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Politics & Government

House GOP Immigration Bill Would End Family Separation At Border

6:47pm June 14, 2018

by Kelsey Snell

The bill is an attempt by Republican leaders to find a compromise with moderate GOP lawmakers. The House will vote on two immigration bills next week, including another supported by conservatives.

Politics & Government

Local Immigration Advocates Grapple With New Federal Asylum Ruling

12:48pm June 13, 2018

by David Ford

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled that fears of domestic and gang violence are not enough to grant asylum seekers lawful entry into the U.S. According to Sessions, in the case o

Migrants wait to disembark from the rescue ship Aquarius in the Sicilian harbor of Catania, Italy, on May 27. This past weekend the ship picked up more migrants, but was turned away from ports in Sicily and the nearby country of Malta. Now it will head fo

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Migrant Ship, With Italian Support, Will Make Dayslong Journey To Spain

1:08pm June 12, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Italy and Malta turned away the migrant rescue ship Aquarius, leaving it stranded in the Mediterranean for days. Now that Spain is accepting the ship, Italian and Maltese navies are assisting.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., represents a district where 70 percent of his constituents are Hispanic and nearly half are foreign born.

Politics & Government

Immigration Debate Shines Spotlight On Divided House GOP

12:23pm June 07, 2018

House Republicans are struggling to find consensus on an immigration bill that can unify the GOP's ideological divide over how to address the legal status of people brought to the U.S. as children.

Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., (left) speaks next to Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., and Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, during a May 9 news conference on a discharge petition to force votes on immigration legislation.

Politics & Government

Immigration Clash In Congress Coming In June

10:30am June 04, 2018

by Susan Davis

Lawmakers thought the immigration debate was over, but a group of House Republicans is agitating for a floor showdown later this month. The House GOP Conference will meet Thursday to strategize.

Health & Safety

Greensboro Apartments Where Five Died Rife With Code Violations

9:55am May 29, 2018

by Paul Garber

Inspectors found hundreds of code violations at a Greensboro apartment complex where five refugee children died in a fire earlier this month.

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Mamoudou Gassama at the presidential palace in Paris, on Monday. Macron offered Gassama citizenship for his "heroic act" in saving a four-year-old.

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'Spider-Man' Scales Building To Save Dangling Child; Macron Offers Him Citizenship

10:32am May 28, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Dramatic video captures the quick action of a 22-year-old Malian immigrant in Paris who began hoisting himself from balcony to balcony to save the four-year-old.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told NPR that he continues to support the Mueller investigation and that nothing he heard in a secret briefing Thursday changes his mind.

McConnell Says He Supports Mueller Investigation

8:09pm May 24, 2018

by Domenico Montanaro

The Senate GOP leader told NPR in an interview that nothing he heard in a secret briefing changed his mind about the integrity of the Russia and Justice Department probes. "I support both," he said.

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (left) confers with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy during a May 16 news conference.

Politics & Government

To Quell Growing Rebellion, House GOP Leaders Promise Action On Immigration In June

4:37pm May 22, 2018

Over initial objections by House GOP leaders, the House is expected to take up immigration legislation next month that threatens to further divide the party in the middle of an election year.

Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., speaks at a news conference calling for the passage of the Dream Act in January, along with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi. Lujan Grisham is one of five Democratic lawmakers, along with nine Republicans, receivin

Politics & Government

Breaking With Trump's GOP, Koch Brothers Praise Democrats On Immigration

10:12am May 17, 2018

by Tim Mak

The Latino outreach arm of the billionaire libertarian Koch brothers' network is paying for ads praising some Democrats, as well as Republicans, who have worked on immigration compromises.

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