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The Trump administration is now under heavy pressure to hold off moves to deport the 200 Iraqis that have been rounded up by immigration authorities in recent weeks. Many of the detained are from the […]

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A police officer was stabbed at a Flint airport Wednesday by a Canadian citizen. The attacker referenced people killed in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. The incident is being investigated by the FBI as an “act […]

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The Republican Party breathed a collective sigh of relief Tuesday after a much-anticipated special election victory in Georgia. After Karen Handel was declared the victor in a race billed as a referendum on the new […]

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Majority of Americans in deeply red congressional districts oppose the changes to the healthcare bill approved by the House last month. The findings could complicate efforts to get the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk, a […]

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Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is testifying before the House Intelligence Committee as part of that panel’s Russia investigation. Johnson told lawmakers that there was no evidence that votes were altered as the result […]

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North Carolina Republican Representative Patrick McHenry will temporarily take over for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise during one of the most sensitive moments of the year for House Republicans, Politico reads. Scalise’s return to the […]

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The Supreme Court announced Monday that it would consider whether partisan gerrymandering violates the Constitution. The move would potentially set the stage for a ruling that could impose limits on a practice that has helped the definition […]

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