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What sets America apart from other countries is how little we value the lives of our fellow citizens.  Opinion | Aimee Ortiz A newspaper in Vermont is not only asking Senator Bernie Sanders not to run for president, it’s begging him.  President Donald Trump says he’s prepared to keep part of the U.S. government shut down for more than a year if necessary to get the money he wants for a wall on the Mexican border.  Miss her jaunt through Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, and Des Moines? Here are four takeaways from the opening weekend of Elizabeth Warren’s budding 2020 campaign.

What sets America apart from other countries is how little we value the lives of our fellow citizens.  Opinion | Aimee Ortiz A newspaper in Vermont is not only asking Senator Bernie Sanders not to run for president, it’s begging him.  President Donald Trump says he’s prepared to keep part of the U.S. government shut down for more than a year if necessary to get the money he wants for a wall on the Mexican border.  Miss her jaunt through Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, and Des Moines? Here are four takeaways from the opening weekend of Elizabeth Warren’s budding 2020 campaign.

What sets America apart from other countries is how little we value the lives of our fellow citizens.  Opinion | Aimee Ortiz A newspaper in Vermont is not only asking Senator Bernie Sanders not to run for president, it’s begging him.  President Donald Trump says he’s prepared to keep part of the U.S. government shut down for more than a year if necessary to get the money he wants for a wall on the Mexican border.  Miss her jaunt through Council Bluffs, Storm Lake, and Des Moines? Here are four takeaways from the opening weekend of Elizabeth Warren’s budding 2020 campaign.

MORE is facing pressure from lawmakers in border districts to abandon plans for a wall and focus instead on modernizing security for the nation's border crossings. The border lawmakers say Trump should be seeking funds for technology and staffing at legal ports of entry on the Mexican border to improve security and improve crossing times. Rep.

Former Vice President according to a New York Times report.  Biden has reportedly told those close to him that he does not feel other potential Democratic presidential contenders could beat MORE.  The former vice president has been contacting supporters and allies over the last few weeks, the Times reported. One Democrat he spoke to recently told the Times that Biden during a phone call said, “If you can persuade me there is somebody better who can win, I’m happy not to do it. But I don’t see the candidate who can clearly do what has to be done to win." 

Lawmakers in both parties on Sunday rejected the prospect of threat to declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall. “He’ll face a challenge, I’m sure if he oversteps what the law requires when it comes to his responsibility as commander in chief,” Durbin added. Republicans have also said they would rather the president not use such executive authority to build the wall, but White House officials on Sunday indicated the president has the power to move funding around if needed and the obligation to defend the country’s border. The split over the use of national emergency p

The day after Christmas, Singh pulled Arriaga over on suspicion of drunk driving.

The day after Christmas, Singh pulled Arriaga over on suspicion of drunk driving.