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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined at right by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **
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LGBT community members block a highway during a protest against a surrogate bill in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, July 22, 2018. Israel's LGBT community holds a national strike Sunday after the parliament passed a law last week easing surrogate regulations but excluding gay couples having a child using a surrogate. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Image courtesy of the National Human Genome Research Institute, a federal agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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People hold posters reading from left "Pension reform is a funeral in life, Stop robbing people" during a protest against the government's plans to raise the retirement age, in front of the Russian State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 19, 2018. The State Duma is voting on the bill Thursday, which would raise the age at which retirees can receive state pensions from 60 to 65 for men, and from 55 to 63 for women. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio speaks during a news conference announcing a proposed ordinance to provide low income residents with access to free legal representation in landlord-tenant disputes, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) **FILE**
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Protesters associated with the group Defend Boyle Heights crashed the grand opening of a kosher cafe in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles last week after the owner's apparent support of President Trump's immigration policies came to light. (Facebook Live video screengrab/@Defend Boyle Heights)
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"Texas has chosen to respect unborn life by adopting rules requiring the dignified treatment of fetal remains," Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. "At the trial, we'll demonstrate that the rules are constitutional and do not impact the abortion procedure or the availability of abortion in Texas." (Associated Press)
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CORRECTS THAT BILL WAS PROVISIONALLY PASSED TUESDAY WITH FINAL VOTE ON WEDNESDAY - Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, holds a sonogram showing his unborn son during final remarks before a provisonal vote on HB 2, an abortion bill,Tuesday, July 9, 2013, in Austin, Texas. A final, formal vote is scheduled for Wednesday. The bill, which passed, would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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"Our message is clear: the Trump Administration's actions are illegal and morally bankrupt," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in a release. (Associated Press)
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Thousands of people take part in the ``Free the People Immigration March,'' to protest actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration, in Los Angeles Sunday, Feb. 18, 2017. March and rally organizers are calling for an end to ICE raids and deportations, minority killings by police and that health care be provided for documented and undocumented individuals. Immigrant, faith, labor and community groups are expected to attend, calling for sanctuary to be given to immigrants.. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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Kavanaugh Commitment to Catholic Charities Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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This undated photo provided by the Calixto family shows Lucas Calixto. The U.S. Army has moved in recent weeks to discharge some immigrant recruits and reservists who enlisted through a program that promised them a path to citizenship. Calixto filed a lawsuit in Washington, D.C., last week alleging the Defense Department had discharged him without giving him a chance to defend himself or appeal. He said he was given no specific grounds other than "personnel security." (Courtesy of the Calixto Family via AP)
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FILE - This file booking photo released by the San Francisco Police Department shows Orlando Vilchez Lazo. Federal immigration authorities say Lazo, a suspected serial rapist charged with posing as a Northern California ride-hailing driver to prey on his victims was living in the United States illegally. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency said Tuesday, July 17, 2018, it plans to deport Orlando Vilchez Lazo to his native Peru if he is released from custody. (San Francisco Police Department via AP, File)
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"It's so counterintuitive to think that paying out of pocket is going to be cheaper than using your insurance," Sen. Susan Collins said. "Using your debit card is going to be cheaper than using your insurance card?" (Associated Press)
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Immigration Reform Gridlock Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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"When you just looked at the press conference, President Putin was the real victor," said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, of New York on Monday. (Associated Press photographs)
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A CBS News crew is confronted by a smuggler for illegal immigrants along the U.S. Southern border with Mexico, July 2018. (Image: CBS News screenshot)
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FILE - In this June 27, 2018 file photo, House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., asks a question of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, The Associated Press has found that stories circulating on the internet that Waters appeared on CNN calling for the next Supreme Court pick to be an illegal immigrant are untrue. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Barracks for law enforcement trainees in New Mexico, has been converted into a 672-bed detention center for illegal immigrant families. (Associated Press/File)
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Protesters display a sign that reads "Abolish ICE" during a rally in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, July 2, 2018. Protesters who were blocking the entrance to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Los Angeles have been led away in handcuffs. A group of 17 protesters sat down in the street, blocking the entrance to the facility Monday morning. The protesters, including faith and community leaders, locked arms and chanted, "Shut down ICE!" (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
