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Alexis Flores-Betancourt was 5 when her family loaded everything they owned onto a truck and trundled across country from California, where she was born, to Texas, one of several movesa Alexis Flores-Betancourt was 5 when her family loaded everything they owned onto a truck and trundled across country from California, where she was born, to Texas, one of several moves her parents made in search of a brighter future. That was in 2002, and in the years that followed, she recalls, life in the Lone Star State wasn't the easiest.
Hundreds of people holding purple placards with messages including "This is what 'Never Again' looks like," gathered outside the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in lower Manhattan Thursday evening to protest President Donald Trump's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy. The protest - organized by T'ruah and co-sponsored by groups including J Street NYC and Bend the Arc Jewish Action - comes one day after Trump buckled to pressure and signed an executive order reversing his administration's actions to separate immigrant families.
Last December, Democrat Doug Jones won a Senate race in Alabama by defeating a horribly flawed Republican candidate Roy Moore. For the first time, it appeared that the Democrats had a plausible path to winning control of the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Most states are blue states or purple states, and the only way to turn a purple state red is the old-fashioned way: by driving America First Republicans and independents to the polls, and outnumbering the tens of millions of anti-American voters throughout the country. President Trump has kept most of his promises , and our nation needs lawmakers who will fulfill the promises they make as candidates.
'If this was 148 years ago I'd have been more like Harriet or Nat': Kanye West sparks fury by comparing himself to Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman, hours after calling slavery 'a choice' during explosive interview 'I made it all up as I went along': Trump's former doctor claims the president DICTATED the glowing letter, released in 2015, that said he would be the 'healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency' 'Lawyers don't write this way': Mueller's former assistant says grammatical errors prove the leaked 44 questions Special Counsel wants to ask actually came from TRUMP 'The Department of Justice is not going to be extorted,' says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, as Republicans prepare impeachment move Netflix producer claims Harvey Weinstein raped her at least NINE times in abuse lasting years - and says the disgraced mogul threatened her to stay silent as ... (more)
'If this was 148 years ago I'd have been more like Harriet or Nat': Kanye West sparks fury by comparing himself to Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman, hours after calling slavery 'a choice' during explosive interview 'I made it all up as I went along': Trump's former doctor claims the president DICTATED the glowing letter, released in 2015, that said he would be the 'healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency' 'Lawyers don't write this way': Mueller's former assistant says grammatical errors prove the leaked 44 questions Special Counsel wants to ask actually came from TRUMP 'The Department of Justice is not going to be extorted,' says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, as Republicans prepare impeachment move Netflix producer claims Harvey Weinstein raped her at least NINE times in abuse lasting years - and says the disgraced mogul threatened her to stay silent as ... (more)
Huffstetler, who lives in Charlottesville with wife Emily and infant daughter Alice Sue, is a Democrat challenging incumbent Congressman Tom Garrett for the 5th District seat.
Miranda Lambert and her boyfriend, Anderson East, have reportedly broken up after more than two years together, according to Fox News Monday. The 34-year-old country singer and East started dating late in 2015 after announcing that she and country star Blake Shelton were getting a divorce in July 2015.
Never one to obey the rules, Detroit native Kid Rock couldn't help but make jokes about politics during his induction speech into the WWE Hall of Fame Friday night. During his speech, Rock said he was told he asked not to talk about two things: WWE owner Vince McMahon and politics.
On April 6, 1968, 41 people were killed by two consecutive natural gas explosions at a sporting goods store in downtown Richmond, Indiana. In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, New York.
William Strampel, a high-ranking Michigan State University official, h... A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the former sports doctor. A Michigan State University official who oversaw Larry Nassar is facing criminal charges amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against the former sports doctor.
NBC's Superstore wants us to feel sorry for an illegal immigrant because he couldn't collect financial compensation after being injured on the job. "It's so unfair," proclaims the illegal's co-worker.
Signs mark a polling site as early voting begins began on Feb. 20 in San Antonio. Early voting in Texas ran through last Friday, March 2. The 2018 primary elections kick off this week, and Democrats are already seeing reasons to be excited deep in the red, beating heart of Texas.
It's awesome, and it might have college sports fans and fans of John Denver reaching for a box of tissues. I had chills after watching them enter the stadium to that song.
Max Armstrong is joined by Steve Bridge on the desk this week as Orion Samuelson is away. They hear reports from the Iowa Pork Congress, Western National Stock Show and get a corn husking history lesson.
Identity Politics has responded with outrage against People Magazine's choice of white male country singer Blake Shelton as "sexiest man in the world." According to adherents of Identity Politics, the choice indicates that People Magazine is itself racist and part of the white supremacy movement to elevate white people above people of color.
Thousands of flights around the country have been canceled due to a major winter storm, including a complete suspension of flights to or from New York's JFK airport. Because the disruptions are caused by weather, airlines aren't responsible for reimbursing your expenses like food, clothing, toiletries, or hotels if you're delayed or stranded.
Four Ohio teens were charged with murder on Tuesday for allegedly throwing sandbags from a highway overpass as part of a prank that left one man dead, police... -- 2017 was a tumultuous year on the global stage as world leaders confronted a morphing U.S. role in international affairs and crises across the world.President Do... Livestock producers are entering a time of year that, because of winter weather, can often be challenging for maintaining the health of their herds, but a host of management s... PHOENIX - Alex Delton ran for 158 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, leading Kansas State to a 35-17 Cactus Bowl victory over UCLA on Tuesday night in what could be the ... -- Here are the scores from yesterday's sports events:NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONDetroit 107, Indiana 83Dallas 98, Toronto 93Miami 107, Orlando 89Chicago ... -- Three major U.S. cities filed a civil lawsuit ... (more)
President Donald Trump is not on the ballot in 2018, but the White House is planning a full-throttle campaign to plunge the president into the midterm elections, according to senior officials and advisers familiar with the planning. Trump's political aides have met with 116 candidates for office in recent months, according to senior White House officials, seeking to become involved in Senate, House and gubernatorial races - and possibly contested Republican primaries as well.
For more than a year, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has engaged in a guessing game about his political future: Will he challenge U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2018? President Donald Trump has already publicly called on Scott to run, but Scott again this week insisted he had not made up his mind. And he sidestepped questions about whether the upset win of Democrat Doug Jones in the neighboring state of Alabama is a sign that a GOP candidate could have difficulty next year in a state that has backed candidates of both parties.