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WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly July 17 before two House committees after Democrats issued subpoenas to compel him to appear, the chairmen of the two committees announced Tuesday. The testimony from the former FBI director before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees is likely to be the most highly anticipated congressional hearing in years.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the Matamoros, Mexico bank of the Rio Grande across from Brownsville, Texas. His black shirt was hiked up his chest with the girl tucked inside, and her arm draped loosed around his neck suggesting she clung to him in her final moments. The searing photograph highlights the perils faced by mostly Central Americans fleeing violence and poverty and hoping for asylum in the U.S.
HOUSTON (AP) — About 10 protesters have demonstrated in a parking lot at a Border Patrol station in El Paso, Texas, decrying the treatment of child migrants. The demonstrators moved to the station entrance Tuesday afternoon as one waved a placard that invited motorists on a passing highway and frontage road to honk to register support for the migrants.
MIAMI (AP) — After circling each other for months, Democratic presidential candidates will converge on the debate stage in Miami on Wednesday as the campaign enters a new _ and likely more contentious _ phase. It's the highest-profile opportunity yet for many White House hopefuls to offer their vision for the country. Elizabeth Warren will take center stage at the debate's opening night. The Massachusetts senator's constant stream of policy proposals has helped her campaign gain ground.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have whisked a $4.5 billion bill through the House aimed at improving conditions for thousands of families and other migrants whose sheer numbers have overwhelmed federal immigration authorities. The House vote sets up a showdown with the Senate, whose Republican leaders plan approval of a bipartisan bill this week. Neither measure would finance President Donald Trump's proposed border wall.
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