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A woman observes the destruction of Hurricane Maria in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 26. Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters

Nation Sep 26

Is the government doing enough to help Puerto Rico?

By PBS NewsHour

Burnt houses are seen next to those which survived in Breezy Point of Queens, after it was devastated by Hurricane Sandy

Some recall Sandy struggle as Congress ponders Harvey relief

Another powerful natural disaster has exposed lingering resentment that underscores regional divisions in a deeply divided Republican Party.

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

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ICE officers detain a suspect as they conduct a targeted enforcement operation in Los Angeles

Nation Jun 20

More than 140 arrested at meatpacking plant in another Ohio immigration raid

By John Seewer, Associated Press

Making Sen$e Jun 20

Column: This plan to add broad non-medical benefits to Medicare Advantage is a big deal. Here’s why

By Philip Moeller

About 50,000 Syrian refugees live in the Azraq desert refugee camp in Jordan. Photo by Larisa Epatko/PBS NewsHour

World Jun 20

‘It’s been such a long time since I’ve seen a flower’: Life in a Syrian refugee camp

By Larisa Epatko

U.S. President Donald Trump displays an executive order on immigration policy after signing it in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Politics Jun 20

Read Trump’s full executive order on family separation

By Erica R. Hendry

Politics Jun 20

Trump meets with lawmakers after Senate blocks China ZTE deal

By Ken Thomas, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

President Donald Trump sits at this desk in the Oval Office with DHS Secretary Kristin Nielsen and Vice President Mike Pence prior to signing an executive order on immigration policy at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Milllis

Politics Jun 20

Trump signs executive order to keep families together at border, says ‘zero-tolerance’ policy will continue

By Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a Make America Great Again rally at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Politics Jun 20

WATCH: Trump in Minnesota defends hard-line immigration policies to cheers

Science Jun 20

The science behind the summer solstice

By Stephen Schneider, The Conversation

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 and United Airlines A320 Airbus, April 14, 2015. REUTERS/Louis Nastro

Nation Jun 20

2 airlines ask Trump administration not to put migrant children on flights

By David Koenig, Associated Press

Occupants at Casa Padre, an immigrant shelter for unaccompanied minors, in Brownsville, Texas, are seen in this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on June 14, 2018. Photo by ACF/HHS/Handout via Reuters

Health Jun 20

A fifth of immigrant children detained under ‘zero tolerance’ policy are younger than 13

By Shefali Luthra, Marisa Taylor, Kaiser Health News

World Jun 20

Central bank chiefs of 4 major nations raise trade concerns

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Nation Jun 20

Retired archbishop removed from public ministry after abuse allegation

By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

Politics Jun 20

WATCH: Trump says he’ll be ‘signing something’ on detained children

Politics Jun 20

Methodists, prosecutors scold Sessions over border policy

By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

Nation Jun 20

No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children

By Nomaan Merchant, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Politics Jun 20

WATCH: House GOP leaders hold news conference amid family separation uproar

By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Nation Jun 20

AMA calls for an end to border separations

By Associated Press

World Jun 20

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By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Nation Jun 19

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By Garance Burke, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press

Politics Jun 19

McCain, Coons urge Trump to withdraw State Department nominee over stance on immigrants

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press