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Democrats Unveil Sweeping Immigration Bill

BARBARA SPRUNT, NPR / Claudia Grisales, NPR

Posted on February 18, 2021 · The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress, which has rejected such measures for the past two decades, is uncertain.

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Houston-area families reunite after imprisoned Citgo executives freed from Venezuela

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 4, 2022 · The remaining five members of the "Citgo 6," along with two other Americans who had been jailed by the Venezuelan government, were released Saturday as part of a prisoner swap.

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More electrical vehicle charging stations to be built across Texas

Celeste Schurman

Posted on September 28, 2022 · Texas’ EV charging plan outlines how the state will grow its emerging charging network of approximately 5,798 public charging ports, using funding from President Biden’s infrastructure law.

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Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

Andrea Hsu, NPR

Posted on September 15, 2022 · President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

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Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks

ERIC TUCKER, AP

Posted on September 15, 2022 · Griner has been held in Russia since February on drug-related charges. She was sentenced last month to nine years in prison after pleading guilty and has appealed the punishment.

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