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Community

The little things mean a lot

Awards and accolades don't make as much of an impression as the simple joys of daily life

7 years ago

Children listen to speakers during an immigration family separation protest in front of the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. District Court building, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Phoenix. An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies Monday in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Politics & Policy

In reversal, Trump signs order stopping family separation

"We want to keep families together," he said.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump, left, gestures as he walks with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., right, while leaving the U.S. Capitol in Washington after meeting with GOP leadership, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Walking behind them is Stephen Miller, center, White House senior adviser. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Baby jails: Political turning point, or pit stop toward tyranny?

We appear to be on the precipice of something. I wish we knew what it was.

7 years ago

A 2-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12 in McAllen, Texas. The asylum seekers had rafted across the Rio Grande River from Mexico and were detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents before being sent to a processing center for possible separation. (John Moore/Getty images)
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Politics & Policy

‘It was hard to take these pictures, knowing what was coming next’

Sometimes, an image, such as John Moore's photograph of a crying 2-year-old Honduran girl, captures the essence of a story that we've all been hearing about.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, walks with President Donald Trump as they head to a meeting of House Republicans to discuss a GOP immigration bill at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Politics & Policy

Trump stands firm on immigration policy, sees it as a winner

The chorus of condemnation includes Democrats, as well as Republicans, who are increasingly worried that this could damage the GOP's chances in November.

7 years ago

Akemi Vargas, 8, cries as she talks about being separated from her father
Politics & Policy

Youngest migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters

Lawyers and medical providers who have visited the Rio Grande Valley shelters described play rooms of crying preschool-age children in crisis.

7 years ago

Protesters at Rittenhouse Square where Vice President Mike Pence is attending a Republican fundraising event. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of protesters picket Pence at Philly fundraiser, decry family separations

Hundreds of demonstrators assail vice president over policy of splitting up undocumented families at border.

7 years ago

Gov. John Carney said he won't send Delaware National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border until the Trump administration changes its policy of separating children from parents arrested at the border for illegal immigration or held while awaiting a decision on their request for asylum. (Bigstockphoto.com)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Carney refuses request for Del. National Guard troops at Mexican border

'If President Trump revokes the inhumane policy of separating children from their parents, Delaware will be first in line to assist in securing the border,' Carney says.

7 years ago

Abbie Hyde protests the practice of separating children from their families outside of the Center City offices of ICE in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. politicians weigh in on ‘zero-tolerance’ policy that separates migrant families

Approach is 'straight from the pit of hell,' says U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Critics of U.S. government policy that separates children from their parents when they cross the border illegally from Mexico protest in downtown LA on June 14. The former first ladies, and Melania Trump, have pushed back against the policy
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Politics & Policy

First Ladies unite against separating children at border

America's current and former First Ladies are pushing back against the Trump Administration's practice of separating children from their parents at the border

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

‘Zero tolerance’ and child detainees in the U.S.

Guests: Julián Aguilar, Laura Benshoff, Dana Sinopoli It’s estimated that in the last 6 weeks, 2,000 child ...

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PBS NewsHour
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Angela Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments U.S. stance

7 years ago

South Korean marines march during a military exercise as a part of the annual joint military training called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the U.S. in Pohang, South Korea, April 5, 2018.  REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji - RC16612DBE90
PBS NewsHour
Politics & Policy

Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea

7 years ago

In this photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who've been taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, rest in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018.
Politics & Policy

‘Papa! Papa!’ Audio of children stokes rage over separation

The recording captures the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility.

7 years ago

The Supreme Court Building is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Trump admin. asks high court to halt sanctuary cities ruling

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to largely implement a policy of withholding public safety grants from "sanctuary cities."

7 years ago

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