievement has given way to uncertainty.
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Rwandan woman finds home in Maine with loan for asylum seekers
A new program offers zero-interest loans to asylum seekers who need security deposits to get homes of their own.
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Trump’s wall may not be as advertised, aides say
The president touted a border wall during his campaign and after the election, but advisers say whatever is built likely won’t be an actual wall.
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Deaths of 2 migrant children raise doubts about U.S. border agency
Officials ordered medical checks on every child in government custody on Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died.
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Asylum seekers travel to Portland in droves, overwhelming city services
The city stands apart for the help offered to those fleeing persecution, but migrants’ numbers have deluged shelters and attorney caseloads.