Social Issues

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Several high school students who waved a Donald Trump flag and a "Betsy Ross" 13-star flag at an inner city Grand Rapids football game Friday night are being criticized as racist. (WOOD-TV)

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Rep. Michael T. McCaul of the House Committee on Homeland Security said President Obama's policies have failed to dent the Islamic State. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton later said she regretted saying that half of Donald Trump's supporters held racist, xenophobic or other "irredeemable" qualities, though Republicans buoyed by tightening poll numbers say the slip-up will haunt Democrats down the homestretch. (Associated Press)

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In this July 22, 2007, file photo, Alexis Arquette arrives at the "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav" in Burbank, Calif. Arquette, the transgender character actress and sibling of actors David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette, died early Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Los Angeles. She was 47. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

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Deporting Illegal Immigrants Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Donald Trump has delved deeper into policy than ever before, putting meat on the bones of his immigration, defense and education plans. (Associated Press)

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"The phrases 'religious liberty' and 'religious freedom' will stand for nothing except hypocrisy so long as they remain code words for discrimination, intolerance, racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, Christian supremacy or any form of intolerance," said Martin R. Castro, a Chicago Democrat named U.S. Commission on Civil Rights chairman by President Obama in 2011. (LinkedIn)

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Walter Gomes DaSilva, an illegal immigrant who was deported twice from the U.S., was seen smiling in court Tuesday while pleading not guilty to the murder of his daughter. (Fox Providence)

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California State University Los Angeles honored the demands of its Black Student Union and created segregated housing. (Facebook, Cal State Los Angeles)

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Zendaya has accused a Vons grocery store clerk of racism after she was allegedly denied service this week. (Zendaya)

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Bob Dole

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said "we need to have a (Zika funding) bill that is clean, that comes to the floor. And by clean, I mean no poison pill."

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Illustration on making the lawmakers live under their own legislation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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"In past years, the budget has only been a vision, but now, with the Republican Congress and a Republican White House, this budget is a plan for action," said Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican. (Associated Press/File)

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Illegal Immigration Undermining American Democracy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Much of Greek economic policy over the past 30 years was shaped by the country's prestigious academic institutions, but that didn't stop the country from falling into economic stagnation, which led to protests at the Athens Academy in the spring. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

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Lafayette College

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Even those charged with deporting illegal immigrants aren't sure how many are living in the U.S. The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the number could be as high as 15 million, though most private estimates put the figure in the 11 million to 12 million range. (Associated Press)