Before Trump took office, asylum seekers and others applying for protection in the U.S. were generally allowed to wait with family in the states for their hearings.
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Trump lawyers argue impeachment is based on ‘hatred,’ not facts
Sen. Susan Collins of Maine asked Trump’s lawyers to detail what the president did to stop the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and when Trump first learned the building had been breached.
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Some Republicans unhappy with Trump want to chart a new course – maybe a new party
Evan McMullin, a former chief policy director to the Republican Conference who challenged Trump as an independent in 2016, helped organize the virtual meeting.
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Six killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate
Thirty-six people were taken by ambulance to hospitals from the crash site, three with critical injuries, an official said.
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Convict Trump or invite dire damage to American democracy, prosecutors urge Senate
House impeachment managers wrapped up an emotional 2 days of opening arguments, with Donald Trump’s defense to take the floor on Friday.
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Democrats push Biden’s relief bill through House panels as Republicans attack it
Republicans say the relief package is too costly, economically damaging and overtly partisan.
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2021 Rock Hall nominees boast record 7 women, including Tina Turner, Carole King, Mary J. Blige
Since the hall’s first induction ceremony was held in 1986, it has inducted 819 male artists and only 69 women.
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CDC study finds double masks or tighter fit can reduce virus transmission by 95%
The agency says people can wear a cloth mask on top of a disposable surgical mask ‘for better fit and extra protection.’
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A third of U.S. adults skeptical of COVID vaccine, poll finds
About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Ex-Wisconsin pharmacist pleads guilty to vaccine tampering
Police arrested Steven Brandenburg as part of an investigation into how 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine, enough to vaccinate more than 500 people, were left for hours outside a refrigerator.