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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Twitter says study proves no anti-conservative bias

Twitter told senators Wednesday that it doesn't hold a bias against conservatives, saying the social media giant studied tweets by all Democrats and Republicans in Congress this year and found they drew similar rates of viewership.

April 10, 2019
Attorney General William Barr reacts as he appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee to make his Justice Department budget request, Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Washington. Barr said Wednesday that he was reviewing the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation. He said he believed the president's campaign had been spied on and he was concerned about possible abuses of government power. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

‘Spying did occur’ on Trump campaign: William Barr

Attorney General William P. Barr said Wednesday that under the Obama administration, the FBI did spy on President Trump's campaign -- though he said he has yet to conclude whether the actions were legal and correct.

April 10, 2019
Central American migrants, part of the caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on a road in Tapachula, Chiapas State, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2019. A caravan of about 2,500 Central Americans and Cubans is currently making its way through Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos) ** FILE **

Donald Trump rules out ‘Obama’ family separations in renewed border crackdown

President Trump on Tuesday ruled out a restart of family separations at the border, but a top administration aide laid out an expansive agenda they hope to accomplish otherwise, including rules to make it tougher to claim asylum and powers to let the administration detain illegal immigrant families who jump the border.

April 9, 2019
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House vows to appeal Judge Richard Seeborg asylum ruling

The White House on Tuesday vowed an appeal and angrily denounced an Obama-appointed judge who ruled against President Trump's new get-tough policy to make migrants wait in Mexico while their asylum cases are being heard in the U.S.

April 9, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting, Saturday April 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

ICE employees cheer Trump’s move to dump agency chief

President Trump's move to dump his pick to lead ICE surprised lawmakers on Capitol Hill and some officials at the Department of Homeland Security, but it's drawing glowing praise from a key group of employees who say the president's decision showed courage.

April 8, 2019
Volunteers help immigrants from Central America seeking asylum move to a makeshift resource center, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in downtown San Antonio. The surge of migrants arriving at the southern border has led the Trump administration to dramatically expand a practice it has long mocked as "catch and release." (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Judge orders feds to give asylum seekers chance to make bail

A federal judge on Friday ordered the federal government to either quickly bring asylum seekers to a judge to argue for bail or else release the migrants outright, in a ruling that deals another blow to President Trump's attempts to crack down on the border crisis.

April 5, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi files lawsuit to block Trump border wall

House Democrats officially filed their lawsuit Friday afternoon challenging President Trump's plans to shift money to build his border wall, demanding federal judges step in and referee between the two sides.

April 5, 2019
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a visit to Lake Okeechobee and Herbert Hoover Dike at Canal Point, Fla., Friday, March 29, 2019. Trump says he will close the nation's southern border, or large sections of it, next week if Mexico does not immediately stop illegal immigration. In a tweet, Trump ramped up his repeated threat to close the border by saying he will do it next week unless Mexico takes action. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

Trump says Mexico on the hook for border success

President Trump took to Twitter Friday to explain his new plan for tackling illegal immigration, saying either Mexico finds a way to stop the illegal cross-border traffic or else it will face economic consequences.

April 5, 2019
In this Jan. 15, 2019, file photo, Attorney General nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)

William Barr rejects Democrats’ Mueller report demands

Every page of the nearly 400-page Mueller report contains information that cannot be made public and must be redacted, Attorney General William P. Barr said Thursday, explaining why he has not met congressional Democrats' deadline for turning over the document to them.

April 4, 2019