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Trump says he’ll order all DHS workers be paid as Senate bill to fund department sits with House

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he will order that all Department of Homeland Security employees be paid, as Congress again took steps toward ending the longest-ever partial government shutdown. The move would expand Trump’s earlier directive for DHS to unilaterally pay Transportation and Security Administration workers in a

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Former President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Abigail Spanberger

Virginia’s redistricting fight ramps up as opponents wield Barack Obama’s past comments

By David Wright, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Members of the Virginia NAACP gathered Wednesday morning to denounce mailers they said were misleading voters about the upcoming redistricting referendum in their state. “Today, we confront a legacy that echoes the Jim Crow era – disinformation designed to sow confusion and suppress the voices of Black

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Columbia Board of Education candidates focus on transparency, policy improvements when addressing bullying

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three seats are up for grabs in the Columbia Board of Education election with all four candidates highlighting bullying as a major issue in the district that needs to be addressed. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain a spot on

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attends a news conference with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the US Capitol on March 25.

Ocasio-Cortez says she’ll vote against any military aid to Israel, including for Iron Dome system

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday she would vote against sending any military aid to Israel, including defensive supplies, a marked shift from a Democrat deemed a potential 2028 presidential candidate. Ocasio-Cortez told members of the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America Tuesday that she would

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Former sheriff who pleaded guilty to DWI among candidates for Callaway County commissioner race

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s only contested race in the Aug. 4 primary will be the election for the county’s presiding commissioner. The Republican candidates include Rob Barnes, Larry Robinson and Clay Chism. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann is not seeking reelection. Barnes is the only candidate with an active campaign committee listed with the Missouri

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President Donald Trump rides in his motorcade as he arrives at the Supreme Court.

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s effort to end automatic birthright citizenship

CNN By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s push to end automatic birthright citizenship was met by a suspicious Supreme Court on Wednesday, with liberal and conservative justices raising tough questions about reimagining the way citizenship has been understood in the United States for more than a century. Over

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President Donald Trump rides in his motorcade as he arrives at the Supreme Court.

Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on Trump’s effort to end automatic birthright citizenship

By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s push to end automatic birthright citizenship was met by a suspicious Supreme Court on Wednesday, with liberal and conservative justices raising tough questions about reimagining the way citizenship has been understood in the United States for more than a century. Over the

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