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The Justice Department warned former special counsel Robert Mueller on Monday not to stray beyond the four corners of his already-released report when he comes to Capitol Hill this week to testify. Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer, in a letter to Mr. Mueller, said that means any decisions Mr. Mueller made, or information he uncovered, that he didn’t include in his report will be out of bounds for the…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rights activists protesting against ICE near the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC last week The US government is introducing a new fast-track deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, any undocumented migrants who can’t prove they’ve been in the US continuously for more than two years can be immediately deported. The policy is expected to be published on Tuesday, and then…

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Video President Trump calls the ‘Squad’ a ‘racist group of troublemakers’ Feud continues between President Trump and progressive Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley; chief White House correspondent John Roberts reports. President Trump’s feud with four freshman congresswomen known collectively as the “Squad” dragged into its second week as the president sought Monday to flip the script on those accusing him of stirring racial tensions. In a…

Thousands of Puerto Ricans gather for what many are expecting to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office. Carlos Giusti/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Giusti/AP Thousands of Puerto Ricans gather for what many are expecting to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory, with irate islanders pledging to…

As a full transport van drives away, another group of migrant families waits for Border Patrol agents to check their health and identification information in McAllen, Tex., in June. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) The Trump administration on Tuesday will significantly expand its power to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who have illegally entered the United States within the past two years, using a fast-track deportation process that bypasses immigration judges….

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) led the cry for President Donald Trump to reject a tentative budget deal. | Win McNamee/Getty Images congress By MELANIE ZANONA 07/22/2019 05:23 PM EDT Updated 07/22/2019 05:38 PM EDT 2019-07-22T05:38-0400 A group of House conservatives is launching an 11th-hour bid to tank a nearly-clinched budget deal, pressing President Donald Trump to reject it unless he gets new concessions. Fiscal conservatives, furious that the tentative agreement…

President Donald Trump sometimes makes some head-scratching comments. Casually mentioning a plan to kill 10 million people in Afghanistan definitely ranks as one of them. Ahead of a Monday meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump told reporters at the White House that he could win the war in Afghanistan in just one week if he really, really wanted to. But Trump says he won’t do that because he…

Video Pompeo says real progress is being made at border but migrant numbers are still way too high Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss his meetings with Mexico and El Salvador on reducing illegal immigration and weighs in on global tensions with Iran. The responsibility to free the British-flagged oil tanker seized last week by Iran “falls to the United Kingdom,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

A typical subdivided flat in Hong Kong About 10 feet Storage Microwave Dining table Work desk About 6 feet Fridge Bunk bed for three people To shared toilet and kitchen By Jin Wu/The New York Times; Photograph by Tyrone Siu/Reuters A typical subdivided flat in Hong Kong About 10 feet Storage Microwave Dining table About 6 feet Work desk Fridge Bunk bed for three people To shared toilet and kitchen…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters begin gathering for an expected march on one of the island’s busiest highways Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Puerto Rico to demand the resignation of the island’s embattled governor, Ricardo Rosselló. It comes a day after Mr Rosselló said he would not step down over a leaked online chat in which he and top aides exchanged obscenity-laced messages. The…

Sources close to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Speaker Nancy Pelosi describe the budget deal as a “real compromise.” | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Congress By JOHN BRESNAHAN, HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRIS 07/22/2019 10:11 AM EDT Updated 07/22/2019 11:30 AM EDT 2019-07-22T11:30-0400 White House officials and congressional leaders are closing in on a budget deal on Monday that would raise spending levels for both the Pentagon and nondefense programs…

And then there’s Paul Ryan, who, during his troubled speakership, maintained a pro-Trump posture, rarely breaking with him publicly. Now out of power, Ryan told Politico’s Tim Alberta for his new book, “American Carnage,” that Trump “didn’t know anything about government.”

Tehran, Iran — Iran said Monday it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country’s nuclear and military sites, and that some have already been sentenced to death. The arrests took place in the Iranian calendar year ending in March 2019 and those taken into custody worked on “sensitive sites” in the country’s military and nuclear facilities, an Iranian intelligence official…

Tehran, Iran — Iran said Monday it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country’s nuclear and military sites, and that some have already been sentenced to death. The arrests took place in the Iranian calendar year ending in March 2019 and those taken into custody worked on “sensitive sites” in the country’s military and nuclear facilities, an Iranian intelligence official…

Tehran, Iran — Iran said Monday it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country’s nuclear and military sites, and that some have already been sentenced to death. The arrests took place in the Iranian calendar year ending in March 2019 and those taken into custody worked on “sensitive sites” in the country’s military and nuclear facilities, an Iranian intelligence official…

Robert Mueller leaves in May after speaking about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Robert Mueller leaves in May after speaking about the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Robert Mueller’s appearance in Congress this week will be a hinge moment — the question is which…

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President Donald Trump on Sunday again ripped into four freshmen Democratic congresswomen who’ve been the target of his sustained attacks, calling them “weak” and “insecure” minutes after blasting a Washington Post story on the fallout over his initial comments about the members a week earlier. “I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our Country,” Trump tweeted. “They should apologize to America (and Israel) for the horrible (hateful)…

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