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  • White House discussion of government reorg involves pizza, roast beef

    Mick Mulvaney, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, delivered a food analogy when discussing the proposed merging of Education and...

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  • DHS Secretary addresses controversial immigration policy

    "Of the 12,000 UACs that are currently housed within HHS facilities, 10,000 are unaccompanied," Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said.

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• 40m ago

  • Proposed government overhaul would combine food safety efforts

    White House proposal suggests major changes for food inspections, food stamps.

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• 46m ago

  • DHS Secretary Nielsen casts immigration crisis as 'a national security issue'

    Kirstjen Nielsen says Congress must 'fix the immigration system.'

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  • First lady makes unannounced visit to Texas to see migrant children

    The White House says she is visiting a service center for children.

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  • Cynthia Nixon calls separating families 'devastating,' wants ICE to be abolished

    The former actress is running for governor of New York.

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  • House Republicans threaten DOJ, FBI officials with contempt in documents fight

    The Republicans have given DOJ a Friday deadline to turn over probe documents.

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  • Supreme Court says states can collect online sales tax, consumers likely to pay more

    The decision means consumers could be paying more for internet purchases.

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  • First lady makes unannounced visit to Texas to see migrant children

    Melania Trump traveled to a social services center amid a crisis over migrant children being forcibly separated from their parents as a result of the...

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  • Supreme Court cases to watch as term nears end

    Opinions still to be issued involve cell phone privacy and gerrymandering.

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  • Watchdog groups press embattled EPA chief Pruitt for legal defense fund transparency

    Pruitt said last month that a legal defense fund had been set up.

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• 3h ago

  • Special counsel's questions for Manafort jurors include Ukraine

    Manafort's trial in Virginia is slated to begin next month.

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• Jun 21

  • The Note: Confronted by outcry, Trump blinks

    Trump appears to be calculating that this will be the end of an ugly chapter.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • New Zealand prime minister becomes 2nd world leader in modern era to give birth

    Jacinda Ardern and her baby girl are expected to leave the hospital on Friday.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Threshold for harmful chemicals in drinking water lower than thought: Study

    The study caused a controversy after reports the government delayed its release.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Colbert calls out Trump for 'falsely insisting' he couldn't help immigrant kids

    Trump said he was confident that the order would make "a lot of happy people."

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • What's next for children already separated from their families?

    It's unclear how parents and children will be reunited.

    Jun 21

• Jun 21

  • Donald Trump on people from 'other countries': 'We're sending them the hell back'

    The president is doubling down on his hardline immigration approach.

    Jun 21

• Jun 20

  • Congressional panel respond to 'zero-tolerance' immigration policy

    Panelist says immigration policy is a 'flagrant violation' of human rights

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Trump holds campaign rally in Minnesota

    The president spoke to his supporters hours after signing an executive order on immigration.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Democrats Merkley, Van Hollen say port of entry asylum process being 'slow-walked'

    The senators say undocumented immigrants seeking asylum are being turned away.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Lawmakers struggle to agree on immigration fix ahead of House votes Thursday

    House votes are expected on two measures while Senate talks continue.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Senate Dem accuses GOP of delaying Pruitt oversight hearing until August

    Senators want to question the EPA chief about investigations into his conduct.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Obama administration 'flat-footed' as Russians meddled in 2016 election: Senate panel

    Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee agreed.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • For some Christian voters in Oklahoma, medical marijuana is a 'moral issue'

    Some Christian voters view it as an immoral step in the wrong direction.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Toddlers at a 'tender age' facility were 'traumatized,' doctor says

    Colleen Kraft details her visit to a Texas facility.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Some GOP Senate hopefuls betting on Trump's immigration gamble

    GOP candidates from West Virginia to Wisconsin are pinning blame on Democrats.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Trump signs executive order ending family separation policy at US-Mexico border

    "It's about keeping families together," Trump said.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Nevada Dem says Trump using kids as 'bargaining chips': Powerhouse Politics

    Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto spoke to ABC's Powerhouse Politics podcast.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Michael Cohen resigns from RNC committee post, sources say

    Cohen is the president's longtime confidant and former personal attorney.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Immigration backlog exceeds 700,000 cases and rising

    More federal judges and prosecutors rush to the southern border.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • What are 'tender age' shelters?

    Trump has announced that he will sign "something" to keep families together.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Trump signs executive order he says will keep immigrant families together

    The president has been under pressure to take unilateral action.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Russian trolls are meddling in US immigration controversy, a top GOP senator says

    The administration is under political fire for its "zero tolerance" policy.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Trump to sign executive order on family separation

    President Donald Trump announced the order, which a source says will not end the zero-tolerance policy, just days after saying it's not possible to...

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • House GOP voting Thursday to end family separation

    Speaker Ryan is "hopeful" bills will pass, but the GOP currently lacks votes.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • GOP aims at stopping family separation with immigration votes Thursday

    Speaker Ryan is "hopeful" bills will pass, but the GOP currently lacks votes.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Kids separated from families get better care than a lot of American kids do: Sessions

    The attorney general made the comments in an op-ed responding to crtitics.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Global outcry grows against Trump border policy

    The president said Wednesday that he would act to end the family separations.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Trump says he will act to keep families together

    The president's move comes amid growing outrage over the practice and on the eve of House votes Thursday to address the immigration problem.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Former Trump aide Lewandowski mocks immigrant child with Down syndrome

    The former campaign manager made sarcastic comments about the girl on Fox News.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Former Trump aide mocks migrant with Down syndrome

    Corey Lewandowski is facing backlash after he mocked the story of an immigrant girl with Down syndrome in a Fox News interview about the current...

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • The Note: Trump standing virtually alone

    President Donald Trump has grown used to creating his own realities.

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Homeland Security secretary heckled at Mexican restaurant over immigration

    Nielsen has fiercely defended the Trump administration's policy.

    Jun 20

• Jun 19

  • Almost $118 billion worth of US homes threatened by rising sea levels: Report

    Thousands of homes are at risk of coastal flooding.

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Trump charts immigration strategy with House GOP amid family separation uproar

    President Donald Trump met with House Republicans at the Capitol Tuesday.

    Jun 19