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Trump Administration's Immigration Policies May Be To Blame for the Current Border Crisis Your immigration news roundup: migrant family surge, Central American aid cut, and threats to shut the border. Why Country Music Classifications Often Fall Along Racial Lines Last month, Billboard removed the country-trap song, “Old Town Road,” from its country chart. The decision has highlighted how music genres are often classified along racial lines. After Cyclone Idai, Mozambique, Malawi, and...

In 2016, Donald Trump cracked the so-called blue wall in the industrial Midwest winning Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. This week on Politics with Amy Walter, what will it take for Democrats to win back Wisconsin? Plus a conversation with presidential candidate Julián Castro. To begin the hour, Craig Gilbert, Washington Bureau Chief at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, explores what tipped the state to President Trump’s favor in 2016 and what it will take for Democrats to win it back...

It's Not Just the Special Olympics, Betsy DeVos Takes Heat for Special Ed Cuts The Education Secretary has called for cuts to the Special Olympics, as well as programs to help students who are blind, deaf, and otherwise require special education services. How a Changing Credit Industry Could Hurt Consumer Privacy Consumer credit-reporting company Equifax and credit score company FICO are partnering to sell consumer data to banks. But how secure is that data following the 2017 Equifax data...

Supreme Court Weighs Arguments Over Partisan Gerrymandering On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard two cases involving the design of congressional maps. The Takeaway looks at how gerrymandering has shaped national politics, particularly since 2010. Trump Administration Gets Behind New Effort to Overturn the Affordable Care Act The Department of Justice announced support of a district court ruling that argued the entire ACA was unconstitutional just as Democrats announce new health care...

Will the Mueller Report Shift Public Trust in American Institutions? Following the release of a summary of the Mueller Report, what has the investigation meant for Americans’ trust in our institutions, from the Department of Justice to the media? How Does the Mueller Report Affect Democratic Agenda? The Department of Justice exonerated President Trump at a time when House Democrats are ramping up their investigations into the president. Enforcing Ban on Bump Stocks Will Be...

The Mueller Report is In; What Does it Mean? Attorney General William Barr released a letter to Congress detailing the Mueller Report's key findings. Amy Walter on Congress's Next Moves Amy Walter joins us to talk about the Democratic response to Barr’s summary. Who's Entitled to What Information About the Mueller Investigation? Robert Mueller must stay silent, says former independent counsel Ken Starr. So who is entitled to what information about the Mueller report, and what's behind...

After all the drama in 2016, the Democratic National Committee has reformed the nomination process. Today on Politics with Amy Walter from The Takeaway, a look at the new rules and what impact they could have both intended and unintended. Tom Perez was elected as chairman of the DNC in 2017. Perez's mission is to insure that 2020 isn’t a repeat of 2016. That doesn’t just mean winning, it means re-instilling faith in the system for Democrats. And the DNC has done a lot of work on this front....

No Tap or Toilet: Over One Million Americans Lack Access to Running Water Most Americans take access to water for granted. Recovering From The Midwest Floods Last week, an intense winter storm swept the Midwest. The floods that followed were the worst in 50 years. What can farmers do to protect themselves from extreme weather? New Threat To Felon Voting In Florida Last November, Floridians voted to give the right to vote back to felons who had served their sentences. But new bills...

Who Wins When Public Schools Have Selective Admissions Policies? A disproportionately small number of black and Latino students were admitted to New York City’s most elite public high schools. 'Secret' Treatment Centers Holding Special Needs Minors Who Cross Border In apparent violation of rules on caring for and holding migrant children with special needs, 'secret' treatment centers were not disclosed, even to the minors’ attorneys. Los Angeles Star Mike Trout Signs Record $430 Million...

How Transportation Can be a Means for Segregation Voters will decide whether to add a train line from Atlanta to Gwinnett county, a suburban area northeast of the city. The referendum raises issues of race and access. Protests Seek to Upend Algerian Politics Young people have been leading protests against Algeria's ruling government for weeks. The longtime president has agreed not to run for a fifth term, but has canceled the elections. Netflix Cancels Cuban-American Family Sitcom "One...

"I Don’t See How Anyone Can Feel Safe Anywhere": Mosque Shootings in New Zealand Shake the World The victims range between three and 71-years-old, shedding a light at the horrors of the attack in New Zealand. ICE Using License Plate Tracker Database to Find Undocumented People Last January, ICE paid over $6 million to get access to a privately maintained database of license plates, and the movements of the cars they’re registered to. With Brexit Deadline Approaching, UK Lawmakers Hit...

Two things happened on the Hill this week. The most high profile of course came on Thursday when the Republican-controlled Senate voted with Democrats, in a rebuke of President Trump’s national emergency declaration for funding of the border wall. But here’s something that might have gotten lost: The day before seven Republican senators voted along with Democrats to end U.S. support of the Saudi led war in Yemen. What does this split tell us about President Trump’s relationship with...

"To Me, This Is The Right Thing To Do": California Governor Halts State's Executions California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on executions in the state, which holds one quarter of the nation's death row inmates. Ohio Seeks Lethal Injection Alternatives After Ruling From Federal Judge For years now, lethal injection has been a major point of contention in Ohio. And this month, executions in the state ground to a temporary halt. Young People Around the World Stage Mass...

CEO of Company Housing Migrant Children Detainees Steps Down The C.E.O. of Southwest Key, a private company that houses the plurality of migrant children in U.S. shelters, has resigned after facing scrutiny from a financial probe. Racial Disparities Persist in Stillbirth Rates According to new data, the black stillbirth rate in Ohio is twice the white stillbirth rate. Diplomatic Situation in Venezuela Worsens Amid Countrywide Power Outages Widespread power outages have escalated the...

Companies Might Have to 'Lean In' to Transparency by Reporting Salaries For all the leaning in, women still made 82 cents on the dollar in 2017. Women of color fared even worse. U.N. Environment Assembly Begins in Nairobi Thousands of officials, including heads of state and business leaders, are in Nairobi this week for the UN’s Environment Assembly. Cleaning Up After the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster After the biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, Japan is continuing its clean-up of...

"I Felt the System Was Raping Me All Over Again": Senator McSally Reveals Sexual Assault in the Military Republican Senator Martha McSally from Arizona shared her story of assault in the military. Reports show things have not changed much since her rape by a superior officer. Trans Athletes Navigate the World of High School Sports As more high school students come out as trans, their experience as athletes can vary greatly depending on where they live. Trump Rescinds Drone Strikes...

Divide Over Israel Remains After House Passes Generic "Anti-Hate" Measure After initial plans to condemn anti-Semitism more specifically were scrapped, the U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic leadership opted for a more generic "anti-hate" measure. Amy's Take: Where Have Bipartisan Priorities Gone? Amy Walter examines why Democrats and Republicans no longer agree about which issues demand the greatest urgency. Citizenship Question Defies Purpose of the Census, Says CA Sec. of...

Border Crossings Swell as Resources for Migrants Diminish U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new data on migrant crossings at the border, revealing a system overwhelmed by more unauthorized crossings than seen in over a decade. How Natural Disasters and Recovery Efforts Discriminate Against the Poor The Alabama tornadoes blew through a low-income communities and left many mobile homes mangled. EXCLUSIVE: New Jersey ICE Detainee Details Transfer, Force-Feeding During Hunger...

For only the second time since the AIDS epidemic began, a patient is in long-term remission from H.I.V. The anonymous “London patient” appears to have been infection-free for the past year and a half, after receiving a bone marrow transplant for cancer. This comes nearly 12-years after the first patient -- Timothy Ray Brown -- went into remission by the same method. Joining The Takeaway to discuss this breakthrough and what it means for AIDS research going forward is Dr. Timothy J....

Voices from Alabama: Working Through the Aftermath of a Deadly Storm 23 are confirmed dead after tornadoes struck Alabama on Sunday. The Takeaway hears from local leaders on how the community is working together in the aftermath of the storm. What Jared Kushner's Relationship with the Saudi Crown Prince Means for the U.S. A week after Jared Kushner's trip to the Middle East, we provide a closer look at his relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. U.S.-Backed Juan Guaido...