Democrats on Friday turned a 7-year-old illegal immigrant who died after a rough journey through Mexico into a martyr for their cause of blocking President Trump's immigration policies, saying he and the Homeland Security Department are responsible for the girl's death. Published December 15, 2018
President Trump said Friday that he's tapped Mick Mulvaney to be acting chief of staff at the White House, adding yet another role to the man who's already his budget director. Published December 14, 2018
Homeland Security officials said Friday that the father of the 7-year-old girl who died at the border last week had a number of chances to bring her condition to their attention, but waited hours before letting them know she was in trouble. Published December 14, 2018
The U.S. deported more than 256,000 people in fiscal 2018, Homeland Security announced Friday, as the Trump administration's tougher policies took full effect. Published December 14, 2018
A 7-year-old illegal immigrant girl died last week after being caught jumping the border with her parent, the apparent victim of the rough journey north through Mexico, Homeland Security said Friday morning. Published December 14, 2018
A Defense Department employee in Virginia managed to scam the government out of $1.4 million in overtime pay, eluding detection for more than 17 years while claiming to have worked a near-impossible 90 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. Published December 13, 2018
The federal government is already deep in the red just two months into the new fiscal year, with the Treasury Department announcing Thursday that the deficit surged more than 50 percent so far. Published December 13, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake is taking his leave of Congress with one last warning about Russian aggression and a breakdown in American political norms. Published December 13, 2018
Investigators weren't able to find any text messages between fired agent Peter Strzok and former bureau lawyer Lisa Page from their time on special counsel Robert Mueller's probe because by the time their phones were recovered, they'd been reset for others' use, an inspector general said Thursday. Published December 13, 2018
A key Democrat said he'd struck a deal with Rep. Nancy Pelosi Wednesday to limit her to just one or two more terms as the party's leader. Published December 12, 2018
A splinter group from the migrant caravans camped out on the U.S.-Mexico border has offered the U.S. a deal: Pay them $50,000 each and they'll go back home. Published December 12, 2018
Democrats scored a major symbolic victory Wednesday when they won a Senate vote to overturn new IRS rules meant to shield some nonprofits from having to disclose their donors, in what was the first post-election skirmish over liberals' plans to tighten campaign finance restrictions. Published December 12, 2018
Julian Castro, a Cabinet secretary during the Obama administration, announced Wednesday he's forming an exploratory committee to pursue a 2020 presidential bid, making him the highest-profile Democratic player to take that leap so far. Published December 12, 2018
President Trump said Tuesday he would be "proud" to shut the government down unless he gets a massive infusion of cash to build his border wall, and suggested if Congress doesn't concede, he would use the military to erect more fencing anyway. Published December 11, 2018
The government snared more than 3,000 immigrants who illegally attempting to cross into the U.S. in just one day last week, the Trump administration's top border official told Congress on Tuesday, saying the situation qualifies as a full-blown "crisis." Published December 11, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that senators will vote on a slimmed-down criminal justice reform bill before Congress shuts down for the year, delivering what could be a major victory to President Trump. Published December 11, 2018
Former Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio sued CNN on Monday, arguing the cable outlet inaccurately labeled him a "felon" in a broadcast and has made no efforts to correct its mistake. Published December 11, 2018
The Border Patrol said Monday that a mother linked to the migrant caravans in Mexico abandoned her young child late last month, leaving the 2-year-old girl with an unrelated 17-year-old boy. Published December 10, 2018
The Trump administration is now on the clock to finalize one of the biggest changes to legal immigration policy in a generation, after the official comment period ended Monday on a plan to require immigrants to show they aren't a public burden if they want to extend their visas or get on the path to citizenship. Published December 10, 2018
The number of migrants demanding asylum at the U.S. border soared 67 percent in 2018, Homeland Security officials said Monday, swamping an already overloaded system and fueling a testy debate on Capitol Hill over how the government is responding. Published December 10, 2018
