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"Trump is a racist ..." (Illustration by Henry Payne for Detroit News)
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Central American migrants ride atop a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border, in Ixtepec, Oaxaca State, Mexico, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The once large caravan of about 3,000 people was essentially broken up by an immigration raid on Monday, as migrants fled into the hills, took refuge at shelters and churches or hopped passing freight trains. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
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Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are intent on having a vote on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal. Their aim is to embarrass Democrats, the GOP is also running a petition drive to force a vote on an abortion bill. (Associated Press)
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Anti-abortion protesters rally near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia, Friday, May 10, 2019. The demonstration was spurred by the actions of a Democratic state lawmaker who recorded himself berating an anti-abortion demonstrator at length outside the clinic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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A new poll from Gallup finds that a majority of voters are unwilling to cast their ballots for a socialist in a presidential race. (Associated Press)
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Hundreds crowd into the Fremont High School auditorium on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Fremont, Neb., to attend a public hearing on a plan that would outlaw renting housing to or hiring illegal immigrants in this city of 25,000. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they have identified 256 potentially fraudulent families and confirmed 65 of them as actual cases of fraud. In some cases the adult was a relative but not a parent of the child. In others, the relationship was valid, but the family lied about the child's age. (Associated Press)
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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise said Wednesday that "Democrats would rather harass the president than solve problems." (Associated Press)
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A Chicago Cubs fan makes the "OK" sign during a May 7, 2019, game at Wrigley Field. The organization aid it is investigating the "hand gesture that is associated with racism." (Image: NBC Sports Chicago screenshot)
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Righting the Social Security Ship Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Cindy McCain, second from right, co-chair of the McCain Institute's Human Trafficking Advisory Council, and trafficking survivor Rani Hong, second from left, listen after addressing the human rights conference, "Stepping Up Action to End Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking," during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has created a list of fugitives wanted for vehicular manslaughter and other crimes. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Jobs are opening up to Americans at a high rate in the Trump economy, but many black and Hispanic workers either credit Obama policies or say the gains aren't enough. (Associated Press/File)
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People take the oath of citizenship in Los Angeles. Most voters say the citizenship question should be included on the 2020 census. (Associated Press)
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With the presidential seal on the wall behind him, President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House campus in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, about how middle class Americans would see their taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts. The president said he believes that members of both parties can reach a framework on a debt-cutting deal before Christmas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Alabama state Rep. John Rogers sparked outrage this week after he defended abortion by arguing that "some kids are unwanted" and will die anyway. (legislature.state.al.us)
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Thousands of immigrants and their supporters converge on the Wisconsin Capitol to urge Republican support for making driver's licenses available to all, including people living in the country illegally. The Day Without Latinos & Immigrants was held Wednesday, May 1, 2019 on the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin. (Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
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In this Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, anti-abortion activists protest outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, during the March for Life in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **
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#MeToo activist Alyssa Milano discusses former Vice President Joe Biden's past behavior with women, April 29, 2019. (Image: MSNBC screenshot) ** FILE **
