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July 17, 2017 at 9:11 am

US to offer 15,000 extra temporary worker visas this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will offer an extra 15,000 temporary, seasonal work visas this budget year. The extra H-2B visas are for seasonal,...

July 14, 2017 at 11:28 pm

Feds appeal judge’s travel ban ruling to Supreme Court VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees to enter the United States,...

July 14, 2017 at 1:53 am

Travel ruling paves way for more refugees, but appeal awaits VIEW

The ruling is the latest piece of pushback in the fierce fight set off by the ban President Trump first attempted in January. It will...

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July 13, 2017 at 1:49 pm

Trump calls for 700 miles to 900 miles of border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump doesn't see the need for a proposed border wall to stretch the length of the roughly 2,000-mile (3,218 kilometer)...

July 12, 2017 at 3:43 pm

US hits 50,000 refugee cap, but some others still allowed in

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has reached the Trump administration's limit of 50,000 refugees for this budget year. That won't stop some additional refugees from...

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July 7, 2017 at 8:52 pm

US officials aware of possible hacking at nuclear facilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nuclear and other energy providers have been advised by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI that hackers may be trying...

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June 30, 2017 at 1:10 am

More court challenges expected for Trump’s new travel ban VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at...

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June 29, 2017 at 1:26 am

Travel ban takes effect but less chaos expected VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump's travel ban took effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at...

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June 28, 2017 at 8:03 am

US demands more security on international flights to US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is demanding that airlines around the world step up security measures for international flights bound for the United...

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June 23, 2017 at 12:15 pm

Trump slashes grant for group combatting white extremism

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday slashed $400,000 in federal funding for one of the few U.S. groups that combat white extremism...

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