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Vaccine sceptic likely to face early vote after wavering Republicans said they would support appointmentDenver Public Schools became the first US school district Wednesday to sue the Trump administration challenging its policy allowing ICE immigration agents in schools. Colorado’s largest public school district argued in the federal lawsuit that the policy has forced schools to divert vital educational resources and caused attendance to plummet, Associated Press reports. “DPS is hindered in fulfilling its mission of providing education and life services to the students who are refraining from attending DPS schools for fear of immigration enforcement actions occurring on DPS school grounds,” the lawsuit states.The Senate will convene to resume consideration of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination as health secretary on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

Senate expected to vote on RFK’s bid to be health secretary – US politics live

Vaccine sceptic likely to face early vote after wavering Republicans said they would support appointment

Denver Public Schools became the first US school district Wednesday to sue the Trump administration challenging its policy allowing ICE immigration agents in schools.

Colorado’s largest public school district argued in the federal lawsuit that the policy has forced schools to divert vital educational resources and caused attendance to plummet, Associated Press reports.

“DPS is hindered in fulfilling its mission of providing education and life services to the students who are refraining from attending DPS schools for fear of immigration enforcement actions occurring on DPS school grounds,” the lawsuit states.

The Senate will convene to resume consideration of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s nomination as health secretary on Thursday morning. Continue reading...