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The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.
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Dozens of Texas Democrats left the state to protest a redistricting map, facing potentially steep consequences. Lawmaker walkouts have had mixed success in the past — so what is there to gain? -
Dozens of state proposals this year aim to limit synthetic colorings and other chemical additives, like preservatives.
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The proposed redistricting would create five new Republican-leaning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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A controversial Republican plan in Texas would rework voting maps to allow Republicans to potentially pick up five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Robert Gordon was in charge of implementing work requirements in Michigan. He says he hates them and says other states are about to learn some very hard lessons.
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On Friday, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, after the July jobs report showed job growth had stagnated.
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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., denounces Trump tariffs and the firing of a senior Labor official, saying Trump needs to "get this under control" or Congress will "be a check on him." -
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erica Groshen about the firing of one of her successors over the latest jobs numbers.
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What could President Trump's firing of a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner portend for the integrity of federal data? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hayley Williams of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Edward Lengel, former Chief Historian of the White House Historical Association, about President Trump's plans to build a ballroom at the White House.
