Social Issues

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Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky Democrat, chairs the House Budget Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

A man, part of the Central American caravan, sits inside a police wagon after being detained, according to the police, for smoking marijuana, in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Migrants camped in Tijuana after traveling in a caravan reach the US are weighing their options after a US court blocked President Donald Trump's asylum for illegal border crossers. (AP Photo / Ramon Espinosa)

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Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, the 2018 Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, makes his concession speech at his election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - This March 23, 2018 file photo shows an envelope containing a 2018 census letter mailed to a resident in Providence, R.I., as part of the nation's only test run of the 2020 Census. A Trump administration plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census has prompted legal challenges from many Democratic-led states. But not a single Republican attorney general has sued _ not even from states with large immigrant populations. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

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Central American migrants, part of the Central American caravan trying to reach the United States, continue their journey as they leave Mexicali, Mexico, Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Tensions have built as nearly 3,000 migrants from the caravan poured into Tijuana in recent days after more than a month on the road, and with many more months likely ahead of them while they seek asylum in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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President Trump wants $5 million in funding for his border wall, up from a previous request of $1.6 billion, as part of the congressional budget which faces a Dec. 7 deadline. Abortion policy, 2020 census, and asylum policies are other budget hurdles. (Associated Press)

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The middle-class tax relief that President Trump promised voters before the midterm elections has all but vanished from the conversation in Washington. (Associated Press)

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According to a survey, 48 percent of Americans say the media is unfair and biased against President Trump and the Republican Party. (Associated Press)

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A demonstrator carries a Mexican flag during a protest against the presence of thousands of Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Protesters accused the migrants of being messy, ungrateful and a danger to Tijuana; complained about how the caravan forced its way into Mexico, calling it an "invasion," and voiced worries that their taxes might be spent to care for the group as they wait possibly months to apply for U.S. asylum. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Illustration on the effects of sexualized culture by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on broadband investiment benefits by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Central American migrants wait in line for a donated breakfast at a temporary shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, early Saturday morning, Nov. 17, 2018. Many of the nearly 3,000 migrants have reached the border with California. The mayor has called the migrants' arrival an "avalanche" that the city is ill-prepared to handle. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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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) ** FILE **

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Marvin Ochoa, center, of Honduras, waits in line for a meal behind his wife Diana Marylin Ochoa after they arrived with a Central America migrant caravan to Tijuana, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Members of the migrant caravan started to meet some local resistance as they continued to arrive by the hundreds in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where a group of residents clashed with migrants camped out by the U.S. border fence. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., faces reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California shares the stage with Rev. Al Shaprton at National Action Network’s Legislative & Policy Conference, Nov. 14, 018. (Image: C-SPAN video screenshot) ** FILE **

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Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ronald Vitiello speaks during a roundtable during an event to salute U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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In this June 30, 2018, file photo, protesters gather to demonstrate against President Donald Trump's immigration policies in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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Rep. Jim Jordan, (left), Ohio Republican, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, (right) California Republican, are both running to becomes the next House Minority Leader. Mr. McCarthy is expected to win the race, barring a surprise. But Mr. Jordan says that the losses in the midterm should be a wake-up call to the party. (Associated Press photographs)