Stories tagged: "Trump Administration"

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Culture Here’s How Twitter Will Transfer @POTUS Account to Biden as He’s Sworn In

Twitter will be watching the inauguration and give Biden's team the new presidential handles at the same time.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz January 15, 2021 3:13 pm EST
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Immigration 545 Undocumented Children Are Orphans Because of Trump

The missing parents are from Trump’s 2017 pilot program to separate families at the border.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz October 21, 2020 1:50 pm EDT
Economy Immigrants provide an important economic engine in the United States, which bipartisan economy experts have repeatedly shown. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has made boosting immigration a cornerstone of his platform, in contrast to President Trump (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).
Economy Biden Plans to Increase Immigration Again. This Could Be the Economic Boost the US Needs.

The Trump administration has slashed immigration. Bipartisan experts—and Biden—say boosting immigration will stimulate the economy at a time when the United States needs it most.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard October 1, 2020 5:41 pm EDT
Economy Kerry Ebersole Singh, left, Michigan's statewide census director, helps to announce the kickoff of "Be Counted," a campaign to promote participation in the 2020 census, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Also shown are Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, right, and state Rep. Tyrone Carter, D-Detroit, center. (AP Photo/David Eggert)
Economy Last-Minute Ruling May Give Michiganders Until Halloween to Fill Out the Census

With more than $1 billion on the line, Michigan is gearing up for a final push to get everyone counted in the 2020 Census.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel September 28, 2020 12:13 pm EDT
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Climate Trump to Dump Rules That Protect You From Methane

Rolling back emissions rules for oil and gas companies is dangerous for the environment and your health.

Patrick deHahn Patrick deHahn August 13, 2020 9:00 am EDT

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Graphic by Denzel Boyd Coronavirus Michigan’s Daily Data: Where COVID Cases, Deaths, Recoveries, Vaccinations Stand Today
In this Friday, June 26, 2020 photo, U.S. District Judge Laurie Michelson, left, administers the Oath of Citizenship to Hala Baqtar during a drive-thru naturalization service in a parking structure at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters on Detroit's east side. The ceremony is a way to continue working as the federal courthouse is shut down due to Coronavirus. The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens but the oath ceremonies aren't the same because of COVID-19 and a budget crisis at the citizenship agency threatens to stall them again. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Immigration Biden’s Immigration Reforms Hit Home in Michigan, but the Work Isn’t Done
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
college-pandemic-Cropped Education Michigan Reconnect Strives to Build Economic Power With Free Community College
Coronavirus Medical personnel in the COVID-19 medical screening annex at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Coronavirus COVID-19 Treatment Is Expensive. Under Biden’s Plan, Patients Wouldn’t Have to Pay for It.

Think Trump promised free COVID-19 coverage? Think again. Several drug companies are looking to make a profit, and the costs are likely be handed to the patient—with Trump's approval.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 7, 2020 11:00 am EDT
Economy In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, Mike Starkey offloads soybeans from his combine as he harvests his crops in Brownsburg, IN. The escalating trade war between the U.S. and China at that time caused anxiety among rural farmers and bankers. Upper Midwest soybean farmer Jamie Beyer said those were days of "a little bit of panic." Many farmers would probably say the same of these days as well. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Economy Federal Aid Isn’t Reaching Michigan Farmers. Here’s What They Need to Survive.

Michigan farmers say President Trump's trade wars have set the stage for the extent of their financial hardships during the pandemic.

Martha Spall Martha Spall July 24, 2020 2:43 pm EDT