If granted, it would gain two senators and a House member.
Lynley Price
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Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecy
A Texas representative says he released the photos because the president’s administration has been refusing media access to the detention center for weeks.
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EU, U.S., U.K., Canada target China officials over Uyghur abuses
Chinese officials claim the internment camps in Xinjiang are ‘centers’ that provide job training and re-education for the Muslim minority group.
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Supreme Court seems ready to rule against unions in farm case
Opponents say ruling for the businesses could threaten rules that allow government to access private property to conduct workplace health and safety inspections.
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Rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired in some U.S. states
Broad eligibility expansion was too big for some states to handle – like Florida and Missouri – resulting in fewer vaccinated people.
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Fleeing coup, Myanmar police refugees in India seek asylum
One officer says they were ordered to ‘torture the protesters.’
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Iran threatens attack on U.S. Army post, top general, intelligence finds
The Army has increased patrols around the shores of the Washington Channel, close to Fort McNair.
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In Kabul, Pentagon chief speaks of ‘responsible end’ to war
The president has said it will be ‘tough’ for the U.S. to meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw troops, but the Taliban on Friday warned of consequences if the cutoff date is blown.
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EU regulator ‘convinced’ AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk
The European Medicines Agency says thousands of people across the EU develop blood clots every year for a variety of reasons and there was no increased incidents in the clinical studies of the vaccine.
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McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
The Senate minority leader says past partisan gridlock would look like ‘child’s play’ compared to what’s to come.