EVENT 1: Haitian Migrants Seek Asylum in Del Rio, TX
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‘border, haitian migrants, migrants, haitian, human rights, #haiti, haitians’
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The first group of Haitian migrants expected to be deported from Texas has landed in Port-au-Prince. Haitian officials have beseeched the Biden administration to stop returning thousands of people to a country reeling from several crises. https://t.co/zOoNZ2mmr1 pic.twitter.com/XIgtBlkFGj
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 20, 2021
Many of the migrants camped in Texas are being released in the United States, two officials told @AP, undercutting the Biden administration's public statements that the thousands in the camp faced immediate expulsion. https://t.co/5Iu8PvkAkm
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 22, 2021
Images and video of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback grabbing and chasing down Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border have prompted the Department of Homeland Security to launch an investigation into the matter, the agency said on Twitter. https://t.co/N0iR11ACiz
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 21, 2021
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EVENT 2: House Passes Funding, Debt Ceiling Bill
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‘debt ceiling, debt limit, debt, democrats, iron dome, infrastructure bill’
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Senate Democrats are accelerating their 2022 midterm election efforts with a $30M field organizing push targeting nine states that will help determine control of the chamber. https://t.co/hjOcUI0ds0
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 22, 2021
The House passed a measure that funds the government through Dec. 3 and suspends the debt limit through 2022. The bill faces a standoff in the Senate. https://t.co/WXLG7MH4Zx
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 22, 2021
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched television advertisements to pressure five centrist Democrats to vote against the $3.5 trillion budget package supported by Democratic leaders https://t.co/vkCv8OPTl7
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) September 22, 2021
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EVENT 3: Trump Sues Neice and NYT Over Leaked Tax Documents
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‘mary trump, times, donald trump’
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Breaking News: The Trump campaign knew days after the 2020 election that wild claims of voting machine tampering — pushed by Sidney Powell and others allied with Donald Trump — were not true, court filings show. Still, they promoted the false theories. https://t.co/aPGpYdS4T9
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 21, 2021
Former president George W. Bush is holding a fundraiser next month with Rep. Liz Cheney, as the Wyoming Republican and prominent critic of former president Donald Trump faces a tough reelection battle https://t.co/niLYrFqwgE
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 22, 2021
Trump files lawsuit against the New York Times and niece over 2018 tax records story
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 22, 2021
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EVENT 4: Biden Infrastructure Bill
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‘bill, reconciliation package’
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Republican members of the House Freedom Caucus are calling on their party to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act because of an amendment in the bill that would allow the registration of women for the Selective Service System. https://t.co/WoB2CfJ7eh
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 22, 2021
John Podesta sent a memo to the office of every Democrat in Congress, imploring them to bridge their differences. The memo included a blunt call to progressives to accept scaling back the $3.5 trillion social policy bill. https://t.co/XRH7go5rds
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 22, 2021