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In this April 30, 2015 photo, Gladys Pina, 30, from Honduras holds her 8-month old baby girl at a respite center run by Catholic Charities in McAllen, Texas. She was among nearly two-dozen immigrant mothers who arrived at the center after being released by Border Patrol. Rather than getting locked up in a family detention facility, some families are released by Border Patrol with notices to appear in immigration court. (AP Photo/Seth Robbins)

DHS to free illegal immigrant families

Homeland Security will begin releasing more illegal immigrant families from detention, Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday as he bowed to political pressure from activists and members of Congress who'd called the conditions inhumane for families.

June 24, 2015
"Hundreds of thousands of enrollees lost their plans when co-ops in nine states collapsed, and these victims deserve clear and honest answers from the bureaucrats who oversaw the mess," said Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican. (Associated Press)

Feds unsure how hackers got credentials to hit HR system

Federal officials still don't know how hackers got a hold of credentials that allowed them to break into the government's main human resources computer system, stealing the most sensitive personal information on millions of Americans, the agency chief told Congress on Tuesday.

June 23, 2015
A Confederate flag flies next to the Alabama Confederate Memorial on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., on June 22, 2015. (Albert Cesare/The Montgomery Advertiser via Associated Press)

Anti-Confederate sentiment spreads after South Carolina flag debate

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's demand to revisit the Confederate battle flag's placement on the Statehouse grounds is sparking a national conversation beyond the emblem, with some leaders calling for statues and nicknames associated with the Confederacy to go as well.

June 23, 2015
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Obama amnesty reaches illegals in prisons, jails

The Obama administration has ordered agents to begin ignoring many of the illegal immigrants they encounter in local prisons and jails, as the president begins to implement a lesser-known part of his deportation amnesty program -- a move that's not sitting well with either side in the immigration debate.

June 23, 2015
In this June 17, 2015, photo, President Barack Obama looks out as he sits on stage as Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks during her investiture ceremony at the Warner Theatre in Washington. Critics have long predicted that Obama’s policy to shift America’s focus toward Asia is doomed. The legislative battle over his trade agenda could prove the acid test. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trade deal overcomes filibuster

Pro-trade senators surmounted yet another filibuster test Tuesday, setting a package of free-trade bills on the path to President Obama's desk by the end of this week -- unless House Democrats decide to embarrass their party leader once more.

June 23, 2015
President Barack Obama waves to members of the media as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 6, 2015, to head to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on his way to Germany to attend the G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Climate change, doubt of Obama risk trade deal

Global warming has emerged as the newest battleground on trade, with opponents on both the right and the left trying to use the hot-button issue to sink President Obama's quest for a legacy-building free trade deal.

June 22, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors 83rd Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Saturday, June 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Mathew Sumner)

New emails reignite Hillary Clinton email scandal

Congress released nearly 200 pages of newly uncovered emails involving former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, raising questions Monday about whether the Obama administration and the Democratic presidential candidate herself were truthful when they said they turned over all of her email communications on Benghazi.

June 22, 2015
Central American migrants caravanning through Mexico seek greater protection for transiting migrants as tens of thousands have disappeared while making their journey through Mexico, where they are vulnerable to extortion and abuse by police and gangs. (associated press)

Migrants traveling in Mexico attacked by armed gangs

Hundreds of migrants have been attacked by armed gangs wearing military-style uniforms as they've tried to cross through Mexico this month, Amnesty International said in a new warning about the dangerous journey many Central Americans are making to try to make it to the U.S.

June 21, 2015
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, stand together Feb, 13, 2015, at a ceremony before the signing of the bill authorizing expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline, at the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP leaders vow to resurrect Obama trade deal

Republican leaders will try to resurrect the trade deal Democrats sank less than a week ago, planning a revote Thursday and insisting they will corral enough votes to approve fast-track negotiating powers that President Obama needs to complete a legacy-building Pacific Rim agreement.

June 17, 2015
President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leave meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2015. The president made an 11th-hour appeal to dubious Democrats on Friday in a tense run-up to a House showdown on legislation to strengthen his hand in global trade talks (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House gives Obama trade vote do-over

The House on Tuesday bought itself another month and a half to pass fast-track trade negotiating powers for President Obama -- though it remains unclear whether the White House will be able to sway enough votes for it to matter.

June 16, 2015
FILE - In this April 22, 2015 file photo, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. When hackers broke into a database filled with the private information of U.S. security clearance holders, they likely got access to the names of foreign relatives of some of those officials who are living abroad. "It may be the single biggest breach of data that our government has ever had," said Chaffetz on teh C-SPAN Newsmakers program, calling the stolen data "the most sensitive information we have." (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Jason Chaffetz: Federal cybersecurity ‘stinks’

The House's top investigator said federal cybersecurity at the government's human resources agency "stinks," and said Tuesday the Office of Personnel Management's efforts to clean up after a breach that saw hackers steal data on millions of Americans fall far short of what's needed.

June 16, 2015
A woman holds a sign that says in Spanish, "without fear I am America," during a rally in support of President Barack Obama's plan to protect more than 4 million people living illegally in the U.S. from deportation Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in San Diego. Immigrants expressed disappointment Tuesday after a federal judge put a hold on the president's plan, but many said they haven't lost hope. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama amnesty extends to businesses that hire illegals

President Obama took office vowing to go after unscrupulous employers who hire illegal immigrants, but worksite audits have plunged over the last year and a half, according to a report released Tuesday by the Center for Immigration Studies, tumbling along with the rest of immigration enforcement.

June 16, 2015
President Barack Obama laughs during the beginning of the Radio and Television Correspondents Dinner, Friday, June 19, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Obama reneging on sequestration promises four years after deal

Four years after agreeing to "sequestration" budget cuts, the White House has emphatically told Congress that President Obama will no longer abide by them and will use his veto to insist that lawmakers boost spending on defense and domestic programs alike.

June 16, 2015