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Lawmakers Respond To 'Vile,' Secret Facebook Group Created By Border Patrol Agents

Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, speaks alongside members of the Hispanic Caucus after touring the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, on Monday. Cedar Attanasio/AP hide caption

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Lawmakers Respond To 'Vile,' Secret Facebook Group Created By Border Patrol Agents

July 2, 2019 • Among the group's most offensive posts were discussions of recent migrant deaths, jokes about throwing burritos at lawmakers and illustrations depicting sexually aggressive acts.

House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters during her weekly news conference in Washington, D.C. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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House Democrats Plan Resolution Challenging Trump's Emergency Declaration

February 20, 2019 • The Democratic majority is likely to approved the resolution and then the law says the Republican-controlled Senate would have to consider the measure too.