Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Rep. Amash Hasn't Ruled Out Running For President As A Third-Party Candidate

5:06am July 12, 2019

by Tim Mak

Rep. Justin Amash left the Republican Party and gave up his committee assignments in the House. It's unclear what kind of power an independent can wield or whether he'll decide to run for president.

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Lewis Ramos, 22, an operations specialist in the U.S. Army National Guard, stands with his mother, Rosa Elena Ramos, who arrived illegally 30 years ago from Mexico. He recently learned she would receive the protection by the time he leaves later this mont

Facing Deployment While Fearing That Family Members Will Be Deported

5:00am July 12, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

A sailor hoped his military status would protect his mother from deportation. But a change in Trump administration policy may lead to more undocumented members of military families being deported.

Citing the "Billy Graham rule," Mississippi Rep. Robert Foster declined to be interviewed in an all-day ride-along by a female journalist unless she brought a man along for the trip. The reporter, Larrison Campbell, refused.

Mississippi Gubernatorial Candidate's Condition For Female Reporter: Bring A Man

8:25pm July 11, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"I did not want there to be a perception that I was riding with another female and that something promiscuous was going on or anything like that," Robert Foster told NPR.

President Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (left) and Attorney General William Barr, delivers remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday.

Trump Backs Off Census Fight, Orders Agencies To Share Data On Citizenship Status

7:03pm July 11, 2019

The administration has been pushing to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The move has been blocked by the Supreme Court for now, so President Trump turned to an executive order.

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President Trump pauses after delivering remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday.

WATCH: Trump Announces Push For Citizenship Data Apart From Census

6:44pm July 11, 2019

by Dana Farrington

President Trump said he would take executive action to get information about citizenship status amid a fight over adding a question to the 2020 census.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California (left) is trying to move on from a public clash with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., (right) and other progressives.

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Pelosi Clashes With Progressive 'Squad' As Internal Party Tensions Get Personal

6:11pm July 11, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., is asking members to avoid attacking one another after an aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, tweeted a message comparing some moderates to segregationists.

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How Trump Often Finds A Way To Say He Is Still Fighting When Faced With Defeat

6:08pm July 11, 2019

by Tamara Keith

Even when President Trump suffers a political or legal defeat, he's often keen to go down fighting. It's a way he signals to his core supporters that he's with them on their major issues.

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Concern Grows Over Plan To Scale Back Program That Protects Military Families From Deportation

5:58pm July 11, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

A sailor hoped his military status would protect his mother from deportation. But a change in Trump administration policy may lead to more undocumented members of military families being deported.

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President Trump speaks during a "Presidential Social Media Summit" in the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

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Trump To Invite Social Media Companies To 'Big Meeting' To Discuss Censorship

5:30pm July 11, 2019

by Jasmine Garsd

The White House hosted conservative activists and bloggers for a social media summit but did not invite Facebook and Twitter. Thursday, the president announced another gathering.

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Trump Welcomes Conservative, Far-Right Social Media Personalities To The White House

5:28pm July 11, 2019

by Hannah Allam

The president is hosting social media bloggers whom the White House claims face discrimination online because of their conservative views. But some of the invitees are far-right conspiracy theorists.

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