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Blocked Citizenship Question Not Likely To Lower Census Response, Bureau Finds

9:05pm October 31, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

Months after courts blocked the question from appearing on 2020 census forms, the Census Bureau released early findings from a national experiment testing public reaction to the controversial inquiry.

The Census Bureau is turning to existing government records, such as state driver's licenses, to try to fill in gaps in the incomplete responses it collects from its survey.

Census Bureau Asks States For Driver's License Records To Produce Citizenship Data

7:11pm October 16, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau is gathering records on people's U.S. citizenship status as part of Trump administration efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could politically benefit Republicans.

Three federal judges on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would make it harder for low-income immigrants to get a green card. President Trump is seen here leaving the White House last week.

Federal Judges In 3 States Block Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule For Green Cards

9:27pm October 11, 2019

Under the rule, officials would weigh whether a green card applicant will be self-sufficient. The rule had been set to go into effect on Oct. 15. It's now blocked by three preliminary injunctions.

Cubans wait their turn to enter Panama's embassy in Havana to apply for travel visas to Panama last March. The U.S. State Department eliminated a coveted five-year tourist visa for Cubans, dealing a heavy blow to entrepreneurs and Cuban members of divided

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How The Trump Administration Uses 'Workarounds' To Reshape Legal Immigration

7:45pm October 10, 2019

by Joel Rose

The White House wanted sweeping changes on legal immigration. Congress didn't bite. Now critics say the administration is using "backdoor" rules and regulations to keep low-income immigrants out.

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President Trump, joined by Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, in Brussels, Belgium.

Politics & Government

Trump Administration Blocks Ambassador's Testimony, A Key Witness In Ukraine Scandal

1:07pm October 08, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Gordon Sondland, a Trump donor and Trump's ambassador to the European Union, was scheduled to be deposed by Congress for his role in the widening Ukraine scandal involving the president.

A new rule proposed by the Labor Department would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers.

Restaurants Would Get More Flexibility With Workers' Tips Under Proposed Rule

6:17pm October 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The rule would allow employers to require waitstaff and others to share their tips with kitchen staff. But labor advocates say it could allow bosses to take advantage of their workers.

A worker cuts black granite to make a countertop. Though granite, marble and "engineered stone" all can produce harmful silica dust when cut, ground or polished, the artificial stone typically contains much more silica, says a CDC researcher tracking case

Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops

12:25pm October 02, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Irreversible lung disease has started to show up among young workers who cut, grind and polish countertops made of increasingly popular "engineered" stone. The material is more than 90% silica.

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer waits for migrants who are applying for asylum in the U.S. to arrive at International Bridge 1 where they will cross from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Laredo, Texas, early Sept. 17, 2019.

Advocates Say President Trump's Immigration Policy Is 'A Tool Of Cruelty'

5:40pm October 01, 2019

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration has ended "catch and release" by sending migrants to Mexico while their asylum cases are pending in the U.S. Opponents argued in court Tuesday that the program is illegal.

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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks during a television interview in front of the West Wing of the White House, on Sept. 19, 2019. Wheeler has threatened to withdraw billions of dollars in federal highway money unless Calif

Trump Administration Escalates Battle Over Environmental Regulations With California

3:35pm September 24, 2019

by Jeff Brady

The Trump administration threatens to cut federal highway dollars for California over air pollution.

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg (center), head of Big City Mayors, discusses the homeless problem after the group met with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in March. Steinberg says it's time for any adversarial relationship between cities and the Trump adm

The Ongoing Clash Between Trump And Big Cities

10:20am September 24, 2019

by Cheryl Corley

Mayors of some of the cities the president targets say they aren't worried about jeopardizing federal funding and will continue fighting the rhetoric and policies they believe will harm urban areas.

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