| What’s fair on DACA? Trump’s move ignites immigration clash Posted: 05 Sep 2017 01:44 PM PDT ![What's fair on DACA? Trump's move ignites immigration clash]( "What's fair on DACA? Trump's move ignites immigration clash") Members of his extended family had fled Turkey during a time of persecution and genocide in the early 20th century, and put special value on trying to preserve their language and ethnic heritage in their new homeland. Recommended: What do you know about Donald Trump? Today he's an advocate for tighter controls on legal and illegal immigration – partly on the idea that it's unfair if an immigrant tide makes it harder for current residents to rise rise up the socioeconomic ladder.
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| Congress returns to work Posted: 05 Sep 2017 01:16 PM PDT ![Congress returns to work]( "Congress returns to work") After a month-long recess, Congress is back in town to face a jam-packed and consequential calendar. President Trump kicked things off with a tweet, "Big week coming up!" The same could easily be said of this month, and really, the entire fall as it stretches into the new year. Divided lawmakers are staring key fiscal and legislative deadlines in the face this September, from government solvency to an expiring program for flood insurance, as well as funds for disaster relief in the wake of hurricane Harvey.
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| In rush of tests, North Korea’s timing chafes China – and its US relations Posted: 05 Sep 2017 10:14 AM PDT ![In rush of tests, North Korea's timing chafes China – and its US relations]( "In rush of tests, North Korea's timing chafes China – and its US relations") North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to enjoy overshadowing Chinese President Xi Jinping's meticulously choreographed appearances in the global spotlight. On April 4, a missile was launched one day before Mr. Xi's high-stakes first meeting with President Trump, who welcomed his Chinese counterpart to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. In May, he launched a ballistic missile hours before Xi delivered a keynote speech to dozens of world leaders who had gathered in Beijing for a two-day forum on China's signature One Belt, One Road initiative, a $900 billion infrastructure and trade project expanding the country's influence across three continents. Then, on Sunday, he detonated North Korea's sixth nuclear bomb hours before Xi was scheduled to speak at the start of the BRICS summit of five large emerging economies in the southeastern Chinese city of Xiamen.
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| What helps a city like Houston recover after a disaster Posted: 05 Sep 2017 07:22 AM PDT ![What helps a city like Houston recover after a disaster]( "What helps a city like Houston recover after a disaster") If one moment captured the start of Houston's recovery from hurricane Harvey, it was a sporting event on Sept. 2 that reconnected the city's scattered and still water-logged residents: The beloved Astros baseball team played the Mets in a downtown stadium and won the doubleheader. For Houston and the Gulf area, the list of tangible and practical tasks remains long, such as the need to restore some 40,000 houses, improve water controls, and clean up toxic waste. One quality, as was evident in Houston with the heroic rescue of stranded residents by volunteers, is civic kindness toward strangers in need.
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