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  • House rejects conservative immigration bill, delays vote on second measure

    House will now vote next week on a GOP alternative immigration bill.

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  • WH proposal would disband security details for Pruitt and at other agencies

    The EPA has spent millions on Pruitt's 24/7 security detail.

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  • Giving Trump a list of prisoners' names doesn't address problems, NFL players say

    Earlier this month, President Donald Trump asked NFL players who have protested the national anthem for a list of names of prisoners to pardon.

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• Jun 21

  • First lady wears jacket to visit border that reads 'I REALLY DON'T CARE, DO U?'

    The first lady's spokesperson responded: "It's just a jacket."

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  • White House calls for merger of Education, Labor Departments

    OMB officials acknowledged the plan "will not be implemented overnight."

    Jun 21

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  • First lady Melania Trump makes trip to child detention center

    The first lady stirred controversy with an unusual fashion choice amid tense debate on family separation.

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• Jun 21

  • House races offer Democrats best shot at claiming a chamber in Congress

    The party needs to win 24 seats to make that happen.

    Jun 21

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  • Children wrapped in Mylar blankets protest family separations on Capitol Hill

    Meanwhile, the Senate doesn't have a clear plan on what to do next.

    Jun 21

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  • Proposed government overhaul would change food inspections, assistance programs

    The move would also rename HHS to 'Dept. of Health and Welfare.'

    Jun 21

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  • John Bolton heads to Moscow to plan potential Putin-Trump summit

    President Trump has repeatedly said it would better to "get along" with Russia.

    Jun 21

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  • Why the upcoming presidential election in Mexico matters to Americans: COLUMN

    Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador could be the country's next president.

    Jun 21

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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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  • 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...

    Jun 21

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• Jun 21

  • 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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• Jun 21

  • Proposed government overhaul would combine food safety efforts

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

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• Jun 21

  • 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.

    Jun 21

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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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• Jun 21

  • 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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  • US mayors rally at border town against Trump's family separation policy

    Mayors from around the nation and across the political aisle converged on a border town Thursday morning to protest President Donald Trump's family...

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• Jun 21

  • Special counsel's questions for Manafort jurors include Ukraine

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

    Jun 21

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  • The Note: Confronted by outcry, Trump blinks

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

    Jun 21

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  • 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.

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

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

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  • 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."

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

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

    Jun 21

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

    The president is doubling down on his hardline immigration approach.

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• Jun 20

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

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

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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

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

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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

    Colleen Kraft details her visit to a Texas facility.

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  • Trump signs executive order to end policy of separating children from parents

    President Donald Trump signed the order after defending his zero-tolerance policy despite condemnation from GOP lawmakers.

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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

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  • 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.

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  • Michael Cohen resigns from RNC committee post, sources say

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

    Jun 20

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  • Immigration backlog exceeds 700,000 cases and rising

    More federal judges and prosecutors rush to the southern border.

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  • What are 'tender age' shelters?

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

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

    The president has been under pressure to take unilateral action.

    Jun 20

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

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

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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