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Minnesota congresswoman becomes first to don hijab after 181 year-old law is changed

January 9th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Newly elected Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was sworn in on Thursday, January 3, the same day as fellow American Muslim Rashida Tlaib of...

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Rashida Tlaib shakes up Capitol Hill, calls for Trump’s impeachment

January 4th, 20194 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just hours after being sworn into Congress, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) shook up Capitol Hill by calling for President Trump's impeachment and...

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Defense Secretary Mattis quits after clashing with Trump on policies

December 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis abruptly said he was quitting on Thursday after falling out with President Trump over his foreign policies, one day after...

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Among my biggest disappointments in politics

December 14th, 20180 The other day, a friend asked what surprised me most about politics. This may seem strange, but I’d never really thought about the question. My response was...

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Senators working behind the scenes to pass anti-Israel boycott law during lame duck session

December 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON — Boycott movements have long been an effective tool for protesters, but a new bill being pushed through Congress aims to penalize people speaking in favor...

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Senate votes 63-37, advances measure to end U.S. support for Saudi war on Yemen

November 30th, 20180 WASHINGTON — While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was lobbying senators on Capitol Hill not to "pack up and abandon" the U.S. role in the Saudi-led coalition war on...

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U.S. Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley resigns

October 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned, a personal familiar with the situation said on Tuesday, and the White House said she would appear with...

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Blue wave poses governing risks for Democratic Party

September 23rd, 20180 A blue wave in November could not only take the House majority away from the GOP, but could also cause turmoil within the Democratic party next year, according to a...

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State Department: Trump will consult with Congress on refugee cap

September 18th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump will make the final decision on the number of refugees allowed into the United States after consulting with Congress, State...

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Trump administration to reconsider asylum for separated immigrant families

September 17th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump’s administration has agreed to reconsider the asylum claims of some 1,000 immigrant parents and children who were separated at...

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Documentary: How ‘Brooklyn, Inshallah’ excited Arab voters

September 8th, 20180 BROOKLYN, NY — Ahmed Mansour’s film “Brooklyn, Inshallah” documents Khader El-Yateem’s 2017 campaign for New York City Council. Not only did El-Yateem’s...

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U.S. Senate passes anti-hate crime legislation

September 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous vote an anti-hate crime bill (S. 994), protecting religiously affiliated institutions. This...

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Supreme Court nominee steers clear of Trump criticism

September 7th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Thursday, U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh stressed that he believes the judiciary has broad authority to check the power of the White...

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As more women run for office, state legislatures are poised to change

August 19th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — As women line up to run for U.S. political office at historic rates, state legislatures — where some of America’s most critical policy decisions...

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Facebook says it identifies campaign to meddle in 2018 U.S. elections

August 2nd, 20180 Facebook said on Tuesday it had identified a new coordinated political influence campaign to mislead its users and sow dissension among voters ahead of November’s U.S....

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State Department warned ending TPS for immigrants harmful

July 29th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to documents released on Wednesday, July 25, the Trump administration's decision to end temporary protection for immigrants from El...

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DHS lets Somali immigrants stay 18 more months

July 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration said on Thursday it would allow some 500 Somalis to remain in the United States for at least another 18 months under...

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Muslim candidates campaign in record numbers nationwide, but face backlash

July 20th, 20181 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — When Muslim American Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's...

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Senate unanimously rebukes Trump’s consideration of allowing Russia to question Americans

July 20th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution against allowing Russia to question former U.S. ambassador Michael McFaul or other U.S....

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Progressive Democrats increasingly criticize Israel, which could be politically rewarding

July 13th, 20181 WASHINGTON — For decades it was seen as too politically risky to criticize Israel, but this midterm cycle a growing number of Democratic candidates have begun openly...

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Protesters across the nation call on Trump to reunite immigrant families

July 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities across the United States on Saturday to demand the Trump administration reverse an immigration...

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U.S. moving some detained immigrants to sites closer to their children

July 8th, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. government is moving some immigrant parents to detention sites closer to the young children from whom they were separated while crossing...

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Trump administration must turn over information about 2020 census question

July 4th, 20180 NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered President Trump’s administration to hand information about its plan to ask people filling out the 2020 census form...

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Trump tries to defuse immigrant crisis, but policy hit by confusion

June 25th, 20180 WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas —On Thursday, President Trump ordered federal agencies to begin reuniting immigrant families recently separated at the U.S.-Mexico border,...

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American Muslim groups protest exclusion from Trump’s first White House iftar

June 8th, 20181 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After declining to mark Ramadan last year with a traditional iftar dinner, which breaks the daily fast during the Islamic holy month, the White...

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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow urges harder push for a ‘blue wave’, vows to stand against bigotry in Washington

June 1st, 20181 The ban has nothing to do with safety, makes us less safe around the world and negatively impacts our families in Michigan DEARBORN — It's no...

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Pompeo lays out U.S. demands on Tehran, Khamenei sets condition for EU to stay in deal

May 25th, 20180 The nuclear deal: List of U.S. demands vs list of Iranian condition WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — on Monday, the Trump administration demanded that Iran make wholesale changes...

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Rashida Tlaib responds to Florida city commissioner over racial attacks