Apprehensions of migrant families surge along the border

"The system is well beyond capacity and remains at the breaking point," Customs and Border Protection commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters

• Mar 5, 2019

White House refuses Democrats' demand for security clearance records

"We will not concede the Executive's constitutional prerogatives," the White House counsel wrote

• Mar 5, 2019

Trump heading to Alabama on Friday after deadly tornadoes

The president announced his upcoming visit during a signing ceremony for an executive order on veteran suicides

• Mar 5, 2019

Opinions on the Mueller probe don't move. Why not?

On this week's "Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast, we explore what Congress may do after the report is released and take an inside look at how polling is conducted around the report

• Mar 5, 2019

New North Carolina 9th District election scheduled

The North Carolina State Board of Elections voided the November elections after concluding that an illegal absentee ballot-harvesting scheme had tainted the results

• Mar 5, 2019

India and Turkey react as U.S. ends preferential trade status

Trump's decision to end tax-free program for imports will see tariffs come into effect, bringing a mix of anger and resignation

• Mar 5, 2019

Conservative writer retracts article about murdered DNC staffer

Jerome Corsi claims he relied on "inaccurate information" when he wrote about deceased DNC staffer Seth Rich

• Mar 5, 2019

Attorney general won't recuse himself from overseeing Mueller probe

Barr's non-recusal comes as Robert Mueller's final Russia report is expected to drop in the coming weeks

• Mar 5, 2019

Firearms use by Customs and Border Protection officers and agents is again declining

The decrease comes as fewer people are crossing the border illegally and after the agency overhauled how force should be deployed at the border

• Mar 5, 2019

California sues Trump administration over abortion rule; 20 states to follow

The states are challenging the administration's efforts barring taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring patients to abortion providers

• Mar 5, 2019

Former W.H. lawyer Ty Cobb says Mueller probe is no hoax

"I don't feel the investigation is a witch hunt. I wish it had happened on a quicker timetable. But it didn't," Ty Cobb said

• Mar 5, 2019

Presidential vetoes: How do they work and who's had the most?

With Democrats now in control of the House, President Trump could begin breaking out his veto pen more often

• Mar 5, 2019

Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 White House bid

But says she's "not going anywhere," adding that she's given advice to several Democrats in the 2020 race

• Mar 5, 2019

After Oregon, more states move to protect renters

Illinois and New York have introduced bills to prohibit rent gouging as a housing crisis sweeps the nation

• Mar 5, 2019

Trump speaks to state attorneys general at the White House

16 states have sued the administration​ over his declaration of a national emergency along the southern border

• Mar 4, 2019

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