Day: March 18, 2021

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Divided House OKs Immigration Bill
With a ‘Dreamers’ Path to Citizenship

Immigration rights activists take part in a rally in front of the Supreme Court in Washington in 2019. (Getty)

Passage seemed imminent for a second measure creating similar protections for 1 million farm workers who have worked in the U.S. illegally; the government estimates they comprise half the nation’s agricultural laborers. But both bills hit a wall of opposition from Republicans insistent that any immig

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US, China Spar in a Testy First
Face-to-Face Meeting Under Biden

(Getty Images)

In unusually pointed remarks for a staid diplomatic meeting, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi took aim at each other’s country’s policies at the start of two days of talks in Alaska. The contentious tone of their public comments suggested the private discussions would be even more rocky.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke with NPR about its sprawling investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and life after the Trump administration.

Claire Harbage/NPR

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Politics

‘We’re Going To Keep Digging,’ FBI Director Wray Says Of Capitol Siege

In a rare interview, FBI Director Christopher Wray told NPR that the bureau will keep working on the sprawling investigation “no matter how long it takes.”

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Warn Of Heightened Domestic Extremism Threat

FBI Asks Public For Help Identifying Capitol Riot Suspects Seen Attacking Police

Arts
Mar 18

Incoming editor in chief parts ways with Teen Vogue over past tweets

By Leanne Italie, Associated Press