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President Donald Trump stands with Attorney General William Barr during the 38th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DOJ slams latest committee contempt vote, warns of retaliation

The Justice Department warned Tuesday that it could retaliate against the House Oversight Committee should the panel vote this week to pursue contempt of Congress proceedings against Attorney General William P. Barr, saying it would sour what cooperation there has been.

June 11, 2019
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent gathers information on four Guatemalan nationals, including two men and a pair of 12 and 13-year-old boys in Yuma, Ariz. Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls has declared a state of emergency to deal with the number of families being released from Border Patrol custody into the city. Nicholls said Tuesday, April 16, 2019, that he had hoped not to get to this point but that the organizations helping immigrant families just don't have the capacity to deal with so many. (AP Photo/Matt York) **FILE**

GOP to force showdown on Trump border crisis funding bill

Fresh off President Trump's new border deal with Mexico, Senate Republicans plan to push the issue to the halls of Congress, saying it's time for Democrats to agree to pass Mr. Trump's $4.5 billion emergency spending request to help care for the record surge of illegal immigrants.

June 11, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn at the White House, Monday, June 10, 2019, in Washington as he honors Team Penske for the 2019 Indianapolis 500 win. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump, Mexico snipe over supposed side deal

An emboldened President Trump said Monday that his tariff threat forced Mexico to strike a border deal, and he vowed that China will be the next target brought to heel by weaponization of access to the U.S. economy.

June 10, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy stand as President Donald Trump shakes hands with FBI Director James Comey during a reception for inaugural law enforcement officers and first responders in the Blue Room of the White House, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

DOJ reveals scope of Trump campaign surveillance probe

The Justice Department on Monday gave more details about the review Attorney General William P. Barr has ordered into the government's surveillance of President Trump's 2016 campaign, saying there are still too many "open questions" about why it was done.

June 10, 2019
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli addresses the Virginia GOP Convention in Roanoke on June 7, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ken Cuccinelli named acting head of DHS’s legal immigration division

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli was officially named acting director at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Monday, putting him in charge of some of the most important behind-the-scenes immigration initiatives of the Trump administration.

June 10, 2019
In this Oct. 21, 2011, file photo, a truck crosses the border between Mexico and the United States in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. President Donald Trump says he has "indefinitely suspended" tariffs he has threatened to impose Monday on Mexican imports. Trump says on Twitter that the U.S. and Mexico "reached a signed agreement" Friday, June 7, 2019 night. The president says Mexico "has agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration through Mexico, and to our Southern Border." (AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik, File) **FILE**

Donald Trump says Mexico has reached deal on border crisis

Mexico promised Friday to step up its own border enforcement and to allow the return of some Central Americans who crossed its territory en route to the U.S., striking a deal to head off crippling economic tariffs President Trump had vowed to impose next week.

June 7, 2019
In this June 5, 2019, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. The political clock is a significant factor in whether majority House Democrats launch any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. Theres increasing pressure on Pelosi to at least start an impeachment inquiry into whether Trump obstructed special counsel Robert Muellers investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Democrats prepare for Mueller Week; GOP demands cooler rhetoric

They're not yet ready to call it impeachment, but Democrats will take a large step on their journey to that point this week, with a series of hearings on special counsel Robert Mueller's Report and a major vote to hold top Trump officials in contempt of Congress.

June 7, 2019
Trucks line up at the Corboba - LasAmericas international bridge to cross with their cargo from Mexico into the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, May 31, 2019. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Friday that Mexico won't panic over U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of coercive tariffs, measures that economists say could have dramatic consequences for both nations and potentially spur a full-blown trade war. (AP Photo/Christian Torrez)

Mexico tariffs still on track: White House

The White House said Friday that President Trump is still on track to slap tariffs on Mexico on Monday, even though the two sides are making progress in talks over how to stop the flow of illegal immigrants heading north.

June 7, 2019
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is shown here in an undated file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

DHS broke rules on deporting veterans: GAO report

Homeland Security failed to cut U.S. military veterans breaks in deportation cases, the government's chief auditor said in a new report Thursday that confirms complaints some members of Congress had lodged over too-harsh treatment.

June 6, 2019