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Biden has $52 billion for semiconductors. Today, work begins to spend that windfall
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden is heading to an IBM manufacturing plant in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Thursday to tout a new $20 billion investment the company is making in… Read More
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Biden To Allow Separated Migrant Families To Reunite In The United States
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“It takes time to build out of the depths of cruelty that the administration before us established,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.
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Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year
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The White House says pausing immigration and a variety of temporary work visas will help respond to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
![President Trump's remarks Thursday are a significant escalation of events in the Ukraine matter.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ap_19276541344957-f174b62fe9274c931aebccfb1a726408931d32ee-e1570128099664-900x422.jpg)
Trump Publicly Calls For China And Ukraine To Investigate Bidens
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Former Vice President Joe Biden called the president’s remarks “a grotesque choice of lies over truth and self over the country.”
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Pompeo Pushes Back Against House Efforts To Question State Department Officials
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The secretary of state accused House Democrats of trying to “intimidate” and “bully” State Department officials by asking them give depositions over the growing Ukraine scandal.
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Trump Administration Sends Out Notices Of $500,000 Fines For Those In U.S. Illegally
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The Trump administration is seeking to fine some immigrants in the country illegally hundreds of thousands of dollars for failing to follow court’s directions so they can be removed.
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Trump Threatens To Deport ‘Millions,’ As He Kicks Off Campaign For Reelection
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The administration is seeking to ramp up deportation, focusing on those who have skipped court hearings.