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The ruling came hours after some shelters were directed to prepare children to be sent back to Guatemala. A hearing was scheduled for Sunday afternoon. [...]
Democrats would probably need to win the national popular vote by two or three percentage points to retake the House next year. [...]
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are wary of the potential consequences of President Trump’s drive to redraw districts. [...]
President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees. [...]
Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some of their tactics. [...]
He also wants to restrict mail-in voting and allow only paper ballots. The Constitution doesn’t give the president explicit authority over election law. [...]
