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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Special Discussion Thread: Senate holds open debate on immigration legislation - Politics

Special Discussion Thread: Senate holds open debate on immigration legislation - Politics


Special Discussion Thread: Senate holds open debate on immigration legislation

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:09 PM PST

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PBS Youtube stream

H.R.2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act

This measure is expected to be the vehicle for immigration legislation.


This is a special thread to allow discussion on the senate's open floor debate on immigration. Note that off topic and low effort comments may be automatically removed in this thread. If activity is too high, we may potentially auto-remove comments from brand new accounts.

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Montana Governor Steve Bullock will be hosting an AMA in /r/politics Wednesday at 3:30pm MST.

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:48 AM PST

We're pleased to announce that r/politics will be hosting our first sitting governor - Steve Bullock of Montana - tomorrow afternoon (2:30 PST/5:30 EST). We expect and hope that our Montanan users will be most excited for this opportunity, but we welcome everyone to join us and offer any questions they have.

Steve Bullock has been the Democratic governor of Montana since 2013, prior to which he served as the state attorney general for four years. He'll be here tomorrow to talk about his efforts to protect net neutrality - Governor Bullock signed an executive order imposing a net neutrality requirement on providers as of July 1st 2018.

Mark your calendars, prepare your questions, and make sure to double-check our AMA guidelines

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3 Trump properties posted 144 openings for seasonal jobs. Only one went to a US worker.

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:53 AM PST

Ted Cruz cast lone vote against advancing 'Dreamer' legislation

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:42 AM PST

FBI Director: We Reported To WH Multiple Times On Porter Before Ouster

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:10 AM PST

Terror victims Donald Trump won’t talk about: Americans killed by the alt-right

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 02:09 AM PST

FBI director reveals the White House has been blatantly lying about the domestic abuse scandal

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:28 AM PST

Russia is Trying to Bury This Video—And They Might Shut Down YouTube to Do It

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:45 AM PST

‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast Extra: Trump’s Company Is Getting $175 Million Annually in Previously Undisclosed Rent

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:15 AM PST

The NRA Really Wants You To Stop Making Fun Of Trump Now, OK?

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:19 AM PST

Americans again made to learn from Russia about Trump Putin call

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:34 AM PST

Buzzfeed going all out to prove Trump’s “pee tape” is real

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:00 AM PST

The White House cries crocodile tears over 'due process'

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 03:17 AM PST

Trump Vowed Not To Run $400 Billion Deficits. Instead He’ll Run A $1 Trillion One.

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:49 PM PST

‘Black Women Are Realizing the Power of Their Vote’

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:16 AM PST

U.S. intel agencies expect Russia to escalate election meddling efforts

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:56 AM PST

Minnesota Democrats prevail in a critical special election, holding on to a Trump country seat

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:26 AM PST

A Koch Brothers Group Is Targeting These Democratic Senators for Voting Against Tax Reform

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 03:17 AM PST

Trump slump? Remington files for bankruptcy amid declining gun sales.

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:33 AM PST

FBI director contradicts White House on Porter investigation

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:19 AM PST

Christopher Wray, Mike Pompeo, Dan Coats testify on worldwide threats - live stream

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:39 AM PST

People are leaving the Trump White House in record numbers

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:58 AM PST

Chairman of Bay County Republican Party resigns: I could 'no longer remain silent' about Trump

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:48 AM PST

Conservatives lash out at GOP spending binge

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 03:57 AM PST

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf rejects GOP's redrawn Congressional maps; will submit his own plan to court

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 08:57 AM PST

'This Needs to Happen All Over America': Applause for Candidate Who Called Out Big Oil Donors

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:52 PM PST

Trump Didn't Answer My Question, Says Seven-Year-Old School Shooting Witness Who Wrote To President

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:07 AM PST

New York Times CEO: Print journalism has maybe another 10 years - All news

New York Times CEO: Print journalism has maybe another 10 years - All news


New York Times CEO: Print journalism has maybe another 10 years

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 03:50 AM PST

YouTube CEO on Facebook's video ambitions: 'They should get back to baby pictures'

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 03:08 AM PST

Facebook lost around 2.8 million U.S. users under 25 last year. 2018 won’t be much better.

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:53 AM PST

Comcast sues Vermont after the state requires the company to expand its network

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:25 PM PST

‘Profound dehydration’: Milwaukee County sheriff’s officers charged in death of inmate denied water for a week

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:14 AM PST

Record number of condoms given at Winter Olympics

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:21 AM PST

An officer was fired after he chose not to shoot a distraught suspect. Now he's getting a $175,000 settlement.

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 10:28 AM PST

Houston Mexican restaurant ordered to pay nearly $100K in unpaid overtime

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:46 PM PST

Drugmakers Spent Millions Promoting Opioids To Patient Groups, Senate Report Says

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 05:18 AM PST

Judge refuses to withdraw Julian Assange arrest warrant

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:41 AM PST

Donald Trump Jr.'s wife taken to hospital after getting letter with white powder, police say

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 10:22 AM PST

Baltimore is at more than 10 days without a homicide --the longest streak since 2015

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:46 AM PST

Uzbek asylum seeker pleads guilty to terrorism over Stockholm truck attack that killed five people

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:04 AM PST

ICE grants 1-year stay to father of leukemia patient

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:52 AM PST

Charges possible after investigation uncovered video of veteran dying while begging for help in nursing home

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:25 PM PST

An employee at Family Dollar in Ohio was assaulted after two women became upset that a video of them allegedly shoplifting earlier in the day had been posted on Facebook by the store’s manager, according to a police report.

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:21 PM PST

Officer jailed for lie about being shot during traffic stop

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:34 AM PST

Venezuela fears ‘invasion’ after U.S. military chief visits Colombia

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 01:21 AM PST

Armed vet facing eviction over his service dogs shot to death by police

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 04:36 PM PST

$88.2 billion needed to rebuild Iraq

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 04:10 AM PST

A former police chief serving a 30-year prison term for murder has been charged with raping a school teacher 20 years ago.

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 02:27 PM PST

Chloe Kim wins gold in halfpipe

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:03 PM PST

Pakistan gang 'stole spinal fluid from women'

Posted: 13 Feb 2018 06:19 AM PST

Monday, February 12, 2018

A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say - All news

A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say - All news


A suspected big cat poacher has been eaten by lions near the Kruger National Park in South Africa, police say

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:50 AM PST

Paid Sick Leave Law Goes Into Effect In Maryland

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 05:20 AM PST

Utah Mom Upset After School Tells 6th-Graders They Can't Say No When Asked to Dance

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 05:51 AM PST

Former MLB player arrested for trafficking drugs after making over $43 million dollars as a player.

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:01 AM PST

Teenage girls killed by 99-year-old RV driver on wrong side of highway: officials

Posted: 11 Feb 2018 01:09 PM PST

Virginia family farm posts 'Resist White Supremacy' sign, faces criticism for taking stand

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:04 AM PST

London City Airport closed as WW2 bomb found in river

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 03:46 AM PST

Idaho Legislature Removes Climate Change from K-12 Curriculum

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:17 AM PST

Germany averaged four anti-Semitic crimes per day in 2017, report says

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 01:13 AM PST

After Holocaust law, Poland moves to ban kosher slaughter

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:16 AM PST

Only 13% of business' tax cuts are going to workers, survey says

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:41 AM PST

Verizon will temporarily lock phones to its network starting this spring

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:25 AM PST

Teacher Died After Not Getting Flu Meds Due To Price, Husband Says

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 09:31 AM PST

Missouri mayor arrested after confrontation with deputy

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 07:21 AM PST

Man who impregnated twins, 14, and their sister, 12, sentenced on rape charges

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 12:26 AM PST

Las Vegas police puts end to people listening to scanners

Posted: 11 Feb 2018 04:56 PM PST

Winter Olympics: Russia whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov 'fears for life'

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:21 AM PST

Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Tests Lead To 23 DNA Hits

Posted: 11 Feb 2018 09:17 PM PST

Unilever to Facebook and Google: Clean up digital 'swamp' or we'll pull ads

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:39 AM PST

Group of 20 teens beat up homeless man inside Columbus Circle subway station, police say

Posted: 11 Feb 2018 07:50 PM PST

California launches Aetna probe after Medical Director says he "did not" look at medical records

Posted: 11 Feb 2018 02:00 PM PST

CNN exclusive: After Texas massacre, military rushed to add more than 4,000 to gun ban list

Posted: 12 Feb 2018 08:26 AM PST