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Published
June 20, 2018

First lady urged president to end separation policy

White House officials say Melania Trump made it clear to the president that he should use his power to stop separating children from their parents at the border.
Published
June 20, 2018

Trump’s supporters remain steadfastly in his corner

They downplay the outrage the president's 'zero tolerance' policy fueled, saying, in the end, he achieved his goal of getting Congress to talk about immigration reform.
Published
June 20, 2018

Maine advocates still concerned over fate of immigrant families

President Trump promised to end families' separation at the Mexico border Wednesday, but his executive order also seeks to override a law limiting the time children can stay in detention facilities.
Published
June 20, 2018

LePage plans to send helicopter, 2 National Guard pilots to U.S.-Mexico border

Governors of several other states on the East Coast, including two Republicans, had pulled their National Guard resources before Trump reversed course and ended the 'zero tolerance' immigration policy that resulted in children being separated from their parents.
Published
June 20, 2018

Our View: Child separation policy belongs to Trump, congressional Republicans

The caging of hundreds of kids at our border follows months of rhetoric and rules demonizing immigrants.

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Published
June 19, 2018

U.S.-China trade war carries big risks for both countries, and for global growth

If implemented, tit-for-tat tariffs would ripple through the world's two largest economies, as evidenced by Tuesday's falling stock markets, and the damage could spread.
Published
June 19, 2018

U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized the panel over its perceived bias against Israel.
Published
June 19, 2018

Trump, Republican lawmakers struggle to address anger over family separations

One plan would keep children in detention longer than now permitted — but with their parents.
Published
June 19, 2018

Sen. Collins calls for White House to halt ‘inhumane’ practice of separating children from parents

Collins joins 12 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that says the Justice Department's 'zero-tolerance' policy is 'the immediate cause of the crisis.'
Published
June 19, 2018

Fact Check: The truth about Trump’s policy of separating families at the border

The president and White House officials have blamed Congress, the Democrats and the courts for the decision to forcibly separate migrant children from their parents.