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Runners make their way through Dallas during a half marathon in 2018. Texas has experienced massive population growth in the past decade, but officials there have decided not to spend any money or make statewide plans for the 2020 census.

Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census

10:42am July 16, 2019

by Ashley Lopez

Despite the fact that the state has experienced massive population growth in the past decade, officials in Texas have decided not to allocate money or make statewide plans for the upcoming census.

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Congress' Power Struggle With Big Tech Will Be On Display At Hearings

10:39am July 16, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

There are three congressional hearings scheduled on Tuesday — each exploring the growing influence that a handful of tech companies have over billions of people.

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White House Spokesman Doesn't Back Away From Trump's Racist Tweets

7:22am July 16, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's Franco Ordonez and White House Deputy Director of Communications Adam Kennedy about the president's use of racist language directed at four Democratic female lawmakers.

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News Brief: Trump Tweets, Asylum Rule, Big Tech Hearings

6:01am July 16, 2019

Trump doubles down on racist remarks directed at freshmen congresswomen of color. White House implements a new rule for asylum-seekers. And, big tech comes to Capitol Hill for congressional hearings.

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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello says he will not step down following the publication of private chat messages laden with misogynist and homophobic language.

Puerto Rico Governor Defies Calls To Resign Amid Growing Protests Over Text Chats

10:42pm July 15, 2019

Monday marked three days of demonstrations against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, after the publication of private conversations containing repugnant slurs against women and homosexuals, among other insults.

Tomas Philipson, seen in 2008, has been named acting chairman of President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers.

Trump Taps Health Care Expert As Acting Top White House Economist

10:32pm July 15, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has been expected to nominate Tomas Philipson as permanent chair of his Council of Economic Advisers. Philipson, an expert on health economics, succeeds Kevin Hassett.

At a ceremony Monday at the White House, President Trump defended his racist tweets against Democratic lawmakers. The language used in that tweet has a long history connected with nativist political movements in the U.S.

'Go Back Where You Came From': The Long Rhetorical Roots Of Trump's Racist Tweets

9:26pm July 15, 2019

When the president told several young congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from, he borrowed nativist language about as old as the country itself. Here's a little history.

Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota (from left), Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan respond to racist remarks directed at them by President Trump at a news conference on Monday.

Politics & Government

Lawmakers Respond To Trump's Racist Comments: We Are Here To Stay

7:57pm July 15, 2019

by Brian Naylor

President Trump said that four women who have been critical of his policies "are free to leave" the country. The members of Congress accused Trump of advocating a racist agenda.

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Former Arizona GOP Sen. Jeff Flake Weighs In On Trump's Racist Tweets

6:08pm July 15, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake about President Trump's notion that four Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back" to where they came from.

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Immigrant Advocates Plan To Challenge New Trump Administration Asylum Rule

6:08pm July 15, 2019

by Joel Rose

Immigrant advocates plan to challenge a new Trump administration rule that would force migrants headed toward the Southern border to apply for asylum in the first country they pass through.

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