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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with a Member of Congress while en route to a health care event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., March 19, 2010 in this file photo. The White House comments line was reported as disconnected on Jan. 14, with just five and a half days left in the Obama presidency. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) **FILE** This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.

‘Obamaphone’ company pays $13.4 million to settle fraud claims

A company that the government paid to distribute "Obamaphones" -- the nickname critics gave to government phones given to poor people -- has agreed to pay $13.4 million to settle a case alleging that it doled out devices to tens of thousands of people who didn't deserve them.

April 4, 2022
In this April 19, 2017 file photo, barn worker Jose Cesada, an immigrant worker in the United States on an H-2B visa, rakes the cool down path at the barn of trainer Dale Romans on the backside at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

DHS releases 35,000 new slots for summertime guest workers

The Homeland Security Department announced Thursday it will make 35,000 additional visas available to foreign workers for summer seasonal jobs, thrilling summer resorts, seafood processors and landscaping businesses that say they struggle to find Americans willing to do that kind of work.

March 31, 2022
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, waves off an aide during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

GOP in new video urges Biden, Dems to visit the border

With the chaos at the southern border deepening, Republicans released a video Wednesday pressing President Biden and his Democrats to visit the area to get a firsthand look at what local communities have been left to deal with.

March 30, 2022
Migrants walk to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande on May 14, 2021, in Roma. Texas. Biden took office on Jan. 20 and almost immediately, numbers of migrants exceeded expectations. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, File)

Illegal immigrant population soars to 11.4 million

The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. soared by more than 1 million last year, reaching 11.4 million as of this January, according to new research released Tuesday that puts new contours on the border chaos under President Biden.

March 29, 2022