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Unemployment Aid Extension Passes. The Senate cleared the way Tuesday for more unemployment pay to reach millions of Americans who have been out of work for six months or more as the Democratic-led Congress pruned one more item off the list of issues it hopes to tackle in an intensely polarized election year.

Immigration. On a patch of asphalt outside the White House this week, Renata Teodoro, Maricela Aguilar and scores of other students are risking deportation simply by sharing their full names and immigration status with anyone who asks.

North Korea. The U.S. announced new sanctions on North Korea today in an effort to throttle its nuclear weapons activities and apply further pressure on Pyongyang to end its international isolation.

Quote of the Day. “It would not have been someone I would have chosen, but the person who did choose, President Obama, I think chose wisely.” Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), explaining his vote to confirm Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court. (Washington Post)