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Official says agency warned family separation bad for kids
A Department of Health and Human Services official told senators that his agency had warned the administration that separating families would be dangerous for children.
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Trump calls on Sessions to end Mueller’s Russia probe
Trump called Wednesday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe.
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More taxpayers will owe the IRS in April due to under-withholding, report says
Based on simulations run by the Treasury Department, the GAO says taxes for 30 million Americans are being under-withheld by their employers
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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh’s gun views are clear
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh believes the Constitution limits how far the government can go to restrict gun use to prevent crime.
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Senate bill to require sexual orientation, gender identity data by 2030 census
If the Census Equality Act becomes a law, sexual orientation and gender identity questions would have to be added to forms for the census by 2030
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Bankrupt contractor will get $5.5 million for not printing 2020 census forms
With less than two years before the start of the 2020 census, the U.S. government is back on the market for a new contractor to print forms and letters.
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With the new ‘Aim Higher Act,’ House Democrats want states to make community college free
House Democrats unveiled the Aim Higher Act this week, which they say would give students the opportunity to go to college debt free without compromising their education.
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Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe
Lawyers working for special counsel Robert Mueller plan to call witnesses they say demonstrate where Manafort spent his allegedly ill-gotten gains
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Libertarian policy center study: ‘Medicare for all’ projected to cost $32.6 trillion
Sanders' plan builds on Medicare, the popular insurance program for seniors. All U.S. residents would be covered with no copays and deductibles for medical services.
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Child victims of toxic stress face a long road to healing
Reuniting families separated at the U.S. border is only a start.
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DeVos to make it tougher for defrauded students to seek debt relief
The U.S. Education Department is proposing changes to Obama-era rules that offer debt relief for students who were defrauded by their colleges.
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Can ‘work colleges’ in cities become a low-cost, high-value model for the future?
The nation’s first urban work college will open a second site in Texas and launch a work-college consortium.
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AP-NORC Poll: Latinos see health care communication barriers
Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a health care provider because of a language or cultural barrier.
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Americans believe tariffs will hurt U.S. economy, Gallup poll finds
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
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Listen 5:59Judge to appoint special monitor to oversee detention facilities
The parties have until Aug. 10 to agree on a proposed monitor.
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