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Posted on August 11, 2022 · Revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks to minimize COVID-19's disruption of daily life while conceding that the pandemic isn't over.

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Why teacher morale is so low, and the week in politics (Aug. 10, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 10, 2022 · On Wednesday's show: What a new survey says about why teachers are leaving the profession, the week in politics, how Houston shaped a popular plastic surgery procedure, and a visit to the Houston Yacht Club.

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FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence is the first in presidential history

Lisa Rosborough

Posted on August 9, 2022 · The FBI execution of the search warrant at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort in Florida is said to be unprecedented. Why is this happening now? We talk with local, national legal and political experts on what led to this and what the agents were actually looking for.

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Trump says FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida

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CDC Directs Halt To Renter Evictions To Prevent Virus Spread

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry Tells Trump He Plans On Resigning

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Posted on October 17, 2019 · Perry is under scrutiny over the role he played in President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.

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Trump Signs Orders Making It Harder To Block Pipelines

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Posted on April 10, 2019 · Trump signed two executive orders Wednesday in-between campaign fundraisers in San Antonio and Houston.

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GOP Leaders Sell Immigration Bills, With Trump’s Blessing

ALAN FRAM, AP / LISA MASCARO, AP / KEVIN FREKING, AP

Posted on June 13, 2018 · The bills represent the GOP's attempt to address the situation of the Dreamers

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Posted on March 28, 2018 · The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Monday that it will reinstate a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census. It says it is doing so to help enforce the Voting Rights Act

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House Passes School Gun Violence Bill, One Month After Florida School Shooting

Matthew Daly, Associated Press / KEVIN FREKING, AP

Posted on March 14, 2018 · As students walked out of their schools to demand action to prevent gun violence, the House passed the first gun-related measure since the Parkland shooting

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FBI Official: ‘We Clearly Should Have Done More’ In Florida Shooting

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Posted on March 14, 2018 · The FBI has acknowledged it receive separate tips related to the accused shooter, Nikolas Cruz

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House Democrats Introduce Impeachment Articles Against Trump

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Posted on November 15, 2017 · Six Democrats have introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, a long-shot effort that stands little chance in the Republican-led House. The five articles include accusing the president of obstruction of justice

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House Passes Bill To Renew Flood Insurance Program

KEVIN FREKING, AP

Posted on November 14, 2017 · Just last month, the insurance program needed a $16 billion bailout to continue paying claims from people hard hit by Hurricane Harvey

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