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Jeff Sessions compares Miami-Dade, ‘sanctuary’ Chicago homicide rates

Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a direct challenge to Chicago on Wednesday, saying the high number of homicides is no coincidence for a city that refuses to cooperate with federal deportation authorities, while Miami is cooperating -- and reaping the benefits of public safety.

August 16, 2017
In this July 21, 2016, file photo, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona walks on the stage to speak during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Joe Arpaio, former sheriff, asks for conviction to be tossed

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio asked late Monday for his contempt of court conviction to be tossed or to get a new trial, saying the judge misread the history of the case, that it amounted to double-jeopardy, and that his trial should have been in front of a jury anyway.

August 15, 2017

Dreamers face showdown over amnesty with Trump, courts

President Obama had insisted for years that he didn't have the power to grant a broad tentative deportation amnesty for Dreamers — then just ahead of the 2012 election, and facing severe criticism from Hispanic leaders, Mr. Obama discovered he did in fact have the power.

August 15, 2017

DACA faces challenges with Trump, courts

President Obama had insisted for years that he didn't have the power to grant a broad tentative deportation amnesty for Dreamers — then just ahead of the 2012 election, and facing severe criticism from Hispanic leaders, Mr. Obama discovered he did in fact have the power.

August 14, 2017
DACA has been a boon to young immigrants, many of whom have bought cars and homes and opened their own businesses. (Associated Press/File)

DACA faces challenges from Trump, courts

Immigrant rights activists rallied outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday and have a day of marches, speeches and photo-ops slated for Tuesday as they try to defend the deportation amnesty for Dreamers, calling on President Trump to resist Texas' legal threats, even in the face of piercing questions about whether DACA could survive a legal challenge.

August 14, 2017

Donald Trump signs vets bill to keep veterans choice program afloat

President Trump on Saturday signed a bill that will pump funds into the Veterans choice program to keep it up and running, while Washington continues to fight over how best to give veterans the care they earned -- but which the government has sometimes failed to deliver.

August 12, 2017
In this June 5, 2014, file photo, a Border Patrol agent uses a headset and computer to conduct a long-distance interview by video from a facility in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

DHS wasted millions in taxpayer dollars on unnecessary polygraphs: Audit

Homeland Security paid for polygraph exams for more than 2,300 potential hires at Customs and Border Protection even though they'd already admitted to drug use or criminal behavior that would have disqualified them anyway, the department's inspector general said in a new report this week.

August 11, 2017