The Rand Corp. is releasing a report Monday putting a dollar amount on at least some of that traffic. It estimates that Central American migrants paid as much as $2.3 billion to be smuggled into the U.S. in 2017. Published April 22, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday became the first major 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to urge her party to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of the special counsel's newly released report. Published April 19, 2019
Democrats said Friday they will refuse to look at the "less-redacted" version of the special counsel's report the Justice Department has offered them. Published April 19, 2019
Police charged a Florida man this week with making threatening phone calls to several Democratic members of Congress, in each case complaining about freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar. Published April 19, 2019
Customs authorities said Friday they have already intercepted more than 300 counterfeit Bryce Harper jerseys destined for Philadelphia, looking to take advantage of the city's newest superstar acquisition. Published April 19, 2019
The government's chief legal immigration agency announced new policy guidance Friday saying that marijuana-related crimes can still prevent someone from earning citizenship or other immigration benefits, even if use is considered legal under their state law. Published April 19, 2019
House Democrats escalated the battle over access to the special counsel's report Friday when Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler issued a subpoena demanding the full document be produced to Congress. Published April 19, 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller's 22-month investigation produced a damning exoneration of President Trump, finding that he did not conspire with Russia to subvert the 2016 election but did repeatedly attempt to shape the follow-up probes themselves with threats to fire investigators or cajole witnesses. Published April 18, 2019
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that the special counsel's report is a clear invitation to Congress to impeach President Trump -- and she's climbing on board the effort. Published April 18, 2019
The Justice Department will make a less-redacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller's report available to key members of Congress next week, an assistant attorney general said in a letter Thursday evening -- though he insisted the information the lawmakers see must remain secret. Published April 18, 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller said one reason he didn't recommend bringing charges against President Trump is that it could have foreclosed Congress' ability to impeach him. Published April 18, 2019
An 8-year-old illegal immigrant girl arrested at the border was found to have measles, the Border Patrol said Thursday. Published April 18, 2019
Top Democrats said Thursday that they do see evidence of criminal behavior by President Trump in the newly released special counsel's report -- though they stopped short of suggesting impeachment. Published April 18, 2019
When Robert Mueller was appointed in 2017 to probe President Trump, the president saw it as a catastrophe of colossal proportions, saying it marked "the end of my presidency," according to the special counsel's final report. Published April 18, 2019
President Trump had a reason to be angry at the prevailing narrative that he colluded with Russia and with the subsequent 22-month special counsel's investigation, Attorney General William Barr said Thursday. Published April 18, 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence that any American -- neither on the Trump campaign or otherwise -- conspired with the Russian government or its operatives to interfere in the 2016 election, Attorney General William Barr announced Thursday. Published April 18, 2019
The top two congressional Democrats demanded Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller testify to Congress about his investigation into President Trump, saying they don't trust the attorney general to be fair. Published April 18, 2019
Smugglers are using a new tactic to try to sneak migrants across the border, agents said Wednesday, detailing the first detected use of what they called a "lookout" drone to try to figure out where agents were stationed. Published April 17, 2019
House Democratic chairmen demanded Wednesday that Attorney General William P. Barr cancel his press conference slated for Thursday morning to detail the special counsel's report into the 2016 election, saying they don't want him to shape Americans' opinions. Published April 17, 2019
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to try to block some 32,000 illegal immigrant-led families from claiming public housing assistance, saying it's unfair to hundreds of thousands of Americans who are stuck on waiting lists. Published April 17, 2019
