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House Republicans Agitating For Immigration Fight

5:16pm May 17, 2018

by Susan Davis

A growing number of House Republicans want to force votes on immigration legislation this summer despite opposition from GOP leaders, including Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Newly appointed Catalan leader Quim Torra (center) and other Catalan officials at Torra's ceremonial swearing-in on Thursday. Torra avoided promising to obey the constitution.

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In Catalonia, A Secessionist Takes Office And A Standoff Continues

5:13pm May 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Quim Torra, a Catalan separatist, is the new head of the restive region in Spain. For months, Catalonia and Madrid have faced off over Catalonia's bid for independence.

The Complicated History Of The U.S. Census Asking About Citizenship

5:02pm May 17, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

Lawmakers are set to question the Justice Department Friday about why it requested the 2020 census to ask about citizenship. The history of using the U.S. census to ask about citizenship has many twists and turns.

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A Look At What Special Counsel Robert Mueller Has Accomplished After 1 Year

5:00pm May 17, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

May 17 marks the one year anniversary of the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel leading the Russia investigation. The team has secured 19 indictments and five guilty pleas. But one area remains, so far, untouched: hacking.

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Long Before The Russia Investigation, Robert Mueller Was A U.S. Marine

5:00pm May 17, 2018

It has been one year since Robert Mueller was appointed Justice Department special counsel. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mueller's biographer, Garrett Graff, about Mueller's background — namely his formative experiences as a Marine in Vietnam.

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Illinois Imposes Sweeping Control Over Chicago's Special Education Program

5:00pm May 17, 2018

by Sarah Karp

Illinois is taking the unusual step of imposing a state monitor on Chicago's special education program, after a WBEZ investigation found the state systematically delayed and denied services to needy students.

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Puerto Rico Residents Skeptical Of Hurricane Preparedness As Season Set To Start

4:36pm May 17, 2018

by Adrian Florido

With the start of the Atlantic hurricane less than a month away, Officials in Puerto Rico say they're prepared. But many island residents have their doubts as June 1 looms closer.

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Fox News' Neil Cavuto Hosts 17 Hours Of Live TV A Week Despite Physical Challenges

4:36pm May 17, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Neil Cavuto is a relatively calm Fox News personality. He's a Wall Street conservative less prone to shouting than musing, a host given to letting his guests have their say. He hosts more hours of cable news than anyone else at the big three news cable channels: 17 hours of live shows a week. And he does that despite having multiple sclerosis, which prevents him from doing so much as reading from a teleprompter.

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An image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows sulfur dioxide plumes rising from Kilauea's fissures along the rift and accumulating in the cloud deck, viewed from a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight on Wednesday.

Ash Cloud And 'Ballistic Blocks' Shot From Kilauea's Crater, USGS Says

4:23pm May 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Volcanic rocks 2 feet in diameter have been found in a parking lot a few hundred yards from the volcano's Halemaumau crater, the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

A health care worker wears virus protective gear at an Ebola treatment center in Bikoro, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country's latest outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people.

Spread Of Ebola In Congo A 'Game Changer'

4:19pm May 17, 2018

by Amy Held

A new case of the often deadly virus was confirmed in a densely populated regional capital city. Now health workers are rushing to stem its spread.