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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo, a woman walks on the beach next to the border wall topped with razor wire in Tijuana, Mexico. Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Haywood S. Gilliam blocks more funding for Trump’s border wall

A federal judge issued a ruling late Friday blocking more of President Trump's border emergency wall-building plans, ruling that Congress denied him the money and the situations doesn't warrant his use of emergency powers to circumvent Capitol Hill.

June 28, 2019
Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a 'Clean Dream Act' that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S.,Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Miami. President Trump announced plans to end a program protecting them. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump DACA phaseout

The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a series of cases challenging President Trump's attempt to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, putting the issue on the front burner for the justices new term in the fall.

June 28, 2019
In this Jan. 25, 2019, file photo, a migrant sits with his children as they wait to hear if their number is called to apply for asylum in the United States, at the border in Tijuana, Mexico. Migrants who are being forced to wait in Mexico while they try to win asylum in the U.S. complain they are being subjected to violence in border cities. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Congress passes Trump’s border crisis funding bill

Congress on Thursday approved $4.6 billion in emergency aid to deal with the border crisis, giving President Trump a symbolic victory on immigration and money to improve conditions for migrant children and families crowding the border.

June 27, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., departs after her weekly media availability on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pelosi blinks: House to pass Trump border bill

House Democrats blinked in the border crisis showdown Thursday, with members saying they were backing down on their partisan bill and would vote to approve the Senate's bipartisan $4.6 billion version that gives President Trump most of what he wanted.

June 27, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly media availability on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pelosi struggles to get border bill across finish line

House Democrats abruptly halted debate on their border crisis spending bill Thursday, suggesting deep divisions as Speaker Nancy Pelosi tries to figure out how to speed money to help children while also appeasing left-wing lawmakers who don't want to be seen giving President Trump a victory.

June 27, 2019
The Supreme Court has a shot at expanding gun rights with a case by gun rights activists against New York City. (Associated Press/File)

Supreme Court halts citizenship question on 2020 census

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. derailed President Trump's plans to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, ruling Thursday that he just didn't trust the administration's stated reasons for why it wanted to do so.

June 27, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before joining congressional leaders at a closed-door security briefing on the rising tensions with Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Border bill becomes ‘Abolish ICE’ battle

The battle over border funding has turned into a battle over money for ICE, with Democrats insisting Thursday on cuts to the agency's proposed budget in order to approve humanitarian assistance for children.

June 27, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nancy Pelosi rejects bipartisan border bill

House Democrats cannot accept the bipartisan border crisis compromise bill the Senate passed Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, and will demand changes to limit how long children can be held in some facilities.

June 26, 2019
In this June 21, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington. Pelosi says President Donald Trump’s threat to begin deporting migrants if Congress doesn’t quickly pass immigration legislation is ‘outside the circle of civilized human behavior.’ (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate rejects Pelosi’s border bill, passes bipartisan version

Senators shot down House Democrats' partisan border-funding bill Wednesday and were poised to pass their own bipartisan plan to deliver $4.6 billion in emergency money President Trump requested to help alleviate overcrowding and provide better care for children and families streaming into the U.S.

June 26, 2019
In this June 5, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi, Democrats approve border bill

Five months after labeling the border a "manufactured" crisis, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led Democrats on Tuesday to approve a $4.5 billion humanitarian assistance package President Trump had requested to deal with the record surge of illegal immigrants.

June 25, 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Robert Mueller to testify before Congress, Democrats say

Former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify to Congress next month after being subpoenaed by two committees, lawmakers announced Tuesday night, setting up a major showdown that could set the tone for the rest of President Trump's term.

June 25, 2019