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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (center) and (from left) Republican Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee, John Barrasso of Wyoming, John Thune of South Dakota and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas speak to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Senate sets Thursday afternoon vote on Iran deal

Senators were pushing toward a vote Thursday afternoon that will likely prove President Obama has the support to follow through on the Iran nuclear deal, undercutting House Republicans' newly raised objections.

September 10, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a town hall meeting in North Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 18, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Justice Department rules Hillary Clinton followed law in deleting emails

The Obama administration told a federal court Wednesday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was within her legal rights to use of her own email account, to take messages with her when she left office and to be the one deciding which of those messages are government records that should be returned.

September 10, 2015
In this photo taken Aug. 6, 2015, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Iran nuclear debate begins as Democrats distance themselves from Obama

The Iran nuclear agreement debate kicked off Wednesday in Congress with Democrats eager to put some distance between themselves and President Obama, while still backing him on the fundamentals that will grant legitimacy to the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

September 9, 2015
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Luis Gutierrez: Donald Trump is top topic among Hispanics

Donald Trump is the "number one topic in Latino neighborhoods," a top Hispanic lawmaker said Wednesday as he warned Republicans to put distance between themselves and the billionaire businessman who is seeking Republicans' presidential nomination.

September 9, 2015
A man climbs the border wall to cross into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, on Sept. 11, 2008. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Agents say just 40 percent of U.S.-Mexico border under control

Less than half of the U.S.-Mexico border is under "operational control," and one out of every five illegal immigrants caught there has a criminal record, the chief of Border Patrol agents' labor union told Congress Wednesday when detailing violence that increasingly spills over the international boundary.

September 9, 2015
From left: Marisa Falcon, Claudia Saucedo, and Yaquelin Lopez, all from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and all part of DREAMers' Moms, demonstrate outside the White House on April 28, 2014, to demand that President Obama stop deportation of immigrants. DREAMers' Moms is a National network of women and mothers who are in support of immigration reform. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Texas asks judge to rescind 108,000 three-year amnesties for Dreamers

More than 100,000 three-year deportation amnesties issued by Homeland Security should be rescinded and reissued as two-year permits, Texas and 25 other states suing the government told a federal judge Friday, as both sides try to clean up the messy situation surrounding President Obama's immigration executive actions.

September 4, 2015
In this Aug. 26, 2015, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Hillary Clinton: Email use was ‘fully above board’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton declined a chance to apologize for her email practices Friday, saying it was not a good choice but was "fully aboveboard" and other government officials knew she was using it.

September 4, 2015
Shiite rebels known as Houthis holds their weapons during a rally against Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on Aug. 11, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

DHS grants temporary legal status to Yemeni citizens

The Obama administration Thursday announced it will grant legal status and halt deportations for potentially thousands of citizens of Yemen, saying the security situation on the ground there is so bad that the U.S. has a moral obligation to protect people.

September 3, 2015
In this photo taken Aug. 27, 2015, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton email cases: State Dept. tries to block cases in court

The State Department asked to halt most of the judges prying into former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, filing papers Thursday proposing that the cases all be combined into one so that a single judge can oversee the government's searches and releases.

September 3, 2015