The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults from April 19 through May 31.
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Ex-officials of firm undone for its use of Facebook data now working for Trump re-election effort
At least 4 employees of the now-defunct Cambridge Analytica work for a new company specializing in targeting voters and consumers, the Associated Press finds.
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Maine Voices: We cannot betray Ukraine by dismissing it, relegating it to the past
For Vladimir Putin, President Trump’s driving concern with his self-image is a weakness to be exploited.
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Inspector general blasts Comey, documents major missteps in the Clinton probe
The report also finds no evidence that department prosecutors were affected by bias.
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Trump’s end to South Korean military exercises unsettles allies
His seemingly off-hand remarks signal a potentially sharp shift in U.S. defense posture in East Asia.
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Dennis Rodman weeps on TV as Trump, Kim meet
The former NBA star is one of the few Westerners to have spent time with the North Koran leader during multiple visits to Pyongyang.
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U.S. plans tent cities to house migrant children
Unaccompanied children who cross the U.S.-Mexico border are squeezed out of the usual shelters, which now are filling up with children taken from their parents.
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Pentagon, South Korea appear surprised as Trump says joint military drills will end
In an interview after his announcement, Trump said the North Koreas were ‘very happy’ about his decision to freeze the exercises ‘because it is so provocative.’
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U.S. deal with China’s ZTE includes $1 billion fine
But critics question Trump’s decision to relax the punishment on the Chinese telecom company.
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Maine senators caution Trump about talk of self-pardon
Sen. Susan Collins says the president never should have tweeted about it, while Sen. Angus King calls even the idea ‘troubling.’