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Aug 06

Congress has 110 gun bills on the table. Here's where they stand.

By Lisa Desjardins

The weekend’s bloody spate of mass shootings, and another shooting the weekend before, have again raised the question of what can be done to prevent such violence in America.

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Aug 06

'Words matter.' Anger, fear await Trump in El Paso

By Daniel Bush

Across the Hispanic community in El Paso, the initial shock from the deadly shooting Saturday has given way to anger and fear as the city prepares to welcome President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

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Jul 16

Why 'go back' to your country isn't a new sentiment in America

By Yasmeen Alamiri

Creating divisions to suggest that some people belong and others do not, based on race and ethnicity, is as much a part of the American fabric as immigration itself.

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Jun 23

WATCH: Paul Ryan and Judy Woodruff discuss current crises in the world and life after Washington

By Judy Woodruff

Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan sat down with Judy Woodruff in Aspen, Colorado, Sunday, to discuss his perspective on Washington since leaving government. They discussed how the policies he helped implement have fared under the current administration, Ryan's…

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May 01

Watch 4:33
How a congressional freshman is learning to balance people and party

By Lisa Desjardins

Freshman GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman is now four months into his new job. Between the government shutdown and hearings over the Mueller report, he’s learning to balance life on the Hill with the needs of his Virginia constituents. Lisa Desjardins…

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Mar 12

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At U.S.-Mexico border, migrants seeking legal entry are stranded in hazardous 'limbo'

By Amna Nawaz, Rachel Wellford

Much of President Trump’s rhetoric over immigration focuses on the people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. But what is the situation for the thousands who wait on a daily basis to enter through legal means? In the second installment of…

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Jan 04

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Shields and Brooks on government shutdown, new Congress

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week in politics, including the continued government shutdown, why the new Congress is more “representative” of the American people and how the parties might evolve.

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Dec 07

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Shields and Brooks on Cohen filings and Bush's legacy

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s political news, including the latest court filings on Michael Cohen, President Trump’s new nominees and the legacy of George H.W. Bush.

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Sep 04

The next time you go to the principal's office, it could be at your state house

By Denisa R. Superville, Education Week

The handful of principals who are running for office hope their experience running schools will help give them a bigger voice in their states.

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Aug 14

'The human capacity to carry many things at once'

By Jennifer Hijazi

For poet Ada Limón, carrying both the joys and sorrows of a child-free life is a testament to the human ability to exist with many things piled on our shoulders at once.

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