Trump Blocks Bipartisan Dreamers Protection Plan
Washington The White House signaled President Trump will not back a new DREAM Act from Senators Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin to shield Dreamers from deportation. He favors enforcement first and supports sanctuary-city crackdown and a merit-based immigration system, risking the fate of about 800,000 DACA recipients amid ongoing court challenges.
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Supreme Court Limits Travel Ban Exempts Extended Family
The Supreme Court sided with a Hawaii judge to temporarily exempt grandparents and other extended family members from the travel ban while also staying another exemption for refugees. The ruling lets parts of the ban proceed for six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and pauses refugee resettlement for 120 days, with exceptions for bona fide U S connections. The decision maintains a broader policy while awaiting Ninth Circuit review.
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Fast schedule set for NAFTA renegotiation talks
U S Mexican and Canadian officials aim for seven rounds of NAFTA talks at three week intervals to finish early next year. First round set for August 16 to 20 in Washington while Mexican sources note alternating venues. US official says number of rounds and frequency not yet agreed.
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Detwiler Fire swells in California prompting mass evacuations
The Detwiler Fire near Mariposa grows past 46 000 acres with just 7 percent containment. Evacuations extend across Mariposa County as Highway 140 closes and California declares a state of emergency.
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Congress watchdog reports rise in earmark spending
Citizens Against Government Waste highlights 163 earmarks in the 2017 budget valued at 6.8 billion dollars, more than doubling the 2012 tally. The Pig Book notes controversial projects like the Bridge to Nowhere and a grant program Save Americas Treasures drawing Obama critiques.
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Minnesota Boy Identified as Gacy Victim 24
DNA confirms the 16 year old James Byron Haaken called Jimmie from St. Paul was Victim 24 buried in John Wayne Gacy’s crawl space in Illinois. He left Minnesota summer 1976 for Chicago and spoke to his mother on August 5 but vanished.
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