Sep 1, 2017 - Politics & Policy

White House: Trump will make DACA announcement on Tuesday

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Sarah Sanders told reporters Friday that President Trump will make a decision on whether or not to end the Obama-era DACA program on Tuesday. "The president's been very clear, he loves people," said Sanders, adding that Trump wants the decision to be made correctly.

Mixed messaging: Friday morning, multiple sources told Axios' Jonathan Swan that Trump would not be announcing any changes to DACA today. A few hours later Trump said his decision would be made "sometime today or over the weekend." Now Sanders is saying the announcement will come Tuesday. Meanwhile, many DREAMers are in limbo, worried that they could become Trump's next deportation target.

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Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 10 a.m. ET: 32,881,747 — Total deaths: 994,821 — Total recoveries: 22,758,171— Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 10 a.m. ET: 7,079,909 — Total deaths: 204,503 — Total recoveries: 2,750,459 — Total tests: 100,492,536 — Map.
  3. States: New York daily cases top 1,000 for first time since June — U.S. reports over 55,000 new coronavirus cases.
  4. Health: The long-term pain of the mental health pandemic — Fewer than 10% of Americans have coronavirus antibodies.
  5. Business: Millions start new businesses in time of coronavirus.
  6. Education: Summer college enrollment offers a glimpse of COVID-19's effect.
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Durbin on Barrett confirmation: "We can’t stop the outcome"

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said on ABC's "This Week" Sunday that Senate Democrats can “slow” the process of confirming Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett “perhaps a matter of hours, maybe days at the most," but that they "can’t stop the outcome."

Why it matters: Durbin confirmed that Democrats have "no procedural silver bullet" to stop Senate Republicans from confirming Barrett before the election, especially with only two GOP senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine — voicing their opposition. Instead, Democrats will likely look to retaliate after the election if they win control of the Senate and White House.

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The top Republicans who aren't voting for Trump in 2020

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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge announced in an op-ed Sunday that he would be voting for Joe Biden.

Why it matters: Ridge, who was also the first secretary of homeland security under George W. Bush, joins other prominent Republicans who have publicly said they will either not vote for Trump's re-election this November or will back Biden.

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