President Trump on Saturday called on Sen. Jon Tester to resign, blaming the Montana Democrat for "false" allegations that sank the nomination of the White House doctor to lead the Veterans Affairs Department. Published April 28, 2018
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Texas's new version of its voter-ID law can go into effect, rebuking a lower court judge for trying to block the law and delivering a significant victory to voter-integrity advocates. Published April 27, 2018
President Trump said Friday it was a "disgrace" that Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson's nomination to lead the Veterans Affairs Department was sunk by Democratic senators' allegations of misbehavior. Published April 27, 2018
There is no evidence President Trump's campaign colluded or conspired with the Russian government during the 2016 election, but both his team and the Clinton campaign had "poor judgment and ill-considered actions," the House intelligence committee concluded in a report Friday. Published April 27, 2018
A faith-based shelter in Texas is refusing to tell illegal immigrants that they have a right to abortion in the U.S., the government said Thursday, defying a court order that every single unaccompanied alien child still in government custody be informed. Published April 26, 2018
MS-13 is paying smugglers to coach gang members on how to game the U.S. immigration system, teaching underage members to claim UAC status -- and telling those over 18 to lie and claim they are underage -- to try to gain quick, easy access to the U.S., government officials said Thursday. Published April 26, 2018
The federal government could save tens of billions of dollars by coming up with better ways to treat radioactive waste -- one "big-ticket item" in a Government Accountability Office report Thursday that urged Congress to be more aggressive in overseeing federal spending. Published April 26, 2018
Deploying the National Guard to the border turns out not to be very good for either border security or for the troops looking for a realistic training environment, the Air Force secretary said in a new report released by Congress Wednesday, calling into question President Trump's deployment plans. Published April 26, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday that an ongoing probe into President Trump "needs to conclude" in order to let him focus on North Korea, the U.S.-Mexico border and other world negotiations. Published April 26, 2018
Some 9,000 Nepalese who've been living in the U.S. under special protections since a 2015 earthquake in their home country will have to leave within a year, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Thursday. Published April 26, 2018
The federal government loses track of nearly 20 percent of the illegal immigrant children it is supposed to be monitoring after being released to family or other sponsors, health officials admitted to Congress Thursday, leaving those children vulnerable to exploitation and difficult to track down when the time comes for them to be deported. Published April 26, 2018
The federal government runs more than 160 different programs to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education -- and it could save millions of dollars if it would figure out how to get rid of duplication, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report Thursday. Published April 26, 2018
As the illegal immigrant caravan arrives at the U.S. border, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen renewed her promise Wednesday night to prosecute as many of them as possible once they attempt to enter the country. Published April 25, 2018
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a "cease and desist" letter to federal immigration authorities Wednesday, ordering them to alert state and local police before they attempt any more arrests and demanding they leave some illegal immigrants alone altogether. Published April 25, 2018
People who might be afraid of the Census Bureau's plans to ask about citizenship status in the 2020 count "don't have to answer" that question, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday. Published April 25, 2018
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Wednesday he will keep intact a legal advice program for illegal immigrants and other people facing deportation, bowing -- at least for now -- to pressure from Congress. Published April 25, 2018
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a demand Wednesday that former Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Republican who resigned office after facing allegations of sexual harassment, pay the state to hold the election to replace him. Published April 25, 2018
The heart of President Trump's immigration plans went on trial in the Supreme Court Wednesday as the justices fought over whether his travel ban is legal or whether his history of Muslim-disparaging tweets has tainted him so badly that anything he does with respect to Muslims is constitutionally suspect. Published April 25, 2018
A federal judge delivered another blow to President Trump's attempt to roll back the Obama-era DACA program, ruling Tuesday that last year's revocation was illegal and the entire program could have to be restarted. Published April 24, 2018
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Tuesday ordered the White House to turn over potentially embarrassing information on presidential doctor Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral whose nomination to be the next VA secretary is stumbling. Published April 24, 2018
