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WASHINGTON | The Latest: Mattis: Sending troops to border is no ‘stunt’

WASHINGTON— The Latest on President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration issues (all times local): 2:20 p.m.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is pushing back on suggestions that the move to send thousands of active-duty troops to the Southwest border is a political stunt ahead of the midterm elections next week.

Mattis told reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon that the deployment of more than 5,200…

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Prevent Migrants, US Consider sending troops to the border