Biden Unveils Asylum Plan to Replace Trump’s Wait-in-Mexico Policy
About 25,000 asylum-seekers in Mexico will be allowed entry into the U.S. while their cases await adjudication beginning Feb. 19, the Department of Homeland Security said.
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Biden Reverses Trump Ban on Transgender Military Service
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday morning repealing the Trump administration’s ban on transgender citizens serving openly in the military.
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Watchdog Finds Lack of Planning for Zero-Tolerance Immigration Policy
A government watchdog report released Thursday found Justice Department officials implemented the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy, knowing it would lead to family separations, without properly preparing federal agencies and prosecutors.
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Georgia Cop Fired for Flying Confederate Flag Argues Against City Policy
An attorney for a Georgia cop fired after parking her police cruiser under a Confederate flag in her front yard asked an 11th Circuit panel Tuesday to give her another chance to show the police department violated her free speech rights.
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Foreign Policy Gets Little Attention but Still Looms Over the Election
The Trump-Biden contest is unprecedented in many ways, given its occurrence amid a pandemic that has constrained each candidate from running traditional campaigns, but relative to past contests for the White House, it stands out in how little foreign policy has been substantively discussed.
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After Pushback, Texas Will Keep Nondiscrimination Rules for Social Workers
After an outcry from advocates and state lawmakers, Texas officials on Tuesday reversed course on an earlier rule change that could have allowed social workers in the state to reject clients because of their gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.
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Texas Officials Urged to Reinstate Anti-Bias Policies for Social Workers
Advocates for LGBTQ and disability communities in Texas are urging state officials to reverse course on a recent policy change that could allow social workers to reject clients because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, or because they have a disability.
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Twitter Shifts Policy on Blocking Links After Outrage Over Biden Article
Twitter announced Friday that it will change its policy around hacked information after its decision to block users from sharing an unverified New York Post exposé about Hunter Biden sparked outrage among conservatives.
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Progressives Aim to Push a Biden Presidency Further Left
Progressive House Democrats and over 200 advocacy groups unveiled an agenda for 2021 policy priorities Thursday, calling for free Covid-19 testing and treatment, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and giving Americans universal health care.
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Sanders Delegates Prepare DNC Revolt Over Medicare for All
Hundreds of Democratic delegates, mostly in support of Senator Bernie Sanders, have pledged to boycott the party’s national platform if it does not include single-payer health care, setting up a likely showdown between the party’s progressive and moderate branches just three weeks before the convention.
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Dallas Cops Ordered to Intervene to Stop Excessive Force
Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall issued a new general order to her officers late Thursday night, requiring them to stop fellow officers from using excessive force in response to protests over the death of George Floyd last week.
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Public Charge Policy Scrutinized by Seventh Circuit
The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s policy that makes it harder for immigrants to receive green cards if they rely on public benefits like food stamps.
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Republican Senators Take Aim at Nationwide Injunctions
Senate Republicans want to put a stop to nationwide injunctions, aiming to stifle the power of courts that have placed blocks on Trump administration policies from coast to coast.
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US-Europe Relations to Be Tested at Security Summit
Some of President Trump’s top foreign policy priorities stand at pivotal moments as the secretaries of state and defense head to an annual security forum in Germany. Strains in the trans-Atlantic relationship have cast doubt on whether they can count on much help from European leaders in advancing Trump’s agenda.
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Elizabeth Warren Releases Plan to Tackle Infectious Diseases
As global concern continues to grow over the coronavirus that’s killed more than 100 people in China, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren released a plan Tuesday to prevent, contain and treat infectious diseases.
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Warren Releases Plan for Life After Trump Presidency
Democratic hopeful Elizabeth Warren released a plan Tuesday to systematically undo President Donald Trump’s policies and appointments and rebuild the country in a starkly different image.
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Poll Shows Little Trust in Trump Around the World
Most people around the globe don’t trust President Donald Trump to do the right thing when it comes to foreign affairs, according to a survey released Wednesday, but they do have positive overall views of the United States.
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Bloomberg Calls for Assault-Weapons Ban and Gun Age Limits
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg unveiled his plan for gun control Thursday afternoon,, calling for a total ban on assault weapons and an age limit of 21 for most purchases.
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Feds Grilled Over Trump Appointment of Immigration Official
A federal judge told the Justice Department on Tuesday that its case for the legitimacy of President Donald Trump appointing the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services eviscerates a law Congress passed to ensure top agency officials are Senate-confirmed.
Read moreButtigieg Calls for Higher Wages and Lower Health Care Costs
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Friday laid out an agenda for the American economy designed to boost the middle class through a higher minimum wage, tax credits, education assistance and investments in affordable housing and health care.
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