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• Dem rep taps 23andMe to help reunite migrant families

  21-06-2018 22:09 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) asked DNA-testing company, 23andMe, to help reunite migrant families at the southern border. Speier told BuzzFeed News in an interview on Thursday that the company said: “They were going to think about it.”“I...
  
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• House approves five-year farm bill

  21-06-2018 22:04 via The Hill: House
  
  The House narrowly approved a five-year farm bill on Thursday that would impose new work requirements on people who receive food stamps.The legislation initially failed after conservatives demanded a vote on a conservative-backed...
  
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• Bipartisan lawmakers seek rules changes under next Speaker

  21-06-2018 21:58 via The Hill: House
  
  A bipartisan group of lawmakers is drafting a package of rules reforms that they want to see in the next Congress – and some members are even considering withholding their support for the next Speaker unless the candidate agrees to the changes.The...
  
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• House GOP discharge petition supporter says he likely won’t sign a second one

  21-06-2018 21:43 via The Hill: House
  
  A Republican supporter of the effort to force bipartisan immigration bills to the floor said Thursday that he likely won't endorse another discharge petition, even if both GOP-backed Dreamer bills fail this week.Rep. Chris Collins of New...
  
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• Trump to Puerto Rico governor: I think we've helped you a lot

  21-06-2018 20:32 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday told the governor of Puerto Rico that his administration has done "a lot" to help the territory recover after two devastating hurricanes that hit last year.Trump made the comments to Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo...
  
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• Hardline immigration bill fails in the House

  21-06-2018 20:12 via The Hill: House
  
  The House on Thursday rejected a hard-line immigration bill — introduced by Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) — after leadership postponed a second vote on a compromise measure written with centrists.The 193-231 vote came a day...
  
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• House postpones vote on compromise immigration bill

  21-06-2018 20:05 via The Hill: House
  
  House Republican leaders are delaying a vote on a compromise immigration bill until Friday as leaders struggle to secure 218 votes for the measure.Some Republicans had pressed leadership to push back the Thursday vote on the compromise measure so...
  
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• Trump: 'We're all bothered by' seeing children in detention centers

  21-06-2018 19:20 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said Thursday that everybody in his Cabinet is “bothered” by images and stories of migrant children being separated from their parents, but continued to blame Democrats for causing the situation.Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that...
  
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• Pelosi: GOP immigration bill is 'a compromise with the devil'

  21-06-2018 18:34 via The Hill: House
  
  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday charged Republicans with promoting cruelty to children at the border, characterizing the GOP’s compromise immigration bill as a deal with the devil.The proposal, one of two...
  
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• Melania Trump visits with immigrant children at Texas border

  21-06-2018 18:24 via The Hill - Administration
  
  First lady Melania Trump on Thursday made a surprise trip to Texas to meet immigrant children separated from their families due to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy.The visit comes one day after President...
  
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• President Trump is standing up for human rights at the U.N. 45.wh.gov/Cb9LMq

  21-06-2018 17:06 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President Trump is standing up for human rights at the U.N. 45.wh.gov/Cb9LMq
  
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• President Trump traveled to Minnesota to meet with American workers. Hear their stories: https://t.co/LUvRYLU7Yy

  21-06-2018 17:00 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  
  President Trump traveled to Minnesota to meet with American workers. Hear their stories: https://t.co/LUvRYLU7Yy
  
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• Bolton to visit Moscow to discuss possible Trump-Putin summit

  21-06-2018 16:49 via The Hill - Administration
  
  National security adviser John Bolton will visit Moscow this month, the latest sign a summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the works.Garrett Marquis, a spokesman for Bolton, said Thursday the top national...
  
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• Congressional Democrats have chosen to play politics with a humanitarian and national security crisis. More:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 16:47 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Congressional Democrats have chosen to play politics with a humanitarian and national security crisis.More:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost $20M in Coast Guard protection: report

  21-06-2018 16:30 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump’s trips to his Mar-a-Lago estate have cost taxpayers nearly $20 million for Coast Guard protection since he took office, USA Today reported.Records obtained by the newspaper show more than $1 million for Coast Guard protection alone...
  
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• White Supremacists To March Near White House trib.al/bAZtztL https://t.co/NvcMErY1iA

  21-06-2018 16:28 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  White Supremacists To March Near White House trib.al/bAZtztL https://t.co/NvcMErY1iA
  
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• Schumer, Pelosi demand Trump begin reuniting separated families

  21-06-2018 16:28 via The Hill: House
  
  Top congressional Democrats are demanding President Trump begin reuniting immigrant families who were separated under the administration's "zero tolerance" policy. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy...
  
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• President Trump is committed to protecting our Nation’s borders during a historic influx of illegal alien border cr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 16:27 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President Trump is committed to protecting our Nation’s borders during a historic influx of illegal alien border cr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Live coverage: High drama as hardline immigration bill fails, compromise vote delayed

  21-06-2018 16:12 via The Hill: House
  
  It's a busy day on Capitol Hill as House Republicans seek to pass a bill on immigration. Republicans were set to consider two bills on Thursday: a compromise measure worked out between conservatives and centrists and a more hard-line...
  
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• Lawmakers must still pass legislation to secure our border and finally and fully allow family and minor detention a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 16:06 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Lawmakers must still pass legislation to secure our border and finally and fully allow family and minor detention a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump renews call to end filibuster amid immigration furor

  21-06-2018 15:36 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday renewed his call to end the filibuster in the Senate, venting his frustration as his immigration agenda has hit a stalemate on Capitol Hill.“What is the purpose of the House doing good immigration bills when you need 9...
  
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• President Trump is acting to enforce the law, while keeping families together. 45.wh.gov/uMzUYR

  21-06-2018 15:32 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President Trump is acting to enforce the law, while keeping families together. 45.wh.gov/uMzUYR
  
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• Trump praises South Carolina governor ahead of runoff

  21-06-2018 15:05 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Thursday praised South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R), who is facing a runoff election next week."I will be going the Columbia, South Carolina, on Monday night to do a campaign speech for one of my very early supporters, a...
  
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• GOP lawmaker compares cages for migrant children to chain-link fences on playgrounds

  21-06-2018 15:02 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) defended housing detained migrant children in chain-link cages, comparing them to the chain-link fences found around playgrounds and baseball diamonds.Cramer, the GOP nominee for a North Dakota Senate seat, said ...
  
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• Trump: Schumer and Pelosi will be forced to do ‘real deal’ on immigration

  21-06-2018 14:39 via The Hill: House
  
  President Trump said Thursday that Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will eventually "be forced to do a real deal" on immigration."The Border has been a big mess and problem for many...
  
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• Trump: Media coverage of North Korea summit is ‘almost treasonous’

  21-06-2018 13:34 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump said during a new interview that media coverage of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “almost treasonous.”“First of all, we came to a wonderful agreement, it’s a shame the fake news covers it the way they do,” Trump...
  
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• The Memo: Trump caves after negative images, pressure from family

  21-06-2018 12:00 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump performed a rare U-turn on Wednesday amid criticism from all sides over the separation of children from their parents at the border. The verdict from people in and around the White House was that the pressure had become just too...
  
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• Advocacy group seeks key pledges from next Speaker

  21-06-2018 12:00 via The Hill: House
  
  A bipartisan advocacy group is launching an ambitious effort to overhaul how the House conducts legislative business, with the goal of breaking through the partisan gridlock that has long paralyzed Congress.The organization, No Labels, will kick off...
  
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• Powerball Winning Numbers For Wednesday June 20: $151M Jackpot trib.al/xGktrMQ https://t.co/OyCCARgXga

  21-06-2018 05:18 via White House Patch @WhiteHousePatch
  
  Powerball Winning Numbers For Wednesday June 20: $151M Jackpot trib.al/xGktrMQ https://t.co/OyCCARgXga
  
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• Trump likely to meet with Putin in July: report

  21-06-2018 04:48 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next month during Trump’s scheduled trip to Europe, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The plans are not final, sources told Bloomberg. However, the meeting could take place...
  
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• Trump mocks 'elites' at campaign rally

  21-06-2018 02:50 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump mocked the elite class during a campaign rally in Duluth, Minnesota, on Wednesday, saying he was smarter and has a better apartment than they do. "Why are they elite? I have a much better apartment than they do," Trump told...
  
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• Trump ridicules protester at rally: 'Was that a man or a woman?'

  21-06-2018 02:37 via The Hill - Administration
  
  At least two protesters interrupted President Trump’s rally in Minnesota on Wednesday, with the president mocking one individual’s appearance.The activists held up signs and disrupted the event minutes apart as the president railed against...
  
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• Trump mocks protester at rally: 'Was that a man or a woman?'

  21-06-2018 02:37 via The Hill - Administration
  
  At least two protesters interrupted President Trump’s rally in Minnesota on Wednesday, with the president mocking one individual’s appearance.The activists held up signs and disrupted the event minutes apart as the president railed against...
  
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• Rally crowd chants 'CNN sucks' after Trump rips media

  21-06-2018 02:17 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The crowd at President Trump's Wednesday campaign rally in Duluth, Minn., erupted into chants of "CNN sucks" after the president ripped the news media. "So we've created 3.4 million new jobs since Election Day," Trump told the crowd of...
  
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• Trump backs down in rare reversal

  21-06-2018 02:12 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to end family separations at the southern border, giving in to intense bipartisan pressure on an issue that had drawn worldwide condemnation of his administration. Trump...
  
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• "We have tremendous numbers of people that have waited for years and years and years to come in and they’ve gone th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 01:47 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  "We have tremendous numbers of people that have waited for years and years and years to come in and they’ve gone th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• New disclosures show Pruitt spent nearly $3K on 'tactical' pants and polos: report

  21-06-2018 01:20 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt spent nearly $3,000 on "tactical pants" and "tactical polos," according to new disclosures cited Wednesday by The Intercept.Records obtained by the outlet through the Freedom of...
  
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• President Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on protecting American workers. https://t.co/2KOFKGqGi9

  21-06-2018 01:14 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  
  President Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on protecting American workers. https://t.co/2KOFKGqGi9
  
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• Steven Nelson in the Washington Examiner: “Trump signs executive order allowing joint family detention” More:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 01:01 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Steven Nelson in the Washington Examiner: “Trump signs executive order allowing joint family detention”More:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• "Today we’ll hear from citizens who are thriving as a result of our efforts to put American workers first. We’re pu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 00:58 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  "Today we’ll hear from citizens who are thriving as a result of our efforts to put American workers first. We’re pu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• HHS division spokesman walks back comments on future of separated migrant families

  21-06-2018 00:54 via The Hill - Administration
  
  The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) walked back comments from a spokesperson late Wednesday, revising an earlier statement that said there would be no special effort from the Trump administration to reunite migrant...
  
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• President Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on protecting American workers. Watch live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  21-06-2018 00:06 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  President Trump participates in a roundtable discussion on protecting American workers.Watch live:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Trump, GOP launch full-court press on compromise immigration measure

  20-06-2018 23:53 via The Hill: House
  
  President Trump and House GOP leaders have launched a full-court press to build support for their compromise immigration bill ahead of Thursday’s critical vote.A handful of on-the-fence Republicans — including Reps. Kristi Noem (S.D.), Frank Lucas (...
  
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• Top DOJ official: Government can only detain families together for up to 20 days

  20-06-2018 23:49 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Senior Justice Department official Gene Hamilton confirmed on Wednesday that the government can only detain families together for “up to 20 days" after President Trump signed an executive order ending the separation of parents from their children at...
  
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• GOP rep refutes Trump's account of Sanford attacks: 'People were disgusted'

  20-06-2018 22:47 via The Hill: House
  
  Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Wednesday disputed President Trump's claim that GOP lawmakers approved of his attacks on Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) during a closed-door meeting on immigration Tuesday night.The president tweeted ...
  
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• Trump claims Sanford remarks booed by lawmakers were well-received

  20-06-2018 22:22 via The Hill - Administration
  
  President Trump on Wednesday claimed his most recent attacks on Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) at a closed-door meeting with Sanford's colleagues were well received, despite multiple lawmakers saying they were greeted with grumbles and boos."Had a...
  
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• Here is the text of the executive order President Trump just signed: 45.wh.gov/Z1WyBM

  20-06-2018 21:57 via The White House @WhiteHouse
  Here is the text of the executive order President Trump just signed: 45.wh.gov/Z1WyBM
  
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• GOP rep sounds off on Republican deficit plan during budget markup

  20-06-2018 21:54 via The Hill: House
  
  Republican lawmaker Rep. Tom McClintock (Calif.) lashed out at the House GOP's budget plan for reducing the deficit, saying it is more talk than action.The plan, released Tuesday, outlines $5.4 trillion in mandatory spending cuts over a...
  
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• Ivanka Trump thanks her father for ending family separations

  20-06-2018 21:47 via The Hill - Administration
  
  Ivanka Trump on Wednesday thanked her father for signing an executive order that will keep families detained at the border together, marking her first public statement on the issue of family separation."Thank you @POTUS for taking critical...
  
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