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ANNAPOLIS, Md.>> The governors of multiple East Coast states have announced that they will not deploy National Guard resources near the U.S.-Mexico border, a largely symbolic but politically significant rejection of the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has resulted in children being separated from their families. Gov. John Carney rejected the White House's request to send National Guard troops to the United States' southwest border.
Robert Subbaraman, Singapore-based head of emerging markets economics at Nomura Holdings Inc., talks about India's economy, fiscal and monetary policies. He also discusses the prospects for the dollar with Haslinda Amin and David Ingles on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)
Republicans and Democrats sparred for a second day Tuesday over an internal Justice Department report that sharply criticized former FBI Director James Comey for the bureau's work investigating Hillary Clinton in 2016.
A small group of protesters has set up camp outside the Portland, Oregon headquarters of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings. About two dozen protesters gathered Tuesday, June 17, 2018, for a round-the-clock vigil and vowed not to leave until the policy was changed.
Amrita Sen, chief oil analyst at consultant Energy Aspects Ltd., talks about the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. She speaks with Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East." (Source: Bloomberg)
Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies before a House Committee on the Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform joint hearing on'Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016 Election', on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Furious backlash as ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says 'WOMP, WOMP' about 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome getting separated from her mother at the border 'If kids don't eat in peace, YOU don't eat in peace!' DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is driven out of MEXICAN eatery by furious protesters after defending zero-tolerance border policy REVEALED: Border guards are sending BABIES and toddlers to 'tender age' immigrant detention centers after being separated from their mothers Trump envoy Nikki Haley announces America is withdrawing from U.N. Human Rights Council - one day after its chief slammed White House for separating immigrant children from their parents The best positions in bed revealed: Why curling up when you sleep is ruining your health - and which posture will get you a great night's rest AND help with your digestion Star and stripes! Michelle Obama steps out ... (more)
Nearly half of registered California voters are still undecided in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Dianne Feinstein and state Sen. Kevin de Leon, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. Feinstein, who is seeking a fifth full term, holds a 36 percent to 18 percent lead over De Leon among registered voters who said they are going to vote in November, while 46 percent of registered voters remain undecided, according to the poll.
California would lead the U.S. in significantly changing the standard for when police can fire their weapons under legislation that cleared its first hurdle Tuesday after an emotionally charged debate over deadly shootings that have roiled the country. It's time to change a "reasonable force" standard that hasn't been updated in California since 1872, making it the nation's oldest unchanged use-of-force law, said Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, a San Diego Democrat who introduced the measure.
A two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker cries as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12, 2018 in McAllen, Texas. Customs and Border Protection is executing the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy towards undocumented immigrants.
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Children are taken from the arms of their parents at the U.S. border. The Prime Minister of Canada is called "very dishonest and weak," while the brutal North Korean dictator is described as "talented" and "honorable.
Members of the Arizona National Guard at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix. Arizona deployed its first 225 National Guard members to the Mexican border in April.
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Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland praised effective management with a significant childcare ethos at the Woodlands facility in Bangor, Co Down, as well as considerable improvement over the last decade. But it expressed concern at the high proportion of Catholic boys inside and said it was still being used when no alternative accommodation was available for children with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
When students at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in Richmond, Va., return from their summer break, they will no longer be studying at a school named after a Confederate general who fought for the rights of slave owners in the Civil War. Instead, members of the 400-strong student body, about 90 percent of whom are black, will be attending Barack Obama Elementary School.
President Trump is reportedly furious that his border wall is not being fully funded. In a private meeting with members of the U.S. Senate, Trump was frustrated that the funds for his $25 billion project are not being served upfront.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, walks with President Donald Trump as they head to a meeting of House Republicans to discuss a GOP immigration bill at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 19, 2018. (AP Photo/J.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy slammed the FBI and fired Director James Comey Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. The remarks came during a hearing about the Department of Justice Inspector General report released last week.
Eileen Higgins, center, candidate for vacant Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 seat, reacts with campaign communications director Guillermo Perez, left, after learning the first results of the special election during a party at American Social in Brickell on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Political newcomer Eileen Higgins won a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday, defeating the better-funded campaign of the former commissioner's wife to scramble the conventional wisdom of who can get elected in a heavily Hispanic district in Miami.