Child advocacy groups ask judge to block indefinite detainment

The organizations, which include the American Academy of Pediatrics, say a new federal rule would harm migrant children and deprive them of certain rights

• Aug 30, 2019

Lawmakers decry plan to deport sick immigrants

Trump administration abruptly shuttered a program that offered certain immigrants, including children with life-threatening health conditions, a temporary reprieve from deportation

• Aug 30, 2019

Democrats look to scuttle "virtual caucuses" in Iowa, Nevada

The Democratic National Committee wants to increase participation in the caucuses, but says its concerned about security

• Aug 30, 2019

Trump administration reviewing Ukraine security funding

A senior administration official said the president "has made no secret" that U.S. interests should be prioritized

• Aug 30, 2019

Texas governor admits "mistakes" in immigration rhetoric

Abbott had sent a fundraising mailer that called on supporters to "defend Texas" from illegal immigration

• Aug 30, 2019

Why Tom Steyer couldn't buy his way onto the debate stage

A massive ad blitz wasn't enough to get the billionaire activist into the September Democratic debate

• Aug 30, 2019

Juul being investigated for role in teen vaping

Attorneys general in Illinois and Washington, D.C. are looking into how the company's vaping device became so popular with teens

• Aug 30, 2019

Preview: James Mattis on serving an "unusual president"

In his first TV interview since leaving the Trump Administration, the former secretary of defense urges caution, saying the rabid nature of politics today "could tear this country apart"

• Aug 30, 2019

Trump looks to mental institutions as solution to gun violence

Mental health experts say that won't solve the gun violence crisis

• Aug 30, 2019

WNBA player Natasha Cloud on how she's addressing gun violence

On "The Takeout" podcast this week, Cloud, who plays for the Washington Mystics, tells Major Garrett about how she organized a media blackout in June to protest gun violence in D.C.

• Aug 30, 2019

"So what?": South Carolina Democrats brush off Biden's gaffes

For many voters who came to see him during a campaign swing through South Carolina, the former vice president's missteps made him all the more endearing

• Aug 30, 2019

2020 Daily Trail Markers: 10 candidates in one debate in September

The first and second Democratic presidential debates took place over two nights each. Half the candidates did not meet the party's threshold to qualify for the third debate

• Aug 29, 2019

Probe finds Comey did not release classified information to public

The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General found that James Comey did violate policy by taking home memos

• Aug 29, 2019

Labor leader: Dems must consider union health insurance plans

The head of the nation's largest labor federation told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast that "there is no question that ultimately we need to establish a single-payer system"

• Aug 29, 2019

Who would be affected by new citizenship policy for kids born abroad

"This discourages people from wanting to work for the government overseas, because you're going to hurt yourself and your family if you do that," retired Lieutenant Colonel Margaret Stock told CBS News

• Aug 29, 2019

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