Refugees Who Once Faced Death at Home now Face Tear Gas at U.S. Border
More than 6,000 migrants are camping outside of a sports complex in Tijuana, Mexico hoping to seek asylum in the United States
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American Mid Term Elections
On November 2, four days before the United States midterm election, polls predicted that the Democratic Party is likely to gain control of the House of Representatives while the Republican Party will keep its majority in the Senate. The trends indicate a balance of power on Capitol Hill for the next two years, and the possibility of legislative deadlocks.
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‘Migrant caravan’ ambles towards U.S. while Trump vows no entry
Thousands of Central American migrants hope to make their way to the United States by walking across Mexico. The “migrant caravan” originated in Honduras on October 12 and originally consisted of less than 200 migrants, but has now swelled to over 7,000.
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Trump administration proposes to ‘define away’ transgender community
President Trump plans to define gender in stricter terms, preventing a person from identifying as transgender. The new definition of gender would specify be unchangeable, and thereby heavily problematic to those 1.4 million people belonging to the transgender community.
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Alan Metzler: National Security Initiatives to Homeland Security Threats
The Diplomatic Envoy reports on the former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Department of Homeland Security, Alan Metzler’s, visit Seton Hall University’s School of Diplomacy and International Relations.
Read MoreInternship Spotlight: 150 Hours at Business Insider
The Diplomatic Envoy’s Editor-In-Chief, Felipe Bueno, describes his internship at Business Insider.
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Trade War Intensifies as Trump Imposes $200 Billion in New Tariffs
The Trump administration levied new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
Read MoreTrump Administration Scores New NAFTA Deal with Canada and Mexico
President Trump announced that a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico has been successfully negotiated to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement. The trade pact comes after a year of hard-fought negotiations between the three nations.
Read MoreAmid Kavanaugh’s Controversy, Experts Warn the Supreme Court is Becoming the “Most Dangerous Branch”
Recently, the Supreme Court has come under fire. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, argues that the Court has overstepped its role as an “umpire” over existing legal issues and become an “player” in creating new laws.
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United States to End Palestinian Aid
The United States, in accordance with its current administration’s policies, has begun the process to ensure Palestine stops receiving U.S. aid. Palestinians had previously been allotted approximately 200 million dollars of aid.
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