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As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won’t be enough

By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Farmers across the United States will soon begin receiving government checks as part of a billion-dollar bailout to buoy growers experiencing financial strain from President Donald Trump’s trade disputes with China.

U.S. considers limit on green cards for immigrants on benefits

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance.

Kavanaugh accuser commits to hearing

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Attorneys for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and the Senate Judiciary Committee have reached agreement for a public hearing Thursday.

Families say Hurricane Maria’s death toll was preventable — and neglect is to blame

Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, the Associated Press and Quartz compiled an extensive database of nearly 500 victims of Hurricane Maria whose families say that mismanagement, poor communication and damaged infrastructure were to blame for the deaths. Ana Campoy,…

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Sexual assault survivors share stories with #WhyIDidntReport

By PBS News Hour

After Dr. Christine Blasey Ford accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, President Trump tweeted to ask for official filings. This sparked a movement on Twitter in which women shared stories of why they…

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North Carolina river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Gray muck is flowing into the Cape Fear River from the site of a dam breach at a Wilmington power plant where an old coal ash dump had been covered over by Florence's floodwaters.

Opinion: Sen. Grassley should give Kavanaugh’s accuser the investigation he says #metoo victims deserve

By Ally Coll Steele

Yesterday I joined six former Hill staffers—who all, like me, experienced sexual misconduct while working in Congress—in urging federal lawmakers to finalize sexual harassment reform legislation. It’s now been almost a year since…

DHS secretary: FEMA chief misused cars, but won’t lose job

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday.

Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back

By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press

The Trump administration has imposed more stringent rules and vetting on immigrants in the U.S. trying to take custody of children who crossed the border on their own.