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Immigration

Supreme Court Justices Take Up High-Profile Case On DACA

Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Posted on November 11, 2019 · All eyes will be on Chief Justice John Roberts when the court hears arguments Tuesday.

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Immigration

Houston-Area Man Returns Home After Sudden Deportation In 2017

Elizabeth Trovall / HPM Digital Team / Associated Press

Posted on July 2, 2019 · Jose Escobar was cheered on by friends and family when he arrived back to Houston Monday.

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Joe Biden Makes First Campaign Stop In Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz / Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 28, 2019 · Empowering the middle class, building upon the Affordable Care Act, and tackling climate change are some of the main issues for the former vice president.

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Party Politics

Former Obama Speechwriter Jon Lovett Discusses Political Climate Going Into 2020

HPM Digital Team

Posted on April 30, 2019 · He also analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the major Presidential candidates.

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Immigration

Supreme Court Inaction Suggests DACA Safe For Another Year

Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Posted on January 22, 2019 · The administration had asked the Court to decide by early summer whether Trump's bid to end the program was legal. DACA has been protected by several federal courts.

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WATCH LIVE: George H.W. Bush Lies In State At Capitol Rotunda

CALVIN WOODWARD/AP / Darlene Superville, Associated Press / Juan A. Lozano, AP / NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press

Posted on December 3, 2018 · Sent off from Houston with a 21-gun salute, Bush's casket was carried to Washington, D.C. aboard an aircraft that often serves as Air Force One and designated "Special Air Mission 41."

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Immigration

Appeals Court Rules Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA

SUDHIN THANAWALA/ Associated Press

Posted on November 8, 2018 · Lawsuits by California and others challenging the administration's decision will continue in federal court.

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Party Politics

Party Politics 74: Is The US Senate up for Grabs?

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 13, 2018 · Breaking down 3 of the hottest Senate races in the country

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Houston Matters

Litigation That Could End DACA Will Unfold in Houston Court

Houston Matters / Elizabeth Trovall / Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on August 7, 2018 · Federal Judge Andrew Hanen will hold a hearing Wednesday regarding the Texas-led lawsuit that aims to terminate the Obama era program

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Immigration

On Sixth Anniversary Of DACA, Houston ‘Dreamers’ Are Still Hopeful But Also Skeptical

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on June 15, 2018 · The anniversary happens on the eve of the U.S. House possibly debating legislation that could impact the undocumented immigrants benefited by the Obama era program

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22 DACA Recipients Want To Be Defendants In Lawsuit Texas Leads Aiming To End Program

HPM Digital Team

Posted on May 9, 2018 · They contend the Trump Administration is not willing to protect them adequately

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News

Trump Attacks Obama On Twitter

Associated Press

Posted on February 19, 2018 · President Barack Obama in late 2016 defended his administration's response to the Russian meddling, also saying he had confronted Russian President Vladimir Putin that September, telling him to "cut it out"

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News

Trump Says He’s Canceling U.K. Visit, Citing ‘Bad Deal’ On New London Embassy

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on January 12, 2018 · The president says his decision is because the old embassy was sold for "peanuts." Meanwhile, British media speculate that Trump is concerned about a likely negative reception in the U.K.

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News

WATCH LIVE: President Trump Speaks At FBI Academy Graduation Ceremony After Months Butting Heads With The Agency

Carrie Johnson, NPR

Posted on December 15, 2017 · The president is preparing to attend a ceremony for graduates at the FBI National Academy on Friday. The visit will be complicated, given months of blistering criticism of the agency on Twitter.

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News

About 60 March Through UH Campus To Urge Congress To Protect DACA Beneficiaries

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on November 9, 2017 · A small group counter protested the rally

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