US top court largely backs Texas Republicans over electoral mapsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Texas Republicans by reviving electoral districts drawn by the state legislature that had been thrown out by a lower court for diluting the influence of black and Hispanic voters. us republicans – Google News
Read More...Al Jazeera America US Congress divided over immigration system overhaulAl Jazeera AmericaWhile efforts appear to be under way to reunite families separated by Trump's "Zero Tolerance" policy, attempts to unite the US Congress on legislation to overhaul the US immigration system have hit a major stumbling block. Members of Congress failed …and more » us congress – Google News
Read More...Washington Post Separated immigrant children are all over the US now, far from parents who don't know where they areWashington PostTheir mothers are missing, their fathers far away. They get pizza, maybe cold cuts. They are exhausted; they cannot sleep. There are other children around, but they had never seen those kids before, and those kids are crying or screaming or rocking or …and more » us politics – Google News
Read More...Newsweek James Comey Says Donald Trump Is Not the Worst US President EverNewsweekThe former head of the FBI, James Comey, says that Donald Trump is not the worst president ever but would still only give him a “one or two out of ten.” In an interview with the London, U.K., radio station LBC, Comey was asked his opinion about the …The Queen given WARNING about conversation with Donald Trump ahead of meeting next monthExpress.co.uk James Comey: 'You stare at children crying – what kind of people are we?'The GuardianJames Comey:…
Read More...New York Times Iraqi Political Alliance Unites a US Friend and FoeNew York TimesBAGHDAD — Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, an American ally, and the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, a longtime foe of the United States, said on Saturday that they had become political allies in an effort to form a new …and more » us politics – Google News
Read More...Bloomberg Texas 'Tent City' Shows New US Border Crisis, Senator WarnsBloombergIf the U.S. shows any weakness, he said, “we will be overrun.” Trump threw efforts by House Republicans to pass immigration legislation into turmoil on Friday, saying on Twitter that lawmakers were “wasting their time” until after the November elections.and more » us republicans – Google News
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