Amid the growing uproar over the separation of migrant families at the border, the president urged GOP members of Congress in a closed-door meeting to fix the nation’s immigration system, but he provided anxious Republicans with no clear path forward two days ahead of votes on competing GOP bills.
What once was seen as an option too toxic and extreme has been embraced by an administration willing to go deep into the government’s immigration enforcement arsenal — even at the risk of triggering a political and humanitarian crisis.
The falsehoods have multiplied in recent days as Trump seeks to create an alternate reality around immigration and other issues.
A cannon at the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Va. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
Bones from a Civil War -era limb pit are displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
A bullet in a femur, right, was one of the bones found on the grounds of Manassas National Battlefield Park. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
A femur that was sawed while being amputated was also found at the site. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
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The Past, Rediscovered The sawed-off arms and legs of as many as 12 soldiers cut down at the Civil War’s Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862 have been unearthed at a Virginia site, giving archaeologists an extraordinary discovery to study.
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley had repeatedly urged changes to remove what the United States has called a disproportionate amount of criticism toward Israel and to boot human rights abusers.
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Republicans released a budget proposal that would balance in nine years by making large cuts to entitlement program that President Trump has vowed not to touch.
Hundreds of U.S. factories could be disrupted by bureacratic sluggishness. Only last week did the Commerce Department start training 30 evaluators to review 21,000 petitions for duty-free imports of steel, an official said.
The vote puts Canada on the road to becoming the first advanced industrialized nation to legalize the drug nationwide.
Layoffs of factory workers, the use of a giant tent and emails about sabotage suggest that the company may be facing more chaos at its production facility than suspected by drivers and investors.
Campaign 2018The District’s political leadership has expressed opposition to Initiative 77, which would raise tipped workers’ wages to $15 by 2025, and restaurateurs and workers are expected to pressure lawmakers to halt its enactment. The drama of the ballot initiative came on a day when many lawmakers, including Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, cruised to primary victories.
(Iman Al-Dabbagh For the Washington Post)
