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Trump-Backed McMaster Wins South Carolina Governor Primary

One of President Donald Trump’s earliest and most loyal supporters won a key runoff Tuesday, as South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster fended off a challenge from a self-made millionaire to secure the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

Supreme Court Overrules California Crisis Pregnancy Center Law

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court voted to nullify the California state law requiring anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to notify women of their full range of options, including telling them of nearby abortion centers with services paid for by the state.

Trump Urges SC Voters To Support Their Incumbent Governor

President Donald Trump returned the favor Monday for one of his earliest supporters, urging South Carolinians to get out and vote for Republican Gov. Henry McMaster so he won’t have to read negative news coverage should McMaster not survive a runoff election.

Sanders Says She Was Told To Leave Virginia Restaurant

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, setting off a fierce debate about whether politics should play a role in how administration officials are treated in public.

Homeland Security Drafts Plan To End Family Separation

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is drafting an executive action for President Donald Trump that would direct her department to keep families together in detention after they are detained crossing the border illegally, according to two people familiar with her thinking.

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 β€œan organization that is not worthy of its name.” It was the latest withdrawal by the Trump administration from an international institution.

DHS Reports About 2,000 Minors Separated From Families

Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

House GOP Unveils Bill For Young Immigrants, $25B For Border

House Republicans unveiled a β€œdiscussion draft” of a sweeping immigration bill that includes a path to citizenship for young immigrants, $25 billion in border security β€” including advance funds for President Donald Trump’s wall with Mexico β€” and a provision aimed at addressing the crisis of family separations at the border.

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