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Education Secretary John B. King Jr. on Monday blasted state laws that prohibit public school students from using bathrooms designated for the opposite sex, calling… Read More
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ESPN has fired Curt Schilling. The company said that his speech went against company values because ESPN is “an inclusive company.” What’s at stake here?… Read More
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RICHMOND — It’s just after noon on a sunny, sweltering Tuesday in June. Roughly 15 inmates at the Richmond City Justice Center stand or sit on… Read More
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Back in early 2006, a Senate budget debate raged into the night. Around 1 a.m., Hill staffers Heath Hall and Brett Thompson found themselves facing… Read More
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SAN PEDRO, Calif.—Thirty minutes south of Los Angeles, nestled into a drought-dry San Pedro hillside, sits the small townhome community of Blue Butterfly Village. Named… Read More
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Years ago, when Brandon Fraley was a senior at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., he prayed to God for a miracle. He was happy and… Read More
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When Maria Harrill was growing up in suburban Maryland in the early 1990s, she kept a journal outlining all the things she’d do when she… Read More
A federal judge’s ruling Monday halted President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, stopping—at least temporarily—the government’s attempt to grant legal status to an estimated 5… Read More
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It was a cold and cloudy day with poor visibility on the side of a mountain in Colorado when Dr. Pat Castle first encountered Padre… Read More
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson urged Congress today to stop using his agency’s budget as “political football,” warning that without more funding soon,… Read More
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House Speaker John Boehner told Republicans in a closed-door meeting today that he is moving towards a plan to authorize legal action against the White… Read More
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An influential Democratic state senator says he’s unlikely to support a bill requiring background checks on gun purchases because he believes the checks are unnecessary and… Read More
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Who are the 11.4 million immigrants living in the United States illegally? Last week, the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute released data profiles that provide an… Read More
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HERSHEY, Pa. — At what has been dubbed the “Sweet Place on Earth,” Republicans in both the House and Senate gathered for a sweet retreat… Read More
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HERSHEY, Pa. — Just one day after the House of Representatives passed legislation rolling back several of President Obama’s immigration policies, GOP lawmakers from both… Read More
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The GOP-led House voted today to undo major portions of President Obama’s immigration policy, including his recent executive actions and an earlier program that allowed… Read More
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An outspoken conservative senator said today that he expects “some” Democrats to join him in supporting an expansive plan by the House of Representatives to… Read More
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House Republicans, bolstered by a bigger majority, are moving quickly to block President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Acting on the party’s promise to confront… Read More
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Today, members of the U.S. House of Representatives elected Ohio Republican John Boehner to his third term as speaker of the House. Boehner won 216 votes… Read More
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For the first time on record, fewer immigrants from Mexico were caught illegally crossing into the United States in 2014 than people from other countries…. Read More
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A relaxed President Obama held a year-end press conference this afternoon, where he reflected on his first six years in office and looked ahead to… Read More
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A federal judge today ruled that President Obama’s executive actions on immigration are unconstitutional—the first time a court has weighed in since the president’s Nov…. Read More
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Americans are fairly evenly divided over President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to 5 million illegal immigrants, a… Read More
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A national poll of Hispanic voters found that 89 percent support President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to… Read More
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President Obama will announce executive action on immigration tomorrow night during a televised address in prime time, then travel to a Las Vegas high school… Read More
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The Department of Homeland Security is developing an automated system to alert state and local law enforcement when illegal immigrants with serious criminal records are… Read More
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Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee want President Obama’s nominee for attorney general to weigh in on the constitutionality of an executive order that would… Read More
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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is considering a run for president, was caught on tape at a private gathering this month saying, “White men… Read More
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RALEIGH, N.C. — An app on his cracked iPhone has directed the new face of the Republican ground game to Currituck Street. Rhett Johnson parks… Read More
