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Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old contractor awaiting regularization of his status, was shot dead by an agent claiming to have acted in self-defense, a claim disputed by the victim's friends and family.

Bipartisan housing bill to become law in a matter of hours – even if Trump refuses to sign it  The Guardian Trump denies this Congress what could be its last major bill-signing ceremony  The Washington Post A major housing bill is set to become law at midnight — even though Trump says he won't sign  NPR Trump takes wind out of GOP win on housing bill  The Hill A look at the new regulations and incentives in the housing bill set to become law  PBS

Zeteo’s weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump’s second term.

Steve Sedgwick goes behind the scenes of NATO's dramatic 48 hours, where Trump's changing tone reshaped diplomacy and left allies guessing.

This year's NATO summit was a rough ride for European allies who were at first blasted by President Donald Trump and then given a parting pat on the back.

For weeks, Donald Trump’s fury has been growing at Republicans for failing to pass voter suppression legislation, demanding that they end the filibuster to do so. In a late-night tirade, he urged them to attach the SAVE Act to a must-pass defense spending bill, a dramatic move that reveals his deep frustration with them. As everybody knows, Trump sees restricting voting as the only way to stave off a midterm calamity. Meanwhile, in a striking piece, NBC News reports that Trump’s angry pressure has left Sena...

A new appeals court ruling is another blow to the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy that threatens millions of immigrants with unlimited incarceration without bond if they ever crossed a border illegally.   A sharply divided 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on July 2 that such immigrants must receive a bond hearing within […]

Congress used to overturn several opinions practically every term.

Ties between Washington and the organization have worsened since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28

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Those conversations helped fuel Soto-Martínez’s decision in late April to push for a ballot proposal aimed at giving noncitizens the right to vote in city and school district elections. The proposal quickly gained momentum, with two-thirds of the council … Continue reading

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