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'I Have To Ask You This': Julián Castro Pressed By Immigration Activist, Rancher

Texas voter Alston Beinhorn (left), presidential candidate Julián Castro, NPR host Lulu Garcia-Navarro and voter Dani Marrero Hi at Mi Tierra in San Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 30, 2019. Nickolai Hammar/NPR hide caption

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2020 Candidate Conversations: Off Script

'I Have To Ask You This': Julián Castro Pressed By Immigration Activist, Rancher

NPR's new series Off Script, which gives voters the chance to sit down with presidential candidates and ask questions, kicks off with undecided voters and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro.

'I Have To Ask You This': Julián Castro Pressed By Immigration Activist, Rancher

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Monday

Julián Castro On Impeachment: 'How Much More Evidence Do People Need?'

Julián Castro spoke with NPR on Monday about the House impeachment inquiry and why he says President Trump should be removed from office. Tsering Bista/NPR hide caption

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2020 Candidate Conversations: Off Script

Julián Castro On Impeachment: 'How Much More Evidence Do People Need?'

"I believe that the best thing for the country would be not only impeachment but removal," the presidential candidate told NPR when asked if the House inquiry was good for the country.

Friday

Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have 'Merit'

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro, pictured at a forum in Las Vegas on April 27, says he wants to decriminalize illegal border crossings. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption

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Election 2020: Opening Arguments

Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have 'Merit'

The Democratic presidential candidate wants to decriminalize border crossing and argues that President Trump's proposed "merit-based" immigration system "says that only certain people have merit."

Julián Castro Wants To Redefine Which Immigrants Have 'Merit'

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Thursday

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base

President Trump's approval rating is slipping, and it's largely because of cracks among his base. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base

During the longest shutdown in history, key parts of Trump's base — from suburban men to white evangelicals to white men without a college degree — have slipped in their support for the president.

Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base

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Monday

HUD's Castro Worries That Housing Rule Could Be Rolled Back

HUD Secretary Julian Castro hopes his likely successor, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, will come to support many of HUD's programs, but worries whether he'll roll back a new fair housing rule. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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HUD's Castro Worries That Housing Rule Could Be Rolled Back

HUD Secretary Julian Castro hopes his likely successor, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, will come to support many of HUD's programs. Carson has called a new rule excessive government regulation.

HUD's Castro Worries That Housing Rule Could Be Rolled Back

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Friday

Comcast Joins Federal Effort To Bring Discounted Internet To Public Housing

Comcast's discounted program, called Internet Essentials, is expanding beyond families with schoolchildren. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Comcast Joins Federal Effort To Bring Discounted Internet To Public Housing

Will the Internet ever be free for families relying on housing assistance? HUD Secretary Julian Castro and Comcast's David Cohen weigh in on challenges of connecting public housing to the Internet.

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