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The Republican-led House passed backed legislation on Thursday to undo much of former President Barack Obama's landmark banking law, known as Dodd-Frank, created after the 2008 economic crisis.

Republicans argued that the law, designed to prevent another financial meltdown, made it harder for community banks to operate and hampered the economy. The GOP measure aims to lighten federal regulation of banks and also to sap the power of the Dodd-Frank-created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which it calls a "rogue agency."

The House has passed the overhaul bill 233-186, on a party-line vote.

President Donald Trump had said he wants to do "a big number" on Dodd-Frank.

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Still, the Republican overhaul of Dodd-Frank is unlikely to pass the Senate in its current form. Republicans edge in the upper chamber is more narrow, 52-48, than is the case in the House. Senators have said they'll spend the next few months trying to find common ground on legislation to boost the economy.

Democratic lawmakers overwhelmingly oppose the GOP's revamping bill. They say it could lead to conditions that would result in another economic crisis.

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We asked you to share songs that remind you of home and inspire you to be involved in your communities. From India to Indiana, you delivered. Listen below and add your own song here.

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Thanks to those of you, like Andrea, who submitted songs of your own.

Submission by Common, rapper, actor, poetThis songreminds me of Hope and Promise. The song starts off We come together on a special day, which automatically makes me think about uniting people or bringing together a community. It also reminds me of cleaning! LOL! Waking up on a Saturday morning hearing this song blasting through the house instantly meant Mah was in full-on cleaning mode and that she had a list of chores for me to do as soon as I got up.

Submission byMichael Strautmanis, Obama Foundation staffer When I was a teen, searching for identity and community, Chicagos own house music scene gave me a chance to be with my friends and others from across the city, different backgrounds gave us a chance to experience how art and culture bring people together. And the beat almost made you dance. Gotta have house music all night long!

Submission by Zeshan B, musician This song and I go WAY back. My pops used to groove to this one when I was a kid! And even though this tune came out way before my time, its an evergreen tunean anthem that will always have meaning and relevance for centuries to come. There is no other song out there that can do the two things that this song does for my soul: soothe and galvanize. Those shimmering strings and bells coupled with the otherworldly limpid, smooth vocals of Curtis Mayfieldthey soothe me when Im troubled. And in that same stroke, those prophetic words of Curtisenjoining me to get on board this virtuous train of freedomthey galvanize me in my resolve to do good by this world. Their message inspires me to be decent. To be honorable. To be just. And to have faith.

In other words, this song says to me, Calm yourself, childbut get up, because theres work to be done. And Lord have mercy, I know thats true! You see, this tune was released in 1965 at the height of the Civil Rights movement. But now52 years laterwe still have a long way to go. And Im convinced that if we all act on this song, we might just get there.

Being just another kid from Chicago, I cant even put in words just how much my heart swells with pride in knowing that Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions are Chicagos very own. They have left a profound legacyboth musically and sociallyto which ALL Chicago musicians such as myself ought to pay homage and carry on. But let me tell youthose are some very big shoes to fill!

Submission by Cameron Esposito, comedian I moved back home to Chicago in 2006, and the city was bursting with energy for then-Senator Obama, the new Millennium Park, and the White Sox. Wilcos beautiful, dirge-like I Am Trying to Break Your Heart was a favorite of mine and when I heard JC Brooks version in 2011, after Barack Obama became President, there was so much joy it in. Felt like a street festival, like a summer bike ride. It really echoed the excitement and love I felt for my city during the end of the 00s, and that I still feel every time Im able to return home.

Submission by Chance the Rapper,musicianFamily Business by KW is the perfect song to come home to. It reminds me how important it is to be home. This is the last song on the first album I ever bought. For all the great people in Chicago, the best ones are your family.

Submission by Peter Giangreco, political strategist Chicagos own Staple Singers produced much of the soundtrack of the civil rights movement, including the iconic Freedom Highway. Saw Mavis Staples open for Bob Dylan at Ravinia last summer, and she killed it. Inspirational and rocking gospel-inspired anthem is as fresh now as it was 50 years ago. March each and every day

Submission by Tina Tchen, Former Assistant to President Obama, Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama and Executive Director of the White House Council of Women and Girls& Valerie Jarrett,Former Senior Advisor to President Obama and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls

Folk might remember President Obama singing Sweet Home Chicago, but thats not the only reason why its one of our favorite Chicago songs. Instead, it was a rendition by another leader, Mayor Harold Washington, that always makes us smile. He broke out in song on stage during his re-election victory speech in 1987 with such joy and warmth that washed away the ugly divisive campaign (the hard years of his first term). Sadly, we lost him just seven months later. Who knew that 25 years later we would be singing it in the White House!

Submission by Cecilia Munoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, 2012-2017 The very day that I decided that I was moving to Chicago to start my life post-grad-school, I got in my car, turned on the radio, and Sweet Home Chicago came on. I knew it was a sign that I had chosen well. I started my career in the neighborhoods of Pilsen and Little Village, organizing community groups in the Catholic parishes there. I ended up running a legal services program for immigrants, which ultimately took me to D.C., the civil rights movement and, to my astonishment, President Obamas senior White House team. I will always feel lucky that my sense of home and neighborhood was shaped by the immigrant neighborhoods of Chicago. My first-born is starting her career there now too Sweet home, indeed!

Submission by John Prine, musicianThis song says something to me about the traditional values of Midwest America. As far as Im concerned that Second City jazz is out the window. I consider New York to be a world city, like Paris or London. Chicago is the #1 American city second to none!

Submission by Bobbi Brown, founder,Bobbi Brown Cosmetics I met Common in the elevator at the Met Ball. I asked him if I could interview his mom for a Yahoo Beauty story I was doing for Mothers Day. He put his number in my phone, and totally followed through. To me, Common is what being a Chicagoan is about. Hes a real, regular guy in a rockstar body.

Submission by Jonabel Russette, Obama Foundation staffer I think of this song every time I fly into Chicago!

Submission by Mavis Staples, musician Reminds me that there is still work to be done. Think of tomorrow, dont give up, and feel your strength. And it reminds me of Curtis. Hes here with us when I hear it.

Submission by Fatima Asghar, writer, performer, educator I used to work at Young Chicago Authors, and Id see Ravyn come in and perform this song. It was also on a lot of our pre-Wordplay (our open mic on Tuesday evenings) playlists. The song has so many layers and emotions in it, a lot of self-consciousness, which I feel like is so relatable and often missing from music. When Im missing Chicago, I put this song on: It reminds me of summer Tuesday evenings crowded in YCAs space. Wordplay is an incredible event everyone is so supportive and clinging on to your every word. Its actually radical, to have people listening as closely to you as they do at YCA. Its magical. And when I think of being active in my community, when I think of people who I love, a lot of that centers around spaces like YCA that I have been a part of. And it centers around a radical listening, taking the time to encourage each other, to listen to each other even when people are different than you. And this song is so magical, and very much in that spirit.

Submission by Bill Burton,National Press Secretary, Obama for America 2008,Deputy Press Secretary, The White HouseThis song is my alarm in the morning and on one of the greatest rap albums of all time. And since Chances dad, Ken Bennett, is one of the great alums of the first campaign, it makes me think about those early Obama campaign days every time its on.

Submission by Tyler Hagenbuchand Jamie Citron, former Obama for America staffers

Finding love on the campaign trail isnt easy. But that is exactly what happened to us in 2008, and to so many other Obama couples to come out of the last ten years. Amidst the long hours and dedication to a historic campaign, our shared passion for Chicago and a shared belief in the power of Democracy grew into something more. When we listen now to Chicagos own Jennifer Hudson singing and I am telling you we hear the drive, perseverance, and resolve that are the hallmarks, not only of our own campaign and personal experience, but also the qualities of our entire amazing city and every last one of its inhabitants who are dedicated to staying and devoted to making it ever better.

Submission by Jennifer Hudson, musician The song says it all: Sometimes I cant see, but I still believe. I rose above the environment I was in despite the circumstances.

Submission by Nick Offerman, actor My #1 Chicago band will always be Wilco, but this playlist makes me think of my years with the Defiant Theatre in the 90s, when our work was deeply inspired by Tom Waits. His album Mule Variations includes these two songs, which make me think of the familial pride we took in our ambitious theater work.

Submission by Dan Aykroyd, actor The obvious choice of a Chicago song from a Blues Brother should logically be Robert Johnsons loving anthem Sweet Home Chicago. However, my pick overrides that well-covered tribute to the city. My favorite Chicago song is Nick Gravenites cry of urban despair Born in Chicago popularized by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band with Paul, Al Cooper, Mike Bloomfield and Sam Lay on their massively influential East-West album:

I was born in Chicago in 1941. The first words my papa told me: Son youd better get a gun.

That music and its message was perspectively present at the time it was written and in hindsight today, prescient. Theres no more anguished statement about personal firearms violence and the insanity of social equality which foments it than the last verse:

The rules are alright if theres someone left to play the game. My friends keep on dying and everything just remains the same.

Its how we all NOT MAKE IT THE SAME is what will determine the future of our youth in Chicago.

Submission by Rick Renteria, manager, Chicago White Sox We play it on flights every now and then. Probably more than once. It means a lot of all of us because it brings to mind all of the things that Chicago is about: its about family, its about people, about enjoying everything the city has to offer. Its a great city to be a part of its my kind of town.

Submission by Stephanie Izard, chef Im a big Chicago Cubs fan, so much that we named our son Ernie after Ernie Banks! Go, Cubs, Go reminds me of sunny and fun Chicago days and people coming together!

Submission by Luvvie Ajayi, author This song captures my love for Chicago so well. Even though I wasnt born here, this is where I consider home, and no matter where I travel to, Im always excited to come back home. Kanye nails that Windy City love.

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Q: Did President Barack Obama commission a life-size bronze statue of himself to leave in the White House?

A: No. That fake news story was intended for entertainment purposes only.

Did President Obama have a bronze statue made of himself to leave in the White House?

Reports that former President Barack Obama ordered a $200,000 life-size bronze statue of himself to be permanently installed in the White House are ubiquitous, but false.

Conservative Flash News posted the story on May 21, and Facebook users have flagged it as potentially fake. The phony story has actually been around a lot longer than that.

The earliest version we found was published on Dec. 31, 2016, on EmpireNews.net, which says it is intended for entertainment purposes only. Our website and social media content uses only fictional names, except in cases of public figure or celebrity parody or satirization, the site states on its About/Disclaimer page.

Since then, many more sites have republished the made-up story, despite a line in the Empire News disclaimer saying its content may not be reprinted or re-transmitted, in whole or in part, without the express written consent of the publisher.

Only some of the posts that we saw included a link back to the story on EmpireNews.net. And only some tagged the story as satire, making the intent clearer to readers.

The fake story claims that Obama ordered the statue with plans to have it permanently erected in the entryway of the White House, so that all who enter can remember me fondly. It also says that the statue will not be allowed to be removed, citing a bogus White House tradition that every president is allowed to leave one thing in the White House that must never be touched by future presidents.

Versions of the story on some sites even included a photo of a statue of Obama in the White House Oval Office, but the photo isa fake, too. The Oval Office didnt look like that when Obama was president, and the image doesnt show thecurrent decor, either.

The image looks to be a combination of two photos: one of a real statue of Obama outside of the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the other of a replica of the Oval Office commissioned by a Texas man who collects presidential memorabilia.

Officials in Puerto Rico unveiled the bronze statue of Obama and one of former President Lyndon B. Johnson on Presidents Day in 2012. They were the latest additions to the Avenue of Heroes, which features statues of every president who visited the U.S. territory while in office, dating to Theodore Roosevelt.

The original story on EmpireNews.net featured the real photo of the Obama statue in San Juan, not a doctored image of the White House.

Editors note: FactCheck.org is one of several organizations working with Facebookto help identify and label viral fake news stories flagged by readers on the social media network.

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WASHINGTONSaying the finished work would become the definitive take on his time in the White House, Barack Obama reportedly submitted a collection of pages from his presidential graphic novel, Barack Obama: Renegade, to publisher Image Comics on Thursday.

The 16-page packet of artwork and sample issues, which Obama confirmed he has also mailed to Fantagraphics Books, Dark Horse Comics, and DCs Vertigo imprint, is said to serve as a proof of concept for what he envisions as a sprawling eight-volume memoir of his presidency. According to Obama, creating an authentic representation of his two terms in office has required him to use every tool of the comics medium, from dramatic splash pages in which he appears silhouetted behind the Resolute desk, to an extended dream sequence set on the eve of his 2012 reelection, which he said takes definite cues from the casual surrealism of graphic novelist Chris Ware in order to fully realize the emotional truth of the moment.

Ive poured everything into Renegades panels, and when its complete, it will depict these eight years of my life precisely as I experienced them, said the 44th president of the United States, who told reporters that he planned to pencil, ink, and hand-letter each page of the series himself. Readers will get a true sense of my time as president right from the opening of Volume #1: Preambles & Promises, where I cut between full-color panels of my first inaugural address and stark black-and-white illustrations of ordinary Americans disillusioned by the Great Recession, two protracted wars overseas, and a lack of access to healthcare.

Added Obama, By the time the editors over at Vertigo read the sequence where Im climbing the steps of the North Portico, and we suddenly flash back to a parallel scene of my origin story in Honolulu, climbing up a volcanic rock in the exact same pose, Im pretty sure theyll be hooked.

The idea for Renegade, which is expected to span more than 1,200 pages when completed, reportedly emerged in the aftermath of the disastrous 2010 midterm elections, when a brooding Obama would stay up late in the darkened Oval Office, drafting hundreds of variations on his concept art to nail the look of minor details such as the sunlit sheen on an MQ-1 Predator drone or the exact shade of primary antagonist John Boehners blue eyes.

Discussing his efforts to capture events on the page just as they happened in real life, the former commander in chief admitted he owed much to Y: The Last Man co-creator Brian K. Vaughan, whose masterful blend of rapid-fire action and political intrigue influenced his own approach to the bin Laden raid, which will appear in Volume #4: Infiltration & Exfiltration. Obama said he created a kinetic sense of motion by extending SEAL Team Sixs HK416 assault rifles into the pages bleed and lettering the onomatopoeic chh-chh-chh of the helicopters in such a way that the words wrap around their whirring blades.

Back in 2013, when I was really torn about how to respond to Bashar al-Assads use of chemical weapons, I started imagining myself as two different presidents simultaneously enacting two different policiesand suddenly I knew that was exactly how I had to illustrate this moment of my presidency, said Obama, whose graphic novel also features dual versions of himself that voice opposing sides of tense debates that play out within his mind. I started sketching right then and there: one set of panels in which I launch military strikes, and one in which I dont. Both end in disaster, showing that, in the end, no good choices were available.

I bet Batman: Year One illustrator [David] Mazzucchelli would be perfect for capturing the mood of a war-weary nation in those scenes, Obama continued, saying he would be open to collaboration with outside colorists. God, that would look so freaking cool.

Despite Renegades dense political narrative, the former president was quick to note it would also include moments of humor and even tenderness, such as episodes imagined from the perspective of first dogs Bo and Sunny Obama, and recurring romantic vignettes about first lady Michelle Obama, which will be painted in watercolors to provide a stark break from the more rigid inking used to portray his actions as the nations chief executive.

Obama stressed that, overall, his series would be gritty, heady stuff, and more akin to a novel than traditional superhero fare.

Generations from now, I want Americans to be able to read these pages and be confident theyre getting an unalloyed picture of my presidency, he said. Renegade will cover mature, difficult subjects, and some of it may require multiple readings to understand, but this graphic novel is the only way to accurately convey my experiences. I realize, of course, it may be a bit too much for more sensitive readers to handle.

Especially once you get into Volume #8, Obama added. Right at the beginning, Justice Scalia is killed off, and after that things start to turn dark pretty fast.

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In September 2014, Gilberto Velasquez, a 38-year-old house painter from El Salvador, received life-changing news: The U.S. government had decided to shelve its deportation action against him.

The move was part of a policy change initiated by then-President Barack Obama in 2011 to pull back from deporting immigrants who had formed deep ties in the United States and whom the government considered no threat to public safety. Instead, the administration would prioritize illegal immigrants who had committed serious crimes.

Last month, things changed again for the painter, who has lived in the United States illegally since 2005 and has a U.S.-born child. He received news that the government wanted to put his deportation case back on the court calendar, citing another shift in priorities, this time by President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration has moved to reopen the cases of hundreds of illegal immigrants who, like Velasquez, had been given a reprieve from deportation, according to government data and court documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with immigration lawyers.

Trump signaled in January that he planned to dramatically widen the net of illegal immigrants targeted for deportation, but his administration has not publicized its efforts to reopen immigration cases.

It represents one of the first concrete examples of the crackdown promised by Trump and is likely to stir fears among tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who thought they were safe from deportation.

While cases were reopened during the Obama administration as well, it was generally only if an immigrant had committed a serious crime, immigration attorneys say. The Trump administration has sharply increased the number of cases it is asking the courts to reopen, and its targets appear to include at least some people who have not committed any crimes since their cases were closed.

Between March 1 and May 31, prosecutors moved to reopen 1,329 cases, according to a Reuters' analysis of data from the Executive Office of Immigration Review, or EOIR. The Obama administration filed 430 similar motions during the same period in 2016.

Jennifer Elzea, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed the agency was now filing motions with immigration courts to reopen cases where illegal immigrants had "since been arrested for or convicted of a crime."

It is not possible to tell from the EOIR data how many of the cases the Trump administration is seeking to reopen involve immigrants who committed crimes after their cases were closed.

Attorneys interviewed by Reuters say indeed some of the cases being reopened are because immigrants were arrested for serious crimes, but they are also seeing cases involving people who haven't committed crimes or who were cited for minor violations, like traffic tickets.

"This is a sea change, said attorney David Leopold, former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. "Before, if someone did something after the case was closed out that showed that person was a threat, then it would be reopened. Now they are opening cases just because they want to deport people."

Elzea said the agency reviews cases, "to see if the basis for prosecutorial discretion is still appropriate."

POLICY SHIFTS

After Obama announced his shift toward targeting illegal immigrants who had committed serious crimes, prosecutors embraced their new discretion to close cases.

Between January 2012 and Trumps inauguration on Jan. 20, the government shelved some 81,000 cases, according to Reuters' data analysis. These so-called "administrative closures" did not extend full legal status to those whose cases were closed, but they did remove the threat of imminent deportation.

Trump signed an executive order overturning the Obama-era policy on Jan. 25. Under the new guidelines, while criminals remain the highest priority for deportation, anyone in the country illegally is a potential target.

In cases reviewed by Reuters, the administration explicitly cited Trump's executive order in 30 separate motions as a reason to put the immigrant back on the court docket. (For a link to an excerpted document: tmsnrt.rs/2sI6aby)

Since immigration cases aren't generally public, Reuters was able to review only cases made available by attorneys.

In the 32 reopened cases examined by Reuters:

--22 involved immigrants who, according to their attorneys, had not been in trouble with the law since their cases were closed.

--Two of the cases involved serious crimes committed after their cases were closed: domestic violence and driving under the influence.

--At least six of the cases involved minor infractions, including speeding after having unpaid traffic tickets, or driving without a valid license, according to the attorneys.

In Velasquez's case, for example, he was cited for driving without a license in Tennessee, where illegal immigrants cannot get licenses, he said.

"I respect the law and just dedicate myself to my work," he said. "I don't understand why this is happening."

Motions to reopen closed cases have been filed in 32 states, with the highest numbers in California, Florida and Virginia, according to Reuters' review of EOIR data. The bulk of the examples reviewed by Reuters were two dozen motions sent over the span of a couple days by the New Orleans ICE office.

PUMPKIN SEED ARREST

Sally Joyner, an immigration attorney in Memphis, Tennessee said one of her Central American clients, who crossed the border with her children in 2013, was allowed to stay in the United States after the government filed a motion to close her case in December 2015.

Since crossing the border, the woman has not been arrested or had trouble with law enforcement, said Joyner, who asked that her client's name not be used because of the pending legal action.

Nevertheless, on March 29, ICE filed a two-page motion to reopen the case against the woman and her children. When Joyner queried ICE, an official said the agency had been notified that her client had a criminal history in El Salvador, according to documents seen by Reuters.

The woman had been arrested for selling pumpkin seeds as an unauthorized street vendor. Government documents show U.S. authorities knew about the arrest before her case was closed.

Dana Marks, president of the National Association of Immigration Judges, said that revisiting previously closed matters will add to a record backlog of 580,000 pending immigration cases.

"If we have to go back and review all of those decisions that were already made, it clearly generates more work," she said. "It's a judicial do-over."

(Reporting by Mica Rosenberg and Reade Levinson in New York; Additional reporting by Julia Edwards Ainsley in Washington; Editing by Sue Horton and Ross Colvin)

WASHINGTON An already contentious move by Republican President Donald Trump to block opposition Democratic lawmakers from getting information about his administration received its most scathing criticism yet on Friday - from one of the most powerful Republican members of the U.S. Senate.

WASHINGTON Trump said on Friday the United States is committed to Article 5 of the NATO charter, which requires each member of the alliance to come to the defense of any other.

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