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Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Should Resign, Sen. Jon Tester Says

10:36am July 10, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana about calls for U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign due to his role in financier Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom (left) talks with members of a Diabetes Talking Circle during his visit to the Sacramento Native American Health Center in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday.

California Is 1st State To Offer Health Benefits To Adult Undocumented Immigrants

8:48am July 10, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Expanding health benefits to more undocumented immigrants was praised by state Democrats, but some Republicans worried about California becoming a "magnet" for migrants in search of coverage.

News Brief: Migrants At Border, 2020 Census Case, Labor Secretary Under Scrutiny

6:51am July 10, 2019

Fewer people were apprehended at the U.S. border in June than in May. Judge rules Trump administration can't change legal team in census case. And, pressure mounts for U.S. labor secretary to resign.

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Former U.S. Prosecutor Discusses Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 Plea Deal

5:49am July 10, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. prosecutor Berit Berger about Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal. Alex Acosta, the U.S. labor secretary, faces scrutiny for his past role in brokering the deal.

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Judge Says Trump Administration Can't Change Legal Team In Census Case

5:39am July 10, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

A New York judge denied the Trump administration's request to change its legal team in a lawsuit challenging the addition of the citizenship question on 2020 census.

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Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta speaks at an event in Bogotá, Colombia, in May. Acosta is coming under criticism for his actions in a sex trafficking case involving Jeffrey Epstein when Acosta was a U.S. attorney is Florida.

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Trump Defends Labor Secretary Acosta Over Epstein Plea Deal

5:53pm July 09, 2019

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump said Alexander Acosta has done a good job leading the Labor Department but will look into his involvement in a decade-old plea agreement with the financier accused of sex trafficking.

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Trump Can't Block Twitter Followers, Federal Appeals Court Rules

5:35pm July 09, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

The appeals court upheld a lower court decision from last year that says the president conducts government business on his personal Twitter account, so all Americans must be able to access it.

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The Affordable Care Act Is On Trial Again — This Time In Louisiana

5:29pm July 09, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Oral arguments wrapped up Tuesday in New Orleans in a closely-watched lawsuit that could eventually decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act.

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Looking Back On The Many Times The Affordable Care Act Has Been Challenged

5:29pm July 09, 2019

The Affordable Care Act is on trial again — this time at a federal appeals court in Louisiana. It's the latest in a string of challenges to the healthcare overhaul since President Obama signed it.

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On Tuesday, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that President Trump cannot block people he disagrees with from his Twitter account. Above, Trump's Twitter feed is seen on June 27.

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Violated First Amendment By Blocking Twitter Followers

5:17pm July 09, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The judges upheld a lower court decision that found Trump used the platform for official purposes, which precludes him from banning users because they disagree with his views.