The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Friday for President Trump to begin border wall construction while a legal battle rages in lower courts over his emergency wall-building declaration from earlier this year. Published July 26, 2019
President Trump inked a deal with Guatemala on Friday to crack down on migrants who cross that country's territory en route to the U.S. to claim asylum, with Guatemala's government agreeing to take them back. Published July 26, 2019
A top Homeland Security official issued guidance to asylum officers Friday telling them that the mere fact that someone comes from a crime-ridden neighborhood in Central America is not enough to qualify for asylum in the U.S. Published July 26, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said former special counsel Robert Mueller "confirmed" that President Trump committed a crime, but she said she's still not ready to go ahead with impeachment yet, saying more work needs to be done to improve the case. Published July 26, 2019
The House approved new budget limits Thursday, surging spending and debt over the next two years -- though the vote showed a growing rebellion among Republicans over surging deficits and President Trump's willingness to sign hefty funding increases. Published July 25, 2019
House Democrats told a federal judge to butt out Thursday, saying the courts have no role to play in refereeing whether Congress uses a New York law to try to get a look at President Trump's taxes. Published July 25, 2019
Democrats boycotted a Senate committee meeting Thursday in order to sink a bill designed to fix the surge of migrants at the border. Published July 25, 2019
A federal judge halted the Trump administration's new policy intended to block most Central American migrants from claiming asylum when they reach the U.S., ruling Wednesday that the move treads beyond the powers Congress had granted. Published July 24, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony Wednesday a watershed moment, but said it's still too early to talk impeachment. Published July 24, 2019
The situation along the Mexican border has improved dramatically, with the total number of immigrants in detention cut nearly in half and with children now turned over to federal health officials within a day or two, Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost told Congress on Wednesday. Published July 24, 2019
The Justice Department said Wednesday it will not prosecute Attorney General William P. Barr for contempt of Congress, rejecting House Democrats' attempt last week to punish Mr. Barr in a spat over the 2020 census. Published July 24, 2019
Former special counsel Robert Mueller refused Wednesday to say why he declared that he couldn't exonerate President Trump of obstruction of justice, going beyond the powers of a prosecutor to declare guilt or innocence. Published July 24, 2019
Former special counsel Robert Mueller had to correct himself Wednesday after he bungled his testimony to Congress about whether President Trump would have been charged with a crime but for Justice Department guidelines. Published July 24, 2019
A federal judge on Wednesday shot down activists' attempt to halt President Trump's new stricter asylum policy, allowing the administration to block claims of tens of thousands of people who are part of the migrant surge. Published July 24, 2019
Robert Mueller made it just minutes into the questions from Congress Wednesday before Republicans drew blood, trapping the former special counsel over his familiarity with his own 448-page report. Published July 24, 2019
The two-year Russia investigation did not exonerate President Trump, former special counsel Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday, contradicting the president's claims and giving Democrats the made-for-TV quote they hoped for. Published July 24, 2019
Republicans scuttled Democrats' attempt Tuesday to grant special protections to tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants living in the U.S., rallying enough votes to block the measure from clearing on the House's fast-track calendar. Published July 23, 2019
President Trump asked a federal court Tuesday to take steps to block New York from sharing his tax returns with congressional Democrats, saying a new state law designed to make the information available to Capitol Hill is unconstitutional. Published July 23, 2019
Investors looking to buy their way into a pathway to citizenship in the U.S. will have to pony up far more money in the future, under a new regulation Homeland Security posted Tuesday. Published July 23, 2019
The first iteration of deportation sweeps against illegal immigrant families netted just 35 migrants -- and only 18 of them were actual targets, ICE announced, portraying a slow start to an operation that had sparked a massive backlash from immigrant rights activists. Published July 23, 2019
