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House Democrats Try To Vote On Top Priorities, Forced To Turn To Immigration

5:07pm July 17, 2019

by Kelsey Snell

Some House Democrats are concerned that the latest border crisis and feud between President Trump and four House progressives is causing immigration to overtake health care as main issue for 2020.

Top EPA Scientific Integrity Official Not Allowed To Testify At House Hearing

4:32pm July 17, 2019

by Rebecca Hersher

The top scientific integrity official from the Environmental Protection Agency was barred from attending a Congressional hearing on scientific integrity on Wednesday.

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Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar Turns To Humor To Distinguish Herself Among Candidates

4:32pm July 17, 2019

by Tamara Keith

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar is one of nearly two dozen Democrats running for president. She says one of the way she's trying to distinguish herself from the crowded field is through humor.

The White House says the U.S. won't allow Turkey to buy the new Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, after Turkey defied its NATO allies by acquiring a sophisticated Russian missile defense system.

No F-35 Fighter Jets For Turkey, White House Says In Rebuke Over Russian Missiles

3:56pm July 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"The F-35 cannot coexist with a Russian intelligence collection platform that will be used to learn about its advanced capabilities," White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said.

Satirist Randy Rainbow Uses Show Tunes And Pop Songs To Lampoon Trump

2:18pm July 17, 2019

by Terry Gross

"I always considered song parody kind of cheap," the Emmy-nominated lyricist and performer says. "But ... I've gotten [such a] response from others ... that I'm appreciating it as an art form."

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Protesters gathered outside of Police Headquarters in Manhattan in May during the police disciplinary hearing for Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who has been accused of using a chokehold that led to Eric Garner's death in 2014.

5 Years After Eric Garner's Death, Activists Continue Fight For 'Another Day To Live'

2:10pm July 17, 2019

by Yasmeen Khan

"There's not one day that goes by I don't think about Eric Garner," said activist Nupol Kiazolu. "All we're doing is fighting for equity and another day to live."

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Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate In First Debate Of 2020 Election Over Two Nights

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Foresight 2020: Senator Cory Booker

1:02pm July 17, 2019

The New Jersey senator and former Newark mayor takes your questions.

People wait in Tijuana, Mexico, on Tuesday to apply for asylum in the United States. A memo notified officers that immigrants at the southern border are ineligible for asylum, with a few exceptions.

U.S. Asylum Agents: 'Very Little Time' To Prepare Before New Immigration Rule

12:55pm July 17, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The memo, written by the head of asylum at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, notified officers that immigrants at the southern border are ineligible for asylum, with a few exceptions.

President Trump listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels

12:04pm July 17, 2019

by Keith Woods

I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president's tweets racist. But I disagree.

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After Trump Tweets Racist Comments, Some Say They Still Support Him

10:57am July 17, 2019

by Olivia Reingold

Trump voters in Montana say they support the president's tweets about his Democratic critics "going back to where they came from." And, the Republican U.S. senator also tweeted his support for Trump.

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