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Governor Taps Prosecutor in Mississippi Congressional Runoff

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is endorsing Michael Guest in a Republican congressional runoff.

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High Court: Online Shoppers Can Be Forced to Pay Sales Tax

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax.

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Trump Tweet Complicates House GOP Efforts on Immigration

Hours before House showdown votes on immigration, President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that any measure the chamber passes would be doomed in the Senate anyway.

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Trudeau: Canada to Legalize Marijuana on Oct. 17

Marijuana will be legal nationwide in Canada starting Oct. 17 in a move that should take market share away from organized crime and protect the country's youth, Prime Minister Justin …

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Lawmakers Rip Tariffs Enacted in Name of National Security

Pointing to damage done to home-state companies, lawmakers from both parties Wednesday criticized tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on imported steel and aluminum products in the name of national …

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In Reversal, Trump Signs Order Stopping Family Separation

Bowing to pressure from anxious allies, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday ending the process of separating children from families after they are detained crossing the U.S. border …

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Judge Dismisses Suit Over Mississippi City Flying State Flag

A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit that sought to block a Mississippi Gulf Coast city from flying the state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem.

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Trump Administration Pulls US Out of UN Human Rights Council

The United States announced Tuesday it was leaving the United Nations' Human Rights Council, with Ambassador Nikki Haley calling it "an organization that is not worthy of its name." It …

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Lawmakers Barred from Child Migrant Facility in Florida

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson accused the Trump administration of a "cover-up" after officials denied him entry Tuesday to a detention center for migrant children in South Florida where he had …

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'Papa! Papa!' Audio of Children Stokes Rage Over Separation

An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage in the growing …

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Trump Defiant Despite Rising Outrage Over Border Separations

An unapologetic President Donald Trump defended his administration's border-protection policies in the face of rising national outrage over the forced separation of migrant children from their parents. Calling for tough …

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Democratic Attorneys General Urge End to Border Separations

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general demanded Tuesday that the Trump administration end a "zero tolerance" policy that has resulted in children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico …

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Students Named as Mississippi Test Panel to Begin Meeting

Four Mississippi high school seniors will be among a 28-member task force meeting to examine state and local tests given to public school students.

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Protesters Burn Mississippi Flag, Say it Symbolizes Racism

A group of about 30 demonstrators on Monday burned a Mississippi state flag, saying it symbolizes the racism at the heart of the state's problems with poverty, education and health …

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Immigrant Kids Seen Held in Fenced Cages at Border Facility

Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are …