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Study: Humans spark 84 percent of U.S. wildfires
Intentionally set managed burns and agricultural fires were excluded from the study.
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GOP Rep. Darrell Issa says a special prosecutor should probe Russian election tampering
“You’re going to need to use the special prosecutor’s statute and office,” he says.
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Tom Perez, former labor secretary, elected to lead Democratic Party
Perez won on a second ballot with 235 votes. The winning threshold was 218 votes out of 435…
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Trump administration makes first move to build border wall
Contractors were asked to submit prototype concepts by March 10.
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Trump’s immigration crackdown likely to bring lawsuit flood
The ACLU and other groups are vowing to challenge the crackdown on undocumented immigrants too.
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Trump administration rescinds guidelines on protections for transgender students
Questions about transgender students are best “solved at the state and local level,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said.
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Sweeping new immigration guidelines emphasize more enforcement, deportations
The new guidelinesalso call for the hiring of thousands more enforcement agents.
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Pence has clout in Trump White House, but for how long?
President Trump doesn’t do much these days without Pence.
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Trump names new national security adviser to replace ousted Flynn
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster is known as one of the military’s most prominent intellectuals.
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In Congress, Republicans are starting to fret
Rhe newfound partnership is showing signs of serious strain.
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Homeland Security expands immigrant population who can be deported
Hundreds of thousands more immigrants in the United States illegally will be subject to what’s known as expedited…
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Norma McCorvey, plaintiff in Roe v. Wade abortion case, dies at 69
McCorvey died Saturday in Katy, Texas,
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Trump leaves the White House bubble and shifts to campaign mode, hoping for momentum
Analysis: Trump is trying to magnify his ability to burst out of the presidential bubble and speak uninterrupted…