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In this June 14, 2006, photo a journalist holds a microphone bearing the Univision logo in Los Angeles. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Study finds massive liberal bias on Spanish-language newscasts

More than 70 percent of coverage on the major Spanish-language television news programs is slanted to the left, according to a new report Wednesday by the Media Research Center, which says things have gotten worse over the past five years.

August 7, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chuck Schumer calls GOP’s push for red flag gun laws a ‘cop out’

Congress cannot duck the issue of expanded background checks in the wake of last weekend's shootings, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday, rejecting what he said were GOP plans to pass more limited legislation encouraging states to confiscate guns from dangerous individuals.

August 7, 2019
In this July 8, 2019, photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detain a man during an operation in Escondido, Calif. A sweeping expansion of deportation powers unveiled this week by the Trump administration has sent chills through immigrant communities and prompted some lawyers to advise migrants to gather up as much documentation as possible _ pay stubs, apartment leases or even gym key tags _ to prove they’ve been in the U.S. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

ACLU sues to stop Trump’s speedy deportations policy

Immigrant-rights groups sued Tuesday to try to stop the Department of Homeland Security's new speedy deportation policy, saying the Trump administration is cutting too many corners and stripping migrants of due process rights to fight their removal.

August 6, 2019
Manuel Oliver works on a mural at an immigrant advocacy center in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. The shooting that killed more than 20 people at a crowded El Paso department store will be handled as a domestic terrorism case, federal authorities said Sunday as they weighed hate-crime charges against the suspected gunman that could carry the death penalty. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Trump tells FBI to prioritize domestic terrorism cases

President Trump has directed the FBI to give priority to domestic terrorism cases, Vice President Mike Pence said Tuesday, vowing "justice will be swift and certain" in the El Paso, Texas, shooting case.

August 6, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Lindsey Graham announces bipartisan deal on ‘red flag’ gun laws

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he's struck a bipartisan deal to write legislation that would encourage states to adopt "red flag" laws allowing guns to be taken from potentially dangerous individuals, and he vowed action in the wake of this weekend's shootings.

August 5, 2019