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GOP protest temporarily halts House Democratic impeachment deposition of Defense official Laura Cooper
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Pro-Trump super PAC hid source of donation made by two Ukraine-linked associates of Rudy Giuliani, FEC complaint says
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Federal investigators have been looking into Giuliani's dealings in Ukraine since early 2019
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Local governments spend millions caring for migrants dumped by Trump's Border Patrol
The assistant city manager wanted to speak with the Border Patrol to figure out what was going on, how to coordinate the drop-off times and how to assess the volume of migrants San Antonio could expect in the future. But because the Texas city is 150 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border and had nev…
Migrant children held by the Obama administration still suffering 5 years later
He arrived in the wave of migrant children that flooded the border in 2014, but his experience may track closely with what thousands of migrant children encountered this year, and it illustrates the long-lasting effects that their time in Border Patrol custody may have on their lives.
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The 2019 migrant surge is unlike any we’ve seen before. This is why
The percentage of adult males from Mexico crossing the border has plummeted. Meanwhile, the percentage of asylum-seeking adults with children in tow or children arriving without parents has soared, especially from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, three countries in Central America with high …
A dangerous red flower is driving record numbers of migrants to flee Guatemala
For years, Mexican drug cartels persuaded poor indigenous farmers in the western highlands of Guatemala to replace their crops with poppies. The plants produce a milky fluid used to make heroin, although farmers were often told the plant was used to produce “medicine.”
The Guatemalan g…
Asylum seekers in US face years of waiting, little chance of winning their cases
Nearly 590,000 migrants from Central America arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past 10 months – more arrivals from a place other than Mexico than in any of the past 20 years. What happens to them when they get here depends on fast-changing policies, as well as whether they arrived alone…
One deadly week reveals where the immigration crisis begins — and where it ends
SAN LUIS RÍO COLORADO, Mexico – The sun still hides beyond the desert’s dark horizon as Jaime Escalante Galvez, his wife Leydi Gonzalez and their 2-year-old daughter, Adriana, slide through a bucket-size hole under a border fence and squeeze into the United States.
Just a few hours later…
It's imperative to capture all sides of the immigration debate. How we did it, during one perilous week
Much reporting from the border has been sporadic and tied to big events: family separations, drownings in the Rio Grande, the caravans and the military deployment. Rather than report on one thing, we wanted to report on everything, at the same time. Because what's happening in immigration in Ame…
Trump's plan to cut aid to Central America could push more migrants to come to US
The Trump administration has said Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras will receive aid in the future only if they take “concrete actions” to reduce immigration. But experts say freezing international aid may increase the number of immigrants heading to the United States.
President Donal…
Una semana mortal revela dónde comienza la crisis migratoria - y dónde termina
SAN LUIS RÍO COLORADO, México – El sol todavía se escondía tras el horizonte oscuro del desierto cuando Jaime Escalante Galvez, su esposa Leydi González y su hija de 30 meses, Adriana, se deslizaron a través de un hoyo del tamaño de un cubo debajo de una cerca fronteriza y se escurrieron dentro …
Trump administration releases details of call with Ukrainian President Zelensky amid impeachment inquiry
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Wanted: 60,000 drivers. What the shortages at US trucking companies means to you
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High levels of arsenic in bottled water sold at Whole Foods, Target, Walmart, study says
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Chicken often contains fecal bacteria, lawsuit against USDA claims
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Trump's subpoena stonewall is his most dangerous outrage yet. Why even have a Congress?
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Mueller report: Why so many of President Donald Trump's aides lied to protect him in Russia investigations
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Justice Dept. watchdog never probed judges' NSA concerns
Two judges on the court that oversees the spying programs separately rebuked federal officials in top-secret court orders for misrepresenting how the NSA was harvesting and analyzing communication records. In a sharply worded 2009 order, one of the judges, Reggie Walton, went so far as to sugges…
Police stop pursuing nearly 79,000 fugitives
Nationwide, police and prosecutors quietly told the FBI they had abandoned their pursuit of nearly 79,000 accused felons during the past year and a half, a USA TODAY investigation found. They have given up chasing people charged with armed robbery and raping children, usually without informing t…
Paul Manafort sentenced to a total of 7.5 years in prison: 'It is hard to overstate the number of lies'
WASHINGTON – Paul Manafort, the man who helped guide Donald Trump to the presidency, was sentenced to a total of more than seven years in federal prison on Wednesday after a federal judge added 43 months to the punishment he received in another case last week.
The pair of prison sentenc…
Australia is about to eradicate cervical cancer, US is nowhere close. What'll it take?
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Watergate's lesson? If Democrats want to heal America, they have to impeach Donald Trump
Democrats are wrestling with how aggressively they will investigate the president and whether impeachment proceedings will ultimately be warranted. Publicly, the discussion has largely centered on worries about the political implications of moving forward. Some Democrats are concerned that aggre…
'Colossal collapse' in gas prices expected heading into midterm elections
Gas prices are expected to plunge sharply in the final days leading up to the midterm elections, potentially nearing $2 per gallon at some stations in low-tax states.
The sudden respite at the pump comes from sharply lower oil prices and declining wholesale gasoline prices.
Oil P…
Midterms: Democrats poised to win governorships in election that will affect redistricting, presidential campaign
Among the candidates are two Democrats with a good shot at becoming the USA's first black governors.