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Sanctuary DMV consists of more than 60 congregations from 17 religious traditions and aims to “resist the newly elected administration’s policy proposals to target and deport millions of undocumented immigrants.” Many Sanctuary DMV congregations are training volunteers to accompany illegal immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hearings and respond to ICE raids. (Associated Press)
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Eleven presidents have lain in state here, the origin point for its city's street-numbering system. At 38°53′23.29″N 77°00′32.81″W - Where am I?
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The Parthenon - Athens, Greece
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The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Portland, Ore., in this Nov. 12, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Illustration on Donald Trump's obvious observation on illegal immigration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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IN 1821, MOSES AND STEPHEN AUSTIN RECEIVED 18,000 ACRES OF LAND IN WHAT WOULD BECOME WHAT U.S. STATE?
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Kristin Beck, a former Navy SEAL who went by the name Chris Beck, applauded the Obama administration's push to integrate transgender troops into the military. (Associated Press/File)
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FILE - This March 24, 2015, file image from videoshows Allyson Robinson, policy director for an association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel called Service members, Partners, and Allies for Respect and Tolerance for All, or SPARTA, during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says the Pentagon's current regulations banning transgender individuals from serving in the military are outdated, and anyone willing to serve the country should be able to do so. "Obviously this isn't finished, but Secretary Carter's clear statement of intent means that transgender service members should and will be treated with the same dignity as other service members," said Robinson (AP Photo/Bill Gorman, File)
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Citizens United for Israel is in the nation's capital for a major conference that includes 5,000 attendees and plenty of input from presidential hopefuls, pastors, activists and lawmakers. (Citizens United for Israel)
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"The Defense Department's current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty that distracts commanders from our core missions," said Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. "We have transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines — real, patriotic Americans — who I know are being hurt by an outdated, confusing, inconsistent approach that's contrary to our value of service and individual merit."
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President Barack Obama speaks during the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, Monday, July 13, 2015, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president said a secure retirement is a critical component of what it means to be middle class in America. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A majority of Americans believe in "fate" a new survey finds. Horoscopes? Not so much. (YouGov poll image)
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In this March 24, 2014, file photo a sentenced Balkan drug lord Darko Saric appears in court for the first time, in Belgrade, Serbia. A Serbian court has sentenced the Balkan drug lord Saric to 20 years in prison for smuggling 5.7 tons of cocaine from South America to Europe. (AP Photo, File)
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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal gave Sen. Bernard Sanders backhanded praise over Mrs. Clinton, saying the Vermonter "is willing to call himself a socialist."
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Illustration on the burdens CFPB regulations are to middle class America by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Social Security Victims Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at FreedomFest, Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Las Vegas. Trump said his comments about immigration have become a movement and has pointed to violence perpetrated by immigrants in the U.S. illegally to defend his stance. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a ceremony where she signed a bill into law, Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C. The law enables the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds more than 50 years after the rebel banner was raised to protest the civil rights movement. (Associated Press) **FILE**
