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Illegal Border Crossings Cut by Half Thanks to COVID-19 Policy Mar 24, 2020

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Illegal crossing at the U.S. border fell by half after the Trump administration closed the nation’s borders with Mexico and Canada, an official with the administration told the Associated Press.

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Trump Wants to Reopen the Economy. Will the States Follow? Mar 24, 2020

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The president’s insistence that “we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem” and that “we have to open our country” has turned the conversation to the possibility that that reopening could begin in weeks, not months: “I’m not looking at months, I can tell you right now” he said on Monday.

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Responses to COVID-19 Have Differing Impact on Abortion, Depending on the State Mar 24, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a unique impact on the abortion industry by shining a light on the notion of “choice” and how that plays into what the states have deemed elective and non-essential. States such as Louisiana, Ohio, and Texas that mandated a stop to all non-essential surgeries and procedures in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic have declared abortion to be a non-essential procedure. Elsewhere, however, states have counted abortion among permissible “essential” procedures. And some states that have ordered a stop to all non-essential procedures have allowed abortion to exist in a sort of discretionary gray area, and, in some cases, may require further clarification from officials.

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Democrats Lard Pandemic Relief Bill With Goodies For Special Interests Mar 24, 2020

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Representative James Clyburn, the Democrat from South Carolina, wasn’t kidding when he said the Chinese Virus relief bill that Congress is debating was “a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.”

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U.S. Treasury to Offer Small Business Owners “Forgivable” Bridge Loans Mar 23, 2020

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In an interview with CNBC on Monday morning, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged small business owners — the most important driver of job creation and economic growth in the U.S. economy — to keep paying their people even while their businesses are shut down: “If you’re a small business [owner], we ask that you not lay people off.”

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Post Writer Admits Trump Didn’t Call Chinese Virus a Hoax; Biden Ad Gets Four Pinocchios Mar 23, 2020

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The Washington Post reporter who accused President Trump of calling the Chinese Virus a “hoax” has fessed up and admitted she was wrong.

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Rapist Weinstein Has Wuhan Virus. Officials Worry It Could Spread Through Prisons Mar 23, 2020

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Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein, a top Hollywood movie producer until the story of his long trail of victims ended his career, has the Wuhan Virus that has paralyzed the country.

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Coronavirus: Perfect Time to Rescue Children From Public School Mar 23, 2020

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Amid nationwide school closures due to the Wuhan virus (also known as coronavirus and COVID-19), advocates of real education through homeschooling and private Christian schools are pointing to a silver lining: Millions of American children at home, safe from the increasingly extreme indoctrination, sexualization and dumbing down taking place in government schools.

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Your Papers Please: Curfew Declared in New Jersey Mar 19, 2020

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On March 16, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (shown), a Democrat, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany under President Obama, and a former banker at Goldman Sachs, announced via Executive Order No. 104 the implementation of emergency measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the state.

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Texas Gov. Abbott Has Held the Line (Thus Far) Against Draconian COVID-19 Response Mar 19, 2020

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Governor Greg Abbott (shown) has thus far refrained from the strict government controls seen in other states, largely leaving coronavirus response decisions to local leadership.

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