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Joshua Barajas is the deputy online editor for the NewsHour. He can be reached at jbarajas@newshour.org.
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Politics Feb 13
WATCH: Election security experts testify before House committeeSeveral election security experts testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday as the 2020 presidential field continues to widen.
Politics Feb 11
WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in El PasoEl Paso County lawmakers passed a resolution ahead of Trump’s visit, saying the city’s residents are “disillusioned by [the president’s] lies regarding the border and our community.”…
Politics Feb 08
Read acting AG Matthew Whitaker’s full prepared testimony before CongressIn prepared remarks, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said Friday there's been no change in the "overall management" of special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing Russia investigation.
Politics Feb 07
3 things we learned in testimony on family separation under TrumpA top Department of Health and Human Services official said Thursday he would never support a policy that separates families at the border.
Politics Feb 06
WATCH: Trump’s family separation policy under scrutiny in House hearingIn the first of three planned congressional hearings, witnesses will testify before the House Energy and Commerce oversight subcommittee on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. EST about the 2,737 migrant children that have been currently identified as having been separated from…
Politics Feb 06
How Trump has already changed immigration policyThe changes may be incremental, but they’ve still advanced the administration’s hard-line immigration policies, and shifted how the U.S. responds both to immigrants arriving at the border and those living in the country.
Politics Jan 25
New Trump policy forces some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Is that legal?The Trump administration announced Thursday that some Central Americans seeking asylum at the southern border will be forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being processed, a significant policy change that critics say could endanger migrants trying to…
Politics Jan 22
Fact-checking Trump’s claim that he has a 50-percent approval rating among LatinosPresident Trump tweeted about a PBS Newshour/NPR/Marist poll result on Tuesday, highlighting that his approval rating among Latinos rose to 50 percent. But the president's assertion about the poll also requires context.
Nation Jan 18
Why we may never know the true number of family separationsA watchdog's 24-page report said the exact number of children separated from their families by immigration authorities is “unknown.”…
Politics Jan 15
WATCH: EPA nominee Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation hearingWheeler will testify before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee beginning at 10 a.m. ET. Watch his remarks here.
