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By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A federal judge in Los Angeles partially terminated a nearly 30-year-old settlement agreement that established minimum standards for housing unaccompanied migrant children in detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in a written order on Friday said a rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in April …

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By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden may increase his direct engagement with voters and journalists in upcoming weeks, hoping to reassure Democrats rattled by his dismal debate performance last week, according to two people involved in the planning. The events could include a mix of a town hall with …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Nandita Bose, Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s train-wreck debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump followed a series of decisions by his most senior advisers that critics now point to as wrong-headed, interviews with Democratic allies, donors and former and current aides show.   Trump, 78, repeated a series …

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By Ted Hesson and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minutes before going on stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a phone call from the mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was killed in Houston this month, allegedly by two Venezuelan men in the U.S. illegally.    The mother, Alexis Nungaray, was …

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By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw EAST HAMPTON, NY (Reuters) -President Joe Biden embarked on a series of fundraising events across two states on Saturday as he works to stamp out a crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign following a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats. The events are being held as …

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