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Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Sarah is a reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area, covering news and politics, including poverty, immigration and racial justice. Interviews in Spanish, French or English.
HuffPostVladimir Putin Dismisses Joe Biden's Assertion That He Is A 'Killer'
NBC News asked the Russian president about the U.S. president calling him a "killer" just days before the two leaders are set to meet in Geneva.
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Congress Passes Bill To Designate Pulse Nightclub As National Memorial
Five years after the deadly mass shooting, the legislation will create a national memorial at the gay nightclub in Orlando where 49 people were killed.
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Democratic Senate Hopeful In Missouri Mocks Opponent Who Pointed Gun At BLM Protesters
In an ad, Lucas Kunce called out Republican Mark McCloskey, who notoriously pointed a gun at racial justice protesters walking by his mansion last year.
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Democrats Reintroduce Bill To Protect Abortion As Reproductive Rights Are Under Attack
The Women’s Health Protection Act would bar states from imposing restrictions on abortion, as Republicans push hundreds of anti-abortion bills at the state level.
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Washington State Approves 'Joints For Jabs' COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion
The Evergreen State is allowing cannabis retailers to offer a free joint to people getting their coronavirus shot in an effort to increase vaccinations.
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Texas Republican Party Chair Allen West To Resign
West said he is considering running for statewide office in Texas, possibly for governor or Congress.
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Biden Urged To Protect Central Americans From Deportation Over Climate, Violence Concerns
Immigrant rights advocates are seeking a new temporary protected status program for people from Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras.
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Biden Administration Formally Ends Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Program
The Trump-era policy, paused for review earlier this year, kept tens of thousands of asylum seekers in Mexico, often in dangerous conditions.
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Biden Proclaims Day Of Remembrance For Tulsa Race Massacre
The president declared a day to “reflect on the deep roots of racial terror in our nation,” marking 100 years since a white mob destroyed the Black neighborhood of Greenwood.
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Kamala Harris Talks Being The First With History-Making Naval Academy Graduate
The vice president, the first woman to deliver the commencement speech at the Naval Academy, spoke with Sydney Barber, the first Black woman brigade commander.
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Kamala Harris Becomes 1st Woman To Deliver Commencement Address At Naval Academy
The vice president made history as the first woman to deliver the keynote speech to the military school’s graduating class in its 175-year history.
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Foster Friess, Prominent GOP Donor, Dies At 81
The businessman was a Republican megadonor and major backer of Rick Santorum.
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'MAGA Caravan' Organizer Arrested For Assaulting Cops At Capitol
Kenneth Joseph Owen Thomas from Ohio was arrested for repeatedly attacking, punching and hitting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot.
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Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History As First Openly Gay Woman To Lead White House Briefing
She’s also the second Black spokeswoman to lead the briefing and had the support of Judy Smith, the first Black woman to do so 30 years ago.
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First Black Woman Judge Appointed To Missouri Supreme Court
Judge Robin Ransom made history in being selected to serve on the state’s highest court.
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Biden Says There Is 'No Shift' In U.S. Commitment To Israel's Security
Progressive Democrats have been calling for a firmer stance against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians after more than 240 were killed by Israeli airstrikes.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison To Lead Prosecution In Daunte Wright Killing
Ellison led the successful prosecution of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd last year.
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Jill Biden To DACA College Graduates: ‘We Stand With You’
The first lady told Dreamers, young immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children, at a commencement: “We know you have so much to contribute to this nation.”
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Joe Biden Signs Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Bill Into Law
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act was written in response to a sharp rise in anti-Asian racist violence over the past year.
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Kamala Harris: 'Asian Americans Have The Right To Be Recognized As Americans'
The vice president spoke of the rise in anti-Asian racism, saying: “As a member of this community, I share in that outrage and grief.”