Social Issues

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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York said, "We Democrats are steeled for the fight, and it's already paying dividends. Frankly, we had a better first month than I think most would have imagined." (Associated Press)

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Democratic National Committee Chairman Thomas E. Perez made clear that candidates running under the Democratic banner must support abortion rights. (Associated Press/File)

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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2017, file photo, thousands of demonstrators march in Phoenix in support of those in cities around the globe protesting against Donald Trump as the new United States president. The speaker of the Arizona House says he will not hear a bill that makes participating in or helping organize a protest that turns into a riot an offense that could lead to criminal racketeering charges. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria waits for the start of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria talks to Tim Anderson before a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Protestors march with signs during a rally in Portland, Ore., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Immigrants and their supporters met outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Portland to protest President Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Over a hundred protestors gather during a rally in Portland, Ore., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Immigrants and their supporters met outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Portland to protest President Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Protestors chant during a rally in Portland, Ore., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. Immigrants and their supporters met outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Portland to protest President Trump's immigration policies. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Texas head coach Shaka Smart signals to his players during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2017, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks with a reporter in Washington. On Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, Hutchinson scheduled execution dates for eight inmates in an attempt to resume the death penalty after a nearly 12-year hiatus, even though the state lacks one of three drugs needed to put the men to death. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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CNN senior political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson didn't hold back criticism of Sunday's Oscars awards ceremony, saying it's "laughable" for "racist, ageist, sexist" Hollywood liberals to lecture the American people about diversity. (CNN)

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Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. walks back to his seat after giving opening remarks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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FILE - In this July 22, 2007 file photo, Alexis Arquette arrives at the "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav" in Burbank, Calif. Actress Patricia Arquette says she was upset that the Oscars left her transgender sister out of the “In Memoriam” tribute during the awards show on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Arquette told ABC News that she thought the Academy Awards “would have a little bit more respect” for the transgender community. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the law firm Public Counsel shows Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who was was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by President Barack Obama's administration. A federal magistrate in Seattle said Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 that he will not hold an immediate hearing on whether to release Ramirez, who was arrested by immigration agents despite his participation in federal program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children. (Daniel Ramirez Medina/Public Counsel via AP, File)

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Minority Leader Tom Bakk sits quietly after his passionate speech opposing the Sunday Liquor bill Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, in St. Paul, Minn. The Minnesota Legislature has voted to repeal the state's long-standing ban on Sunday liquor sales. The state Senate passed a bill undoing the Prohibition-era ban on a 38-28 vote Monday. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)