A.M. Links: Immigration Fight Heats Up, Justice Department Investigates Missing IRS Emails, Ceasefire Reached in Gaza

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  According to a new Gallup poll, one in six Americans now believes immigration is the top problem facing the U.S.

• "A Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service has expanded to include an inquiry into the disappearance of emails from a former senior IRS official."

• Crime rates are dropping in Detroit and Police Chief James Craig says armed citizens deserve a good deal of the credit. "Criminals are getting the message that good Detroiters are armed and will use that weapon," Craig declared.

• Philadelphia's attempt to tax strip club lap dances has been struck down in court.

• "A ceasefire deal has been reached to end fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militants in Gaza, an Israeli official has told the BBC."

• The U.S. has imposed a new round of economic sanctions on Russian banks and energy and defense companies in response to the situation in Ukraine.

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