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  • White House calls for merger of Education, Labor Departments

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

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

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

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  • 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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  • 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.

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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.'

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

    House will vote Friday on a GOP alternative immigration bill.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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  • 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.

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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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• 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

• 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

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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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  • Trump holds campaign rally in Minnesota

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

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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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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  • 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

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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.

    Jun 20

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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.

    Jun 20

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  • 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...

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  • 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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  • Global outcry from US allies grows against Trump border policy

    British Prime Minister Theresa May, who will welcome President Trump next month on his first visit to the United Kingdom as president, blasted the...

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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