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Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has fueled legislation to restrict access to the ballot in more than two dozen states.

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Hungry for an economic populism that challenges Trump, Democrats line up behind Sanders’s latest minimum wage push.

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Over 500K Refugees Could Face Deportation to Haiti, Which Is Gripped by Violence

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Three have died in ICE custody as Trump rapidly expands government capacity to surveil and incarcerate immigrants.

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Right-wing climate denialists accuse the National Weather Service of promoting alarmism over the climate crisis.

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Doctors are struggling to access public health information as the Trump administration censors federal agency websites.

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Trump Evokes Global Symbol of Torture With Plan to Send Immigrants to Gitmo

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