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Social Policy September 19, 2017

Obama: Targeting Dreamers is 'wrong' and 'cruel'

Former President Barack Obama released a lengthy statement on Tuesday, criticizing President Trump's decision to end a program giving illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children a reprieve from deportation.

Social Policy September 18, 2017

Schumer, Pelosi say they have deal with Trump to protect 'Dreamers'

Democratic congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday vowing to pursue an agreement protecting immigrants who were brought illegally into the U.S. as children from deportation.

White House September 14, 2017

Trump signs resolution condemning Charlottesville violence after reviving hate group debate

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution condemning white supremacists and hate groups, hours after reviving his assertion that there were "bad dudes" among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Va., last month.

Social Policy September 14, 2017

Trump vows 'no amnesty' for 'Dreamers,' says GOP leaders 'on board' with talks

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Republican congressional leaders were "very much on board" with negotiations to protect so-called "Dreamers"— hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the U.S. illegally — from deportation.

STATE AND LOCAL July 4, 2017

Food stamp rolls plummet in states that restore work requirements

After the food stamp rolls swelled for years under the Obama administration, fresh figures show a dramatic reduction in states that recently have moved to restore work requirements.

Environment June 27, 2017

EPA moves to nix Obama's 'waters of the US' regulation

The Trump administration Tuesday announced plans to scrap an Obama-era environmental rule that had been attacked as federal overreach by farmers and property-rights groups.

Social Policy June 25, 2017

Nikki Haley says she and son were booed at NY restaurant during gay pride parade

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley took to Twitter Sunday to claim that she and her son were heckled as they left a New York City restaurant while the city's annual Gay Pride Parade was taking place.

Social Policy June 22, 2017

Joe Biden to LGBT gala: 'Hold President Trump accountable'

Former Vice President Joe Biden, warning of transgender Americans "under attack" in Republican-led states, on Wednesday challenged the nation's LGBT community to push back against President Donald Trump's administration.

Social Policy June 22, 2017

Trump in Iowa: President calls for barring immigrants from welfare for five years

President Trump announced Wednesday night that he will soon ask Congress to pass legislation banning immigrants from accessing public assistance within five years of entering the U.S.

Democrats June 21, 2017

Congressional Black Caucus rejects Trump invitation for second meeting

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Wednesday that its members had voted to reject an invitation to meet with President Trump, claiming that the administration's policies are causing "legitimate alarm" among African-American lawmakers and their constituents.

Democrats June 21, 2017

White House: Jobless benefits should be 'first new legislation' of 2014

The White House on Wednesday marked the new year by urging Congress to make extending unemployment benefits its top priority when lawmakers return to Washington.