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Border screenings spark travel fears for Iranian Americans amid rising tensions
Iranian Americans say they are scared to travel, and some are dropping international trips after U.S. citizens of Iranian descent were held by U.S. immigration agents.
6 years ago
McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses
The trial could start as soon as this week if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi releases the articles of impeachment.
6 years ago
To produce citizenship data, Homeland Security to share records with Census
The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to share certain records to help the Census Bureau produce data about the U.S. citizenship status of those who live in the U.S.
6 years ago
2019 Brought stepped-up efforts to counter white supremacist violence
The torch-wielding racists who marched on Charlottesville, Va., two years ago showed the ugly new face of the far right.
6 years ago
Hundreds of accused clergy left off church’s sex abuse lists
Richard J. Poster served time for possessing child pornography, violated his probation by having contact with children and in 2005 was put on a sex offender registry.
6 years ago
From a hashtag to a movement: #NatSecGirlSquad empowers women in national security
Dozens of national security specialists clustered inside a Washington hotel, warming up with coffee and checking out booths set up by intelligence agencies.
6 years ago
Poll: Americans grateful at holidays — and a bit stressed
Wade Holcomb has a lot to be grateful for this year. In addition to graduating college and getting a job, he also has a beautiful 4-month-old girl.
6 years ago
House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles
The House Judiciary Committee is holding open the possibility of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave
Nancy Glynn could not afford a funeral for her newborn son who died after a premature birth.
6 years ago
‘Authenticity,’ ‘culturally relevant’: Why Bernie Sanders is resonating with Latinos
This weekend, one of the most high-profile Latinas in Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is campaigning for Bernie Sanders in Nevada and California.
6 years ago
Trump is impeached, but there’s no endgame in sight
When it was announced Wednesday night in the House of Representatives that all time allotted for debate on impeachment had expired, a cheer went up within the chamber.
6 years ago
Separated at the border, the story of Andrea and her son José
Fearing MS-13 gang, she sought asylum in U.S. after being separated by border officials, she and her son eventually were reunited and now live in N.J.
6 years ago
New SNAP rule impacts college students by limiting benefits and adding confusion
Some low-income college students are among the 688,000 food stamp recipients projected to lose benefits as a result of a Trump administration rule announced Dec. 4.
6 years ago
Acquiring private land is slowing Trump’s border wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in Texas and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
6 years ago
Presidential hopefuls in Senate say impeachment comes first
The senators are already expecting to be sidelined by impeachment for at least two weeks in January.
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