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House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael T. McCaul, Texas Republican, said a report outlining problems issuing green cards is "yet another wake-up call that it's time for sweeping reform." (Associated Press)

Green card errors send duplicates, wrong information

Green cards are the Holy Grail of U.S. immigration, but the federal agency responsible for doling them out regularly botches the process, issuing duplicates or triplicates to some immigrants or sending out 10-year permits to people who qualify only for two-year cards, an internal audit shows.

November 22, 2016
Donna Brazile said she was shocked at the sorry condition of the Democratic National Committee's finances when she took over in July 2016. (Associated Press/File)

Donna Brazile blames ‘voter suppression’ for election losses

Democrats have a lot to be pleased with after this month's elections, interim party Chair Donna Brazile said Tuesday, pointing to small pickups in the House and Senate and Hillary Clinton's moral victory in the popular vote as evidence things aren't as grim as some have said.

November 22, 2016
Central Americans start to forgo smugglers and enter the U.S. illegally as families, using children as deportation shields. (Associated Press)

Illegal immigrants pose as families, tell tales of woe to gain entry to U.S.

Illegal immigrants are trying a bold new strategy to sneak into the U.S. — pairing up with unrelated children and pretending to be families, fabricating tales of heart-rending woes back home to try to convince border agents to admit them into the country, according to internal Homeland Security documents reviewed by The Washington Times.

November 21, 2016
Six months ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers manning the ports of entry were encountering more than 100 Haitians a day. (Associated Press/File)

Haitian illegal immigrants pouring into U.S., exploiting Obama policies

Haitian illegal immigrants are pouring into the U.S. at a rate of some 3,000 a month, blazing new paths and exploiting special policies and lax Obama administration enforcement to gain a foothold in the country, according to a secret government intelligence assessment.

November 20, 2016
Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2015, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reforms hearing on the IRS. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

IRS exposed taxpayers’ info through shoddy emails: Audit

A surprising number of IRS employees are sending unencrypted emails containing personal taxpayer information to private accounts, putting that information at risk of being stolen, the agency's inspector general said Thursday.

November 17, 2016
"This is what we put up all the time from the agencies," said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. (Associated Press)

IRS aware of tea party targeting as early as 2011, watchdog finds

The IRS knew agents were targeting tea party groups through "guilt by association" as far back as 2011, according to new documents released Wednesday by Judicial Watch that show the tax agency was deeply skeptical of all the new conservative groups emerging under President Obama's watch.

November 16, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, after he unanimously won his GOP colleagues' votes for another term at the helm of the House. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

GOP avoids earmark blowup, but Paul Ryan sets up 2017 showdown

House Republicans shelved a debate to restore earmarks Wednesday after fierce pushback from conservative groups who said it would be a betrayal of voters who elected Donald Trump, and a final appeal from House Speaker Paul D. Ryan.

November 16, 2016
Security personnel stand at entrance of 21 Club Restaurant, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in New York, where President-elect Donald Trump is having dinner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump team says he didn’t intend to mislead press

The transition team didn't intend to mislead the press when President-elect Donald Trump went out for dinner and ditched the reporters who are supposed to be allowed to cover him, Mr. Trump's former campaign manager said Wednesday.

November 16, 2016
A view of the National Mall, looking at the Washington Monument, from Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans seek to bring back earmarks after past problems

A trio of respected Republicans is pushing for the return of some earmarks to Capitol Hill, saying it's time to restore Congress' full power of the purse — and drawing passionate pushback from conservative groups who say the GOP would betray its voters if it returned to pork barrel spending.

November 15, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, after a House Republican leadership meeting. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Paul Ryan kept by GOP as House speaker

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan was unanimously re-elected Tuesday by Republicans to be their party leader and to be speaker in the new Congress next year.

November 15, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., participates in a ceremonial swearing-in for three representatives-elects in the Speaker's ceremonial office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. House Republicans seem ready to keep Ryan and other leaders in their posts as a GOP exultant over Donald Trump’s White House triumph prepares to push year-end bills through the lame-duck Congress and focus on a bolder agenda next year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Paul Ryan says House is on board Trump agenda

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said the hubbub over incoming White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon is a distraction, saying President-elect Donald Trump will be judged not on his personnel but on what he does for the economy and government.

November 15, 2016