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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said they have identified 256 potentially fraudulent families and confirmed 65 of them as actual cases of fraud. In some cases the adult was a relative but not a parent of the child. In others, the relationship was valid, but the family lied about the child's age. (Associated Press)

ICE uncovers more fake families at border

ICE agents found a 7-year-old girl last month who said her mother had rented her out to her uncle so they could pose as a family and he could get more lenient treatment at the border.

May 9, 2019
Adam Schiff, chairman of the House intelligence committee, evades reporters as he rushes to a vote during a committee hearing on Russia, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 28, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Adam Schiff issues Mueller report subpoena

House intelligence committee Chairman Adam Schiff issued a subpoena Wednesday demanding to see special counsel Robert Mueller's full report and his supporting evidence, adding a new wrinkle to the ongoing battle.

May 8, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to the media at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi jokes about jailing Trump officials

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that the House could start to arrest Trump administration officials she deems are obstructing Congress's investigations -- but quipped that they don't have the jail space to hold everyone.

May 8, 2019
Suanny Gomez, 24, from Honduras and seeking asylum in the United States, waits in a tent with her 5-year-old son, William, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Matamoros, Mexico. Gomez said she does not have money to pay a proposed fee for seeking asylum. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

Donald Trump’s ‘Return to Mexico’ asylum policy vindicated by court

President Trump won a surprise victory before a usually antagonistic appeals court Tuesday when judges ruled he could continue his "Return to Mexico" policy that allows the government to make some illegal immigrants seeking asylum wait in Mexico while their cases are being heard.

May 7, 2019
In this Jan. 31, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

New York Times reveals Donald Trump tax returns

President Trump reportedly lost more than a billion dollars over a 10-year period, a streak of bad investments that enabled him to avoid paying any taxes for almost all of that period.

May 7, 2019
In this Jan. 6, 2019, photo, New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during an inauguration ceremony in New York. (Associated Press) **FILE**

N.Y., N.J. sue IRS over nonprofit donor information

New York and New Jersey sued the IRS Monday, arguing the agency is stonewalling attempts to peer behind the decision-making that led to new rules that shield some nonprofits from having to disclose their donors.

May 6, 2019
Former President Obama announced Organizing for America would be joining forces with the group run by his former attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., in a striking pre-2020 partnership. (associated press)

William Barr uses Eric Holder’s defense against Congress

As Attorney General William P. Barr works to fend off an aggressive Congress demanding more information, he has turned to a surprising source for justification: former Obama official Eric H. Holder Jr., who seven years ago found himself in much the same position.

May 5, 2019