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Homeland Security Secretary testifies as immigrant advocates race to pass new laws

4:27pm November 15, 2022

by Joel Rose

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified Tuesday before Republican lawmakers who threatened to impeach him. Immigrant advocates race to pass what they can during the lame duck.

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House Minority Leader faces an early test of party loyalty

4:27pm November 15, 2022

by Deirdre Walsh

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces an early test of party loyalty Tuesday with GOP House leadership elections. The full chamber will vote for the next speaker at the start of the new year.

The White House, as seen on July 30, 2022.

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The White House is asking Congress for another $37.7 billion for Ukraine

4:13pm November 15, 2022

by NPR Washington Desk

Government funding runs out on Dec. 16. The White House wants Congress to add more money for Ukraine and COVID in its next funding packaging.

Activists and citizens with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) march near the White House for residency protections in Washington D.C. in September.

Special protections for about 300,000 immigrants are extended amid federal lawsuit

3:26pm November 15, 2022

by Juliana Kim

People from six countries — El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras and Nepal — have been at risk of deportation after the Trump administration deemed those countries safe enough for return.

People cast their early ballots for the 2022 general election at the Ann Arbor, Michigan city clerk's satellite office on the campus of the University of Michigan, on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections.

Young voters helped Democrats win the Senate and other midterm elections

2:53pm November 15, 2022

by Alana Wise

Young voters made their voices heard in the midterm vote.

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Kevin McCarthy faces early loyalty test in his bid for GOP speaker

12:12pm November 15, 2022

by Susan Davis

House Republicans will hold leadership elections Tuesday to determine their party leaders for the next Congress, even though the House has still not officially been called in their favor.

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N.C. Attorney General Stein announces $391M Google settlement

11:10am November 15, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is praising a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices.

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Oregon voters approve permit-to-purchase for guns and ban high-capacity magazines

10:24am November 15, 2022

by Lillian Mongeau Hughes

The measure requires an ownership fee, a safety course, fingerprinting, and a background check in order to obtain a gun permit.

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News brief: Congress returns, Arizona governor's race, voices from Kherson

7:30am November 15, 2022

Congress is back for a lame-duck session as midterm results are being decided. A Democrat defeats an election denier in Arizona's governor race. Tales of Russian occupation emerge from Kherson.

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With some elections undecided, Congress returns for a busy lame-duck session

7:18am November 15, 2022

Democrats retained control of the U.S. Senate, but Republicans are one win away from taking over power in the House.