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Central American asylum seekers wait for transport while being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. The group of women and children had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and were detained before being sent to a processing center for possible separation.

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Unable to Hold Migrant Families Indefinitely, the Trump Administration Turns to Ankle Monitors

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will release reunited migrant families with ankle bracelet monitoring, backing off from efforts to detain them indefinitely.

Rebecca Worby

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Experts Weigh in on Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

What experts on constitutional law and civil rights are saying about Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's new Supreme Court nominee.

Rebecca Worby

Detail of a portrait of Mozart by his brother-in-law Joseph Lange.

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For Epileptics, Mozart May Be Medicinal

New research confirms listening to a much-studied Mozart sonata has an anti-epileptic effect on children.

Tom Jacobs

People demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri and the latest deal with the International Monetary Fund during the 202th anniversary of independence along 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires, on July 9th, 2018.

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Viewfinder: Thousands Protest Argentina’s Latest Deal With the IMF

People demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri on July 9th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

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Trump Announces Brett Kavanaugh as His Supreme Court Nominee

Kavanaugh's confirmation could solidify the Supreme Court's conservative majority for decades.

Kate Wheeling

U.S. Border Patrol agents take Central American asylum seekers into custody on June 12th, 2018, near McAllen, Texas.

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The Trump Administration Will Only Reunite Half of the Youngest Migrant Children With Their Parents by Tuesday

The Tuesday deadline was imposed last month by a federal judge.

Rebecca Worby

Reince Priebus speaks at the Republican National Convention on August 27th, 2012, in Tampa, Florida.

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Three Ways of Governing as a Minority Party

Republicans are settling in to be the minority party in power for many years to come, and they are increasingly testing many voters' faith in the system.

Seth Masket