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For months, the coronavirus pandemic and Trump officials' interference delayed the release of the 2020 census demographic data used to redraw voting districts around the U.S.

After Months Of Delay, The Census Data For New Voting Maps Is Coming Out Aug. 12

For months, COVID-19 and interference by Trump officials delayed the release of new census demographic data used to redraw voting districts, forcing some state and local elections to be pushed back.

A small child stands in a pool of sunlight at the migrant camp at the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, November 17, 2021.

The border is open, but asylum seekers remain in limbo

A controversial Trump-era policy aimed at keeping refugees out of the U.S. during the pandemic is being continued by the Biden administration.

Chart: ICE Detention Population Decreasing Sharply

Beyond The Border, Fewer Immigrants Being Locked Up But ICE Still Pays For Empty Beds

The number of immigrants in detention peaked under former President Donald Trump. Now those detention centers have emptied out, but ICE is still paying more than $1 million a day for empty beds.

President Biden plans to visit the Champlain Towers condo collapse later this week.

Biden Will Visit The Surfside Condominium Collapse This Week

The Biden administration has provided assistance to rescue efforts through FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

The nearly 5,600-page legislative package that Congress passed in December includes new laws regarding aid to rural hospitals, funds for training more physicians, modest improvements in mental health care parity, and medical bill transparency.

Beyond COVID-19: 4 Other Key Health Issues Congress Recently Addressed

The huge spending bill Congress passed last month included aid to rural hospitals, training for new doctors, new rules regarding mental health coverage and requirements for billing transparency.

Poornima Peri, who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her two sons. Aarit (left), now age 4, is India staying with his grandmother. His mother had planned to pick him up but "from March [2020] onward it was total lockdown," she says. Because of continuing travel restrictions, she fears it might be another year before they can reunite. "It's going to be really heartbreaking," she says.

Aussies Stranded Abroad Include Hundreds Of Kids, Folks Short On Cash

Pandemic travel regulations are frustrating parents whose children are visiting family in other countries and those who can't afford the cost of a ticket and a two-week hotel quarantine upon return.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in partnership with Boston Children's Hospital and Castlight Health launched a new tool that allows Americans to search for COVID-19 vaccine providers with stock of vaccine where they live.

CDC Launches Web Tool To Help Americans Find COVID-19 Vaccines

The process of trying to get vaccinated can be confusing. A new platform from the federal government and private sector partners makes it easier to find a provider where you live.

Thousands Of Haitian Children Can't Return To School After Last Month's Earthquake

Schools in Haiti's southwest are beginning the new school year, just weeks after an earthquake devastated the region.

Exterior of San Pasqual Academy in Escondido. May 4, 2021.

San Pasqual Academy Supporters File Lawsuit Against State, County

San Pasqual Academy, the residential educational campus for foster youth in Escondido, has been granted an extension until next year, but no new students can enroll. Now, a lawsuit has been filed to try to secure the school's future.

Special counsel John Durham, here in 2018, was tapped by former Attorney General William Barr to look into the origins of the FBI's investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

The Trump-Russia Probe's Special Counsel Has Charged A Lawyer With Lying To The FBI

A cybersecurity lawyer who worked at a law firm tied to the Democratic Party is the second person charged in John Durham's investigation into the origins of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe.

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