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• Venezuela border tensions turn violent amid aid distribution bid
• Girl banned from wearing MAGA hat claims school is violating her First Amendment rights
• Trump vows veto as Democrats try to block emergency order

Venezuela border tensions turn violent amid aid distribution bid Posted: 23 Feb 2019 11:35 AM PST Ureña (Venezuela) (AFP) - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido claimed Saturday a first shipment of humanitarian aid has reached Venezuela, defying a border blockade by President Nicolas Maduro as a standoff over the entry of food and medical aid turned violent. Venezuelan National Guard forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at several crossing points on the Colombia border, pinning down demonstrators seeking to reach humanitarian aid stockpiled on the other side. Guaido formally launched the distribution operation at a warehouse at the Tienditas border bridge, in Cucuta, Colombia. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Girl banned from wearing MAGA hat claims school is violating her First Amendment rights Posted: 23 Feb 2019 05:34 AM PST A California high school student who was banned from wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat on campus is challenging her school district for impinging on her First Amendment rights. Maddie Mueller, who attends Clovis North High School in Fresno, is a member of Valley Patriots. The conservative activist group asked its affiliates to wear the well-known hat bearing Donald Trump's campaign motto on Wednesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Trump vows veto as Democrats try to block emergency order Posted: 22 Feb 2019 05:28 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats controlling the House have teed up a vote next week to block President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, accelerating a showdown in Congress that could divide Republicans and lead to Trump's first veto. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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