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Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day. More than a million will come this year. U.S. law prevents border officials from quickly returning them. While they are being processed, some of the migrants, including children, are being kept temporarily in…

Video Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s agreement to testify before Congress, as many Democrats have urged, will “blow up in their face,” Sen. Lindsey Graham charged on Tuesday night. Graham said in an appearance on “Hannity” that Mueller’s testimony won’t change from what was documented in his report on the Russia investigation. “Bottom line is, after all of…

Video Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s agreement to testify before Congress, as many Democrats have urged, will “blow up in their face,” Sen. Lindsey Graham charged on Tuesday night. Graham said in an appearance on “Hannity” that Mueller’s testimony won’t change from what was documented in his report on the Russia investigation. “Bottom line is, after all of…

Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day. More than a million will come this year. U.S. law prevents border officials from quickly returning them. While they are being processed, some of the migrants, including children, are being kept temporarily in…

Video Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Lindsey Graham on Mueller’s agreement to testify Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s agreement to testify before Congress, as many Democrats have urged, will “blow up in their face,” Sen. Lindsey Graham charged on Tuesday night. Graham said in an appearance on “Hannity” that Mueller’s testimony won’t change from what was documented in his report on the Russia investigation. “Bottom line is, after all of…

Congress is debating emergency humanitarian aid to care for migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. The need is obvious. With virtually no barrier to stop them, thousands of migrants are crossing illegally into the United States every day. More than a million will come this year. U.S. law prevents border officials from quickly returning them. While they are being processed, some of the migrants, including children, are being kept temporarily in…

“I ran because for too long too, many communities in Queens haven’t had a fair shot in the criminal justice system,” Ms. Cabán said. Ms. Katz had the institutional support of the Queens County Democratic machine, and her candidacy was seen by some as a test of the traditional power bases that typically dictate election results in Queens. “We always knew this was going to be tough, because if wasn’t…

Before the Justice Department’s latest salvo, civil rights groups celebrated the order from the Richmond, Va.-based 4th Circuit as an indication that their arguments against the citizenship question were gaining traction. | Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo employment & immigration By JOSH GERSTEIN 06/25/2019 07:04 PM EDT The Trump administration made an unusual last-minute plea to the Supreme Court Tuesday, telling the justices that actions by lower courts make it urgent…

That assertion from Customs and Border Protection that children were being well cared for ran contrary to what the lawyers, from some of the nation’s top law schools, said they were told by children. During a court-ordered visit to the facility earlier this month, some children said they had not been allowed to shower in nearly a month, and were so hungry that it had been hard for them to…

The grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding on America’s southern border has been captured in a series of images showing the lifeless bodies of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande into Texas. The photographs, taken on Monday, show Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez, 26, and his daughter Valeria, lying face down in shallow water. The 23-month-old toddler’s arm is draped…

Hours before President Donald Trump’s administration was set to send out its “deportation forces,” thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters in and around 10 major American cities received a campaign email — but it wasn’t asking for money. “ICE raids targeting 10 cities start Sunday. Know your rights,” the subject line of a Saturday morning email read. The Sanders campaign used its campaign voter data to send out the same distress…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump signed an executive order for new sanctions against Iran on Monday Donald Trump has lashed out at the “ignorant and insulting statement” released by Iran after the US president announced fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. The tweets came after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the move proved the White House was “mentally retarded”. Mr Trump said it showed Iran’s leaders “do…

Video Will Hurd on border security, migrant crisis Will Hurd on border security, migrant crisis Border facilities were not meant for the amount of detainees they house and Congress must fix the crisis, according to Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas. The facility causing controversy Tuesday over claims of neglect and mistreatment sits in his district and further proves something must be done, Hurd told Dana Perino on “The Daily Briefing.” “These are buildings not designed for detention,”…

Video ICE releases list of accused murderers, rapists protected under sanctuary policies ICE is going on the offensive after Washington state passes one of the strictest sanctuary laws in the country; Dan Springer reports. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in the Pacific Northwest are taking the unusual step of criticizing Washington state’s new sanctuary state law and giving detailed examples of the danger they believe it presents to the public….

Image copyright EPA Image caption Donald Trump signed an executive order for new sanctions against Iran on Monday Donald Trump has lashed out at the “ignorant and insulting statement” released by Iran after the US president announced fresh sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation. The tweets came after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said the move proved the White House was “mentally retarded”. Mr Trump said it showed Iran’s leaders “do…

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois’ new governor delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, making the state the 11th to do so and the first to implement a statewide cannabis marketplace designed by legislators. Legalization in Illinois also means that nearly 800,000 people with criminal records for purchasing or possessing 30 grams of marijuana or less may have those records…

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Ms. Grisham has waded into public spats between the White House and former aides, or ex-wives. When Ivana Trump, the president’s first wife, referred to herself as first lady, Ms. Grisham took the unusual step of releasing a statement. When Mira Ricardel, a former adviser on the National Security Council, ran afoul of the first lady, Ms. Grisham released another. “It is the position of the Office of the First…

President Trump, seen on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday, threatened Iran in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Trump, seen on the South Lawn of the White House on Saturday, threatened Iran in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Trump is threatening to use “overwhelming force” against Iran, after Tehran lashed…