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Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats

6:40pm July 21, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

Trump is calling for unauthorized immigrants to be excluded from census numbers used to divide seats in Congress. The Constitution says the count must include every person living in the U.S.

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A voter casts a mail-in ballot at a drop box in West Chester, Pa., prior to the June 2 primary election. Statewide, Pennsylvania saw a nearly 18-fold increase in mail-in voting in the primary compared with 2016.

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'Swing County, USA' Prepares For Unprecedented Influx Of Ballots By Mail

6:39pm July 21, 2020

Voting by mail is easier now across the U.S. Officials in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, a swing region in a critical state, are making changes to manage the time-consuming process of counting ballots.

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President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during a press conference at the White House on Tuesday.

In Reversal, Trump Urges Mask Use, Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Will Get Worse

6:22pm July 21, 2020

by Alana Wise

The solo briefing came as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in hot spots across the country.

Travelers who arrive in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from 31 states where coronavirus statistics have been worsening must quarantine themselves for two weeks.

N.Y., N.J., Connecticut Now Say Travelers From 31 Hot Spot States Must Quarantine

6:16pm July 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"I never thought it would be this bad," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says of the number of U.S. states where the coronavirus numbers have worsened.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to unveil a Senate GOP proposal this week estimated to cost around $1 trillion.

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White House And Congress At Odds Over Pandemic Relief Package

5:09pm July 21, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is set to unveil a GOP proposal this week that is facing some opposition among GOP senators and the White House.

John Demers, assistant attorney general for national security, announces a law enforcement case involving China in November 2018. The Justice Department is prosecuting more alleged cybercrime cases.

DOJ Charges 2 Suspected Chinese Hackers Who Allegedly Targeted COVID-19 Research

4:58pm July 21, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

Prosecutors say the men are criminal hackers who allegedly perpetrate cybercrimes for their own benefit — but who also do jobs for Beijing's intelligence service. They're unlikely to face trial.

Pompeo Visits U.K. To Discuss Joint Efforts To Counter China

4:15pm July 21, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

While in London this week, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised the British government for its restrictions on Chinese telecoms and for offering visas to Hong Kong residents.

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Biden Proposes To Spend Nearly $775 Billion On Caregiving

4:15pm July 21, 2020

by Asma Khalid

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's latest policy proposal calls for spending hundreds of billions of dollars to make child care and elder care more accessible and affordable.

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Coronavirus Updates: President Trump Resumes Coronavirus Task Force Briefings

4:15pm July 21, 2020

NPR's White House and health correspondents discuss the reappearance of daily coronavirus task force briefings after a long hiatus.

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Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested on Tuesday morning, hours ahead of a planned announcement of a $60 million bribe investigation by federal prosecutors. Householder is seen here in March 2019.

Ohio House Speaker Arrested In Connection With $60 Million Bribery Scheme

4:14pm July 21, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Larry Householder's arrest is tied to a racketeering conspiracy, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutor's office said. Four others, including Ohio's former GOP chairman, were also arrested.