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On Day 2, Biden To Focus On COVID-19 Strategy With 10 Executive Actions
Posted on · President Biden laid out his COVID-19 strategy before he took office. On Thursday, he'll start implementing it with 10 orders and directives.
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The Impact Of Trump’s Latest Executive Orders On Texas? Not Much, Expert Says
Posted on · President Donald Trump used a recent visit to the Houston area to sign executive orders aimed at making it easier to build pipelines.
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WATCH: More Than 2,300 Children Still Separated From Parents As GOP Wrestles With Immigration Fix
Posted on · President Trump's decision to sign an executive order stopping the separation of migrant families at the border met with mixed reactions.
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Pentagon Agrees To Provide Housing For 20,000 Detained Migrant Children
Posted on · The official says the Department Health and Human Services asked for the space and the Pentagon agreed to support it
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What’s In Trump’s Executive Order On Family Separation?
Posted on · Even if children are returned to their parents quickly, the trauma could have lifelong effects, advocates say.
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 29: Iran, Deal Or No Deal?
Posted on · "We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership" - Theodore C. Sorensen
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Halt In Subsidies For Health Insurers Expected To Drive Up Costs For Middle Class
Posted on · The administration's move late Thursday was the second swipe in the same day at the insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act.
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Trump Says Health Care Order Will Allow More Insurance Options
Posted on · President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that is intended to lower costs, but critics warn it could hurt those who need insurance most
Energy & Environment
Trump’s Offshore Energy Order Could Impact Gulf of Mexico
Posted on · The order calls for a "streamlined" approach to approving oil and gas exploration research in federal waters.
Energy & Environment
Trump To Sign Executive Order On Offshore Drilling And Marine Sanctuaries
Posted on · The president is set to sign an order Friday that aims to expand offshore drilling for oil and gas, and possibly reverse the designation of some marine sanctuaries.
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Trump Signs New Order Blocking Arrivals From 6 Majority-Muslim Countries
Posted on · Trump's previous executive order caused chaos at airports and inspired protests and dozens of lawsuits. The new version omits Iraq, doesn't apply to existing visas and isn't in effect immediately.
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Political Roundup and Rockets Turn 50: Wednesday’s Show (February 8, 2017)
Posted on · From President Trump’s cabinet appointees being confirmed (one requiring a tie-breaking vote in the Senate from the Vice President), to the Texas Senate beginning action on Gov. Abbott's emergency items, including a preliminary vote Tuesday on a bill to ban so-called "sanctuary cities,” on this edition of Houston Matters we break down recent political news […]
Politics
DOJ Files Brief In Appeals Court, Defending Trump’s Immigration Executive Order
Posted on · The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments by phone on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in the controversial travel ban's latest test. A district court judge halted the executive order on Friday.
Houston Matters
Houston Reactions to President Trump’s Immigration Freeze
Posted on · Public outcry against President Trumpâs immigration freeze stretched across the country and Texas — including in Houston — this weekend. The City of Houston has played a large role in the countryâs refugee resettlement program and is one of Americaâs most diverse cities. On Sunday (Jan. 29, 2017), some local officials spoke out against closing […]
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After Outcry, Judge Delays Sanctions In Immigration Case
Posted on · The Texas-based judge that earlier this year put a hold on President Obama’s executive order on immigration decided on Tuesday to also suspend a controversial punishment he had recently issued to the administration’s attorneys.