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House rejects Republican immigration bill, ignoring Trump

House rejects Republican immigration bill, ignoring Trump

The Republican-led House resoundingly rejected a far-ranging immigration bill on Wednesday despite an eleventh-hour endorsement by President Donald Trump, as the gulf between the GOP's moderate and conservative wings proved too deep for leaders to avert an election-year display of division.
by Associated Press

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Rivers of Oil, Episode 4: The rallying cry

Rivers of Oil, Episode 4: The rallying cry

In the early 2000s, the Keystone XL oil pipeline became one of the most powerful symbols in the fight against climate change. And since then, it's not just local landowners fighting pipelines in their backyards anymore. It's environmental groups, Native Americans tribes, farmers and ranchers, and a crucial addition to the alliance -- climate change activists. But how did it begin?
by Julie Siple, Bill Wareham, Dan Kraker and Cody Nelson

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How Muslim-Americans are responding to the Supreme Court's travel ban ruling

How Muslim-Americans are responding to the Supreme Court's travel ban ruling

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump's "travel ban" which prevented nearly all travelers from five mostly Muslim countries. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke to Jaylani Hussein, executive director of CAIR-MN, about how Muslim Americans responded to the news.
by Kerri Miller and Manda Lillie

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Customs and border agency halts many 'zero tolerance' detentions, citing workload

Customs and border agency halts many 'zero tolerance' detentions, citing workload

"A much better system would be to keep families together through their immigration proceedings," Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said. "That's what the Obama administration did in 2014. That's what the president has asked Congress to help us do now."

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