10 things you need to know today: June 20, 2018

Trump urges GOP to pass an immigration bill, the U.S. withdraws from the U.N. Human Rights Council, and more

Nikki Haley speaks at the Department of State
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1. Trump urges Republicans to pass immigration bill

President Trump met with House Republicans on Tuesday and urged them to pass one of their sweeping immigration bills as outrage builds over the administration's policy of separating undocumented migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump did not say whether he preferred the plan drafted by conservatives or the one proposed by moderates, suggesting he would sign either one. In the Senate, Republicans started rallying behind a proposal to allow detained families to stay together during expedited hearings and possible deportation proceedings. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) endorsed a narrow bill authorizing detaining children with their parents, saying "all of the members of the Republican conference support a plan that keeps families together."

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.