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US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
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WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States’ falling birth rate, a new poll finds that relatively few U.S. adults see this as a priority or share the White House’s concerns. Instead, Americans are more likely to want the government to focus…
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, according to court documents filed Wednesday. He said he was kicked and hit so often after arrival that by the following day, he had visible bruises…
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Federal judge seeks clarity on whether birthright citizenship order means babies could be deported
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday questioned when the Trump administration will try to enforce its birthright citizenship executive order and asked if the government would attempt to deport U.S.-born children of people who are in the country illegally or temporarily before restrictions on birthright citizenship might take effect in late July. Justice…
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US job openings in May hit 7.8 million in a continuing display of labor market resilience
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in May, a sign that the American labor market remains resilien t in the face of high borrowing costs and uncertainty over U.S. economic policy. U.S. employers posted 7.8 million vacancies in May, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, up from 7.4 million in April and the highest…
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Judge seeks US assurances on deportations in birthright case
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A judge overseeing a challenge to President Donald Trump’s restrictions on automatic birthright citizenship asked the U.S. government to confirm it won’t seek to deport impacted children during the Supreme Court’s 30-day pause on enforcement of the directive. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland said during a hearing Monday that such written assurances, which…
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What’s next for birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court’s ruling
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The legal battle over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship is far from over despite the Republican administration’s major victory Friday limiting nationwide injunctions. Immigrant advocates are vowing to fight to ensure birthright citizenship remains the law as the Republican president tries to do away with more than a century…
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US economy shrank 0.5% between January and March, worse than 2 earlier estimates had revealed
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected deterioration of earlier estimates. First-quarter growth was weighed down by a surge of imports as U.S. companies, and households, rushed to buy foreign…
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Trump says Iran has ‘second chance’ to come to nuclear deal as Israel and Iran exchange blows
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to quickly reach an agreement on curbing its nuclear program as Israel vowed to continue its bombardment of the country. Trump framed the volatile moment in the Middle East as a possible “second chance” for Iran’s leadership to avoid further destruction “before there is nothing…
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Protests over immigration raids pop up across the US with more planned
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend. While many demonstrations against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have been peaceful, with marchers chanting slogans and carrying…
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National Guard faces off with protesters hours after arriving in Los Angeles on Trump’s orders
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tear gas was fired at protesters in Los Angeles on Sunday when some demonstrators moved close to National Guard troops and shouted insults at them, hours after President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the military over the objections of the governor and mayor. The confrontation broke out as hundreds of people…