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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says she is thinking about sensors, drones and access roads for border security, but President Trump is sticking with his demand for a wall. (Associated Press)

Dreamer chain migration would grow immigrant number

Granting citizenship rights to 700,000 Dreamers really means giving a foothold in the U.S. to perhaps 1.5 million other future immigrants, according to analysts who urged Congress to weigh the implications fully before pressing ahead with a mass legalization program.

September 14, 2017
Virginia State Police stand outside the Virginia State Capitol as fog envelopes the area before inaugural ceremonies for Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democratic PAC looks to flip statehouses, starting with Virginia in 2017

A political action committee launched by veterans of the Obama White House and business allies said Wednesday their push to give Democrats more say over redistricting in 2021 starts this fall with the legislative races in Virginia, where they hope to flip control of the House of Delegates.

September 6, 2017
In this Aug. 15, 2017, file photo, Sen. Luther Strange speaks to media after forcing a runoff against former Chief Justice Roy Moore in Homewood, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Luther Strange joins Donald Trump’s calls for scrapping legislative filibuster

Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama said Tuesday he supports President Trump's desire for congressional leaders to end the legislative filibuster, arguing it must be done to get around "obstructionist tactics by Democrats" and advance the White House's "America First" agenda through the upper chamber on a simple majority vote.

September 5, 2017
Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, will be facing federal charges in a courtroom this month instead of casting votes on Capitol Hill. (Associated press)

Robert Menendez trial puts other Democrats at legal risk

As Sen. Robert Menendez prepares to face corruption charges, Republicans are confident and Democrats fearful that the taint of a weekslong trial will snare other prominent Democrats in New Jersey and Washington.

September 4, 2017
While President Trump rallies supporters across the country, he campaigns for candidates he favors. (Associated Press)

Republican candidates run on Donald Trump loyalty

Undeterred by election losses, a spate of conservative candidates are wrapping themselves in the Trump mantle, believing the loyalty they have shown the president will pay off at the ballot box next year.

August 29, 2017

Sen. Rand Paul calls Trump’s revised Afghanistan plan a ‘terrible idea’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says that President Trump's decision to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan is a "terrible idea" that will leave more families with lost or injured love ones and add to the trillions of dollars that American taxpayers have already funneled into the 16-year-old war.

August 22, 2017
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2016 file photo, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was joined by Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of metro Phoenix, during a news Trump was just a few weeks into his candidacy in 2015 when came to Phoenix for a speech that ended up being a bigger moment in his campaign than most people realized at the time. And now Trump is coming back to Arizona at another crucial moment in his presidency. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Democrats blast any Joe Arpaio pardon ahead of Trump Arizona trip

Democrats on Monday slammed the prospect of President Trump granting a pardon to former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying it would mark a win for "white supremacy" and set the stage for the commander-in-chief to use his constitutional power to keep his family out of legal trouble.

August 21, 2017