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Jeff Katz
July 11, 2019 - 6:07 pm

President Trump Orders Every Federal Agency To Turn Over Citizenship Data

At a press conference Thursday, President Donald Trump dropped his fight to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, but ordered the Census Bureau to find out how many American residents are actually citizens. President Trump, speaking from the White House, said he will issue an executive...
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July 05, 2019 - 11:30 am

Census Executive Order Considered

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is considering an executive order to try to force inclusion of a citizenship question as part of the 2020 Census. Trump is telling reporters Friday as he departs the White House for a weekend in New Jersey that it's among four or five options he's...
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July 02, 2019 - 11:17 am

Booker unveils immigration plan

By ELANA SCHOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker has rolled out an immigration agenda composed of changes he could make without relying on Congress, including a shift away from criminal prosecution of border crossings and a new mandate for migrant detention facilities to meet minimum...
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June 24, 2019 - 2:18 pm

Hospitals Must Reveal Costs

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday that calls for upfront disclosure by hospitals of actual prices for common tests and procedures to keep costs down , administration officials said. Health and Human Services...
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January 12, 2019 - 9:21 am

GOP rejected Obama's executive reach, but accepts Trump's

By LISA MASCARO , AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama stunned Republicans when he bypassed Congress and — relying on what he called his pen and his phone — used executive powers to enact his agenda, including protecting millions of young immigrants from...
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order to keep families together at the border.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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June 20, 2018 - 3:39 pm

Breaking: Trump Signs Order

By JILL COLVIN and COLLEEN LONG , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border illegally. It was a...
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