Prop. 50 is part of a historically uncertain moment in American democracy

Prop. 50 is part of a historically uncertain moment in American democracy

Is President Trump going to restart nuclear weapons testing? When will this federal shutdown end? Will Californians pass Proposition 50, scramble the state’s congressional maps and shake up next year’s midterm elections? Amid a swirl of high-stakes standoffs and unprecedented posturing by Trump, Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders in Washington and Sacramento, the future…

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ICE officials in major cities replaced with Border Patrol

ICE officials in major cities replaced with Border Patrol

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β The Trump administration is initiating a leadership shakeup at a dozen or so offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to bring more aggressive enforcement operations across the U.S. Some of the outgoing field office directors at ICE are anticipated to be replaced with leaders from Customs and Border Protection, according to news reports. Among the…

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Analysis: Trade deal or truce? Questions as Trump meets with China’s Xi

Analysis: Trade deal or truce? Questions as Trump meets with China’s Xi

WASHINGTONΒ β€”Β President Trump faces the most important international meeting of his second term so far on Thursday: face-to-face negotiations with Xi Jinping, who has made China a formidable economic and military challenger to the United States. The two presidents face a vast agenda during their meeting in Seoul, beginning with the two countries’ escalating trade war…

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