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The U.S. has begun sending asylum seekers back to Nogales, Mexico, to await court hearings of their cases under the Homeland Security Department's expanded Migrant Protection Protocols. (Associated Press)
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Nuns with the Little Sisters of the Poor had to fight the Obama administration over a law requiring their health care plans to provide coverage for contraceptives. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro, who made immigration and criminal reform key to his campaign, dropped out of the race on Thursday. (Associated PRess)
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Census forms will be sent out in March, and the official census day is scheduled for April 1. Census Bureau officials say they have ways of dealing with partial answers, such as follow-up calls or visits and using other records or "statistical methodology." (Associated Press/File) **FILE**
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Internet Porn Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Ms. Pelosi are demanding that more documents and White House officials that were blocked in the House investigation be allowed to testify in the Senate impeachment trial.
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For generations, churches counted on a cycle. Teens would leave for college, cut their church attendance, or perhaps stop going altogether, then drift back when they grew older, got married and had children. But this cycle has stopped.
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Facebook's controversial fact-checking and political advertising policies have angered political activists of both sides of the aisle. It is reportedly considering steps to curtail various microtargeting efforts on its platform. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Illustration on shaming of cybercrime victims by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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President Trump has helped clear a backlog of generic drug applications and shown a willingness to use the bully pulpit to make drugmakers think twice about price hikes. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on state pensions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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A pedestrian offers a donation to Salvation Army bell ringer John Maday, who was volunteering with Rich Kramer, center, and Neil Young, left, who brought his therapy donkeys in front of Boscov's on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019. (Mark Moran/The Citizens' Voice via AP) ** FILE **
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“We need to put programs inside the institutions that get people becoming viable entrepreneurs or employees in this global market,” Halim Flowers said. “There should not be a law in place that someone can’t get a certain license because they have a felony. That’s one thing I like about Republican theory — minimum regulation.” (Photograph courtesy of Halim Flowers)
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Everybody can agree on something. The economy is marvelous. A new CNN poll finds 76% of Americans overall say the economy is good. (Associated Press)
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The Trump administration and its supporters said that the consistently good economic news resulted large in part from the 2017 tax cuts. Mr. Trump is planning to introduce an additional tax-cut bill to Congress prior to the April 15 Tax Day. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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A report released this week says nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade. Obesity prevalence will be higher than 50% in 29 states. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Democratic presidential candidate Michael R. Bloomberg's health care plan includes a "Medicare-like" public option for insurance. (Associated Press)
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BEST OF 2019 - In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, focusing on allegations of sexual assault by Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford in the early 1980s. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)
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BEST OF 2019 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a closed-door session with her caucus before a vote on a resolution condemning what she called "racist comments" by President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. His remarks were directed at Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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BEST OF 2019 - Sen. John Kennedy is introducing a bill to make it easier for people to determine whether they have unredeemed savings bonds. (Associated Press/File)
