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Scalise fails to secure votes, drops out of speaker race
A day after House Republicans narrowly voted to nominate Steve Scalise to be the next speaker, the Louisiana congressman withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear he did not have the votes to win on the House floor. This development is throwing the GOP search for its next leader into further chaos. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Santa Clara County immigrants are self-deporting
Across Santa Clara County, a new phenomenon is happening: immigrants are choosing to self-deport.
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Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
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It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled
The controversy around the state’s once-celebrated ethnic studies curriculum reveals deeper schisms afflicting public schools nationwide
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In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency - KFF Health News
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction. County officials say criminalization only worsens homelessness.
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