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A man kicks away a tear gas canister launched by an unknown person near the site where supporters are waiting for Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido to speak, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 1, 2019. Officials loyal to Nicolas Maduro have said that Guaido is under investigation for inciting violence against the government and receiving illicit funds. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) **FILE**

U.S. halts flights to Venezuela, citing security concerns

Homeland Security announced Wednesday it was suspending flights between the U.S. and Venezuela, saying the security situation has deteriorated so badly that the safety of passengers and crew cannot be guaranteed.

May 15, 2019
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testifies about the budget to a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee, Wednesday May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Mnuchin says Congress will have to sue to get Trump taxes

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that Congress and the administration have different interpretations of the law regarding Congress's access to tax returns, and he said if Democrats want President Trump's returns they'll have to get the courts to force the release.

May 15, 2019
In this May 9, 2019, photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP demands Pelosi take action on pro-Israel bill

Congress's top Republicans are demanding that House Democrats do something dramatic to confront anti-Semitism -- and suggested a good start would be to pass a bill countering the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

May 15, 2019
In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell vows vote on disaster relief bill

The Senate will hold a vote on an emergency spending disaster relief bill next week, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday, saying he won't send his troops home to affected states for a Memorial Day vacation without giving them a chance to show some progress.

May 14, 2019
In this June 24, 2018, photo, immigrants from Honduras seeking asylum wait on the Gateway International Bridge, which connects the United States and Mexico, in Matamoros, Mexico. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate Democrats offer bill to help migrants at border

Senate Democrats offered their ante Tuesday to try to solve the border crisis, saying the hundreds of thousands of migrants surging north can be solved with nation-building in Central America and more humanitarian assistance to welcome those that do reach the U.S.

May 14, 2019
In this file photo from February 2015, a couple walk to get their marriage license at the Montgomery County Probate Office in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh) ** FILE **

Feds bust massive marriage immigration fraud

Federal prosecutors have broken up a major marriage fraud ring in Houston that charged nearly 50 Vietnamese migrants up to $70,000 to provide them with fake spouses, phony wedding pictures and fraudulent documents, all for a shot at a U.S. green card.

May 14, 2019
In this Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, photo, a U.S. flag hangs on a border barrier in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Dems release bill to block Pentagon border wall money

House Democrats unveiled a bill Tuesday that would ban the Pentagon from spending any of its money to build a border wall, effectively dooming President Trump's emergency wall-building declaration from earlier this year.

May 14, 2019
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks during a farewell ceremony in the Great Hall at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Rod Rosenstein’s advice to future lawyers

Rod Rosenstein began his post-Justice Department life Monday by talking principles and compromise and quoting Robert Mueller, the man he appointed as special counsel.

May 13, 2019
Dossier author Christopher Steele acknowledged he was desperate to stop the Trump campaign and prompt the FBI to ratchet up its investigation. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Steele dossier roils Capitol Hill anew after revelations about bias

Three Senate committee chairs demanded answers this week about the role played by the Justice and State departments in furthering the goals of Christopher Steele, the former British spy who compiled the discredited anti-Trump dossier that helped launch the special counsel's investigation.

May 10, 2019
In this June 22, 2016, file photo, Border Patrol agent Eduardo Olmos walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, background, and San Diego in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS to run out of border money

The acting heads of the Pentagon and Homeland Security will head to the border this weekend to draw attention to the growing crisis, where officials say the government could run out of money unless Congress approves President Trump's $4.5 billion emergency request.

May 10, 2019