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Migrant Paid $130 to ‘Rent’ Boy to Cross Border as Family, Says DOJ

A Guatemalan man allegedly paid a family the equivalent of $130 to “rent” their eight-year-old son so that he could go to the U.S. as a “family,” federal prosecutors told a Tucson grand jury in March. He also allegedly paid another $130 (about 1,000 quetzales) to another person who created a false birth certificate for the child.

In this June 28, 2018, file photo, a Guatemalan father and son, who crossed the U.S.-Mexic

Pompeo Battles Chris Wallace: ‘Your Viewers Should Not Be Misled’

On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace battled Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over President Donald Trump telling reporters that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss election interference during their recent phone call. Wallace asked,

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Durbin: Trump ‘Loses It, Gets all Googly Eyed’ over Putin

Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) accused President Donald Trump of getting “totally dazzled”  by Russian leader Vladamir Putin. Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the number two Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin of Illinois.

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Klobuchar Credits Obama Policies for Strong Economy

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said former President Barack Obama is more responsible for the strong economy than President Donald Trump. Klobuchar said, “I give our workers and businesses the credit, When you’re out there you see

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Hickenlooper: ‘Trump Is a Form of a Natural Disaster’

During a portion of an interview with MSNBC broadcast on Saturday’s “Up,” 2020 presidential candidate former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D) stated that “President Trump is a form of a natural disaster, in very real ways.” Hickenlooper discussed a conversation

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Brooks: Barr ‘Didn’t Lie,’ But ‘He Spun’

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that while Attorney General William Barr “didn’t lie” during his testimony before Congress, “he spun.” Brooks said, “I thought it was best expressed by a piece by Benjamin Wittes, who’s a

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Mazie Hirono: The White House ‘Is a Moral Dead Zone’

Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) called the White House under President Donald Trump “a moral dead zone.” Hirono said, “This is the president, once again, doing the two things that he cares about most, protecting himself, and money.

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Pence: Ilhan Omar ‘Doesn’t Know What She’s Talking About’

Friday in an interview with Fox News, Vice President Mike Pence criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) recent comments on the turmoil in Venezuela. Omar said the violence in Venezuela is a result of the United States “bullying.” Pence said, “The congresswoman

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