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Abbott blames Biden for migrant deaths

"If the border was 'open'" as Abbott claims, migrants wouldn't pack themselves like sardines in trucks, lawyer says

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Texas Republicans criticize, tune out primetime hearing on Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — Dramatic new footage, startling revelations and graphic testimony made Thursday night’s opening salvo from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection must-see-TV for many Americans.

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Beau Biden’s death and the real crime of Boebert’s heckling. Could this finally be the reckoning for burn pits?

The issue of burn pits was given more airtime than voting rights, gun violence and abortion in Biden’s SOTU address. Two days later, the House passed sweeping burn pits legislation. Rachel Sharp hears from veterans, lawmakers and advocates about whether America’s sick and dying soldiers are finally being heard

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‘I don’t want it to happen again,’ Uvalde student says as gun laws debated in Congress

WASHINGTON — Miah Cerrillo gave lawmakers a horrifying first-hand account of last month's school massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde as she described covering herself in her friend’s blood to play dead while the shooter gunned down her classmates.

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Democratic lawmakers urge Biden admin to do more to protect Mexican journalists amid killings

A record 11 journalists have been murdered in Mexico this year alone.

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What happens to the school building in Uvalde, Texas?

Public officials and residents of Uvalde, Texas, will have to grapple with a difficult question as the community continues recovering from last week’s shooting at Robb Elementary School: What should be done with the building where 19 children and two teachers were massacred?

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Growing calls for FBI to investigate police response to Uvalde massacre

Officials have not been able to answer why officers left gunman alone for one hour while parents pleaded with law enforcement to save their children

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Texas cops' Uvalde claims unravel

Parents were cuffed, tackled, pepper-sprayed and tasered. Rep. Joaquin Castro wants the FBI to investigate

Salon

The evolving narrative of what happened at Uvalde the day of the shooting

Law enforcement is still investigating the shooting at Robb Elementary School. But accounts from officials have offered a confusing look at the timeline of Tuesday's shooting.

WEKU

Democrats demand US Treasury probe on Texas shifting COVID funds to border security

WASHINGTON — Texas Democrats in Congress have asked the U.S. Treasury to investigate whether Gov. Greg Abbott has misused up to $1 billion in pandemic relief funds to pay for the state’s controversial border security effort.

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Congressmen Urge Blinken to Pressure Israel to Protect Christian Community in Jerusalem

Eight Republican and Democrat Congressmen sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to pressure Israel to ensure freedom of worship in Jerusalem for Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Congressman Joaquin Castro and Gus Bilirakis led the bipartisan letter, expressing deep concern about a "disturbing" rise in…

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Lawmakers call on State Department to expand privileges for LGBT+ diplomats and spouses

Homosexuality remains illegal in almost 70 countries

The Independent UK

Supreme Court to hear battle over War Powers and veterans’ lawsuits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears argument Tuesday over a federal law that gives employment protections for military service members who return from duty, and lawmakers have warned the justices that they are critical for recruiting and retaining armed forces.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court to hear battle over War Powers and servicemember lawsuits

Current and former lawmakers have warned the justices that a federal law is critical for recruiting and retaining armed forces.

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Sinema, Kelly want border plan ready before Title 42 ends

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona urged President Joe Biden against lifting a public health directive used to close the border to asylum-seekers until the administration has a plan in place to process migrants’ claims.

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Sinema, Kelly want border plan ready before Title 42 ends - Roll Call

Their position puts them at odds with fellow Democrats, who recently ramped up calls for the administration to rescind the border directive.

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