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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Pelosi: Impeachment won’t derail Democrats’ agenda

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Wednesday her newfound focus on impeachment won't prevent Democrats from tackling the big issues they promised voters in last year's elections -- but President Trump said there's fat chance of that.

October 2, 2019
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler briefs reporters on reports of a man with a gun entering the McLean office building that is home to USA Today headquarters, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, in McLean, Va. Roessler says it’s not clear yet whether that report is true. He says so far there are no reports of gunshots being fired. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat) ** FILE **

Fairfax County suspends police officer for ICE cooperation

Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. said Tuesday he suspended an officer who cooperated with federal deportation officers by turning over an illegal immigrant he encountered during a traffic stop -- a move the chief said violated department policy.

October 1, 2019
This June 12, 1962, photo shows Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Tony Ortega) ** FILE **

Senators chide NEA for spending taxpayer money on Che Guevara exhibit

Florida's two senators demanded answers Tuesday after revealing the National Endowment for the Arts paid $45,000 for a traveling art exhibition featuring a portrait of socialist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, saying U.S. taxpayers shouldn't subsidize the idolization of a man involved in "mass murder."

October 1, 2019
Asylum seekers in Tijuana, Mexico, listen to names being called from a waiting list to claim asylum at a border crossing in San Diego Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. The Trump administration played "bait and switch" by instructing migrants to wait in Mexico for an opportunity to apply for asylum before imposing sharp restrictions on eligibility, attorneys said in a court filing Thursday. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

Appeals court blasts DHS ‘return-to-Mexico’ border policy

A federal appeals court expressed skepticism Tuesday over the Trump administration's policymaking some asylum-seekers wait in Mexico, saying it's troubling the government doesn't even ask the migrants whether they might be in danger if they are forced back across the border.

October 1, 2019
In this Sept. 11, 2019, photo, narcotics detective Will Pfeiffer shows a stored evidence bag that containing methamphetamine before it is destroyed in Barberton, Ohio. The tentative settlement involving the opioid crisis and the maker of OxyContin could mean that thousands of local governments will one day be paid back for some of the costs of responding to the epidemic. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Obama administration bungled opioid crisis response: IG report

The Obama administration bungled its response to the nation's opioid epidemic, according to a stunning inspector general's report released Tuesday that says the Drug Enforcement Administration allowed painkiller production to soar even as deaths mounted.

October 1, 2019
In this March 9, 2015, file photo, Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. speaks in Washington. Durbin is accusing Republican of putting Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's attorney general nominee "in the back of the bus." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Democrats demand Pentagon probe Trump’s Ukraine aid delay

Democratic senators demanded Wednesday that the Pentagon's inspector general investigate President Trump's delay of military assistance money going to Ukraine, saying it appears to be part of Mr. Trump's attempt to get Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential frontrunner Joseph R. Biden.

September 25, 2019
Protester chant slogans outside a Federal court during a demonstration calling for the abolishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and an end to mass incarceration, Friday, June 29, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

New York sues to stop ICE arrests at courthouses

New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday arguing it is unconstitutional for ICE deportation officers to try to arrest illegal immigrants at state courthouses, and demanding a judge order a halt to the practice.

September 25, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y. attends a news conference of the Senate Democratic Leadership, Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, after their policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate votes to block Trump border wall emergency money grab

Senators voted Wednesday to rebuke President Trump and cancel his border emergency, saying he overstepped his powers in grabbing $3.6 billion Congress approved for military construction projects and instead spending it on his campaign promise to build a border wall.

September 25, 2019
President Donald Trump hangs up the phone after talking with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. Trump is announcing a trade "understanding" with Mexico that could lead to an overhaul of the North American Free Trade Agreement.Trump made the announcement Monday in the Oval Office, with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto joining by speakerphone. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Justice Department clears Trump of wrongdoing on Ukraine call

The Justice Department's Criminal Division has already investigated President Trump's conversation with the Ukrainian president about Joseph R. Biden and concluded Mr. Trump did not violate campaign finance laws, officials announced Wednesday.

September 25, 2019
More than 72,000 people from travel ban countries have applied for visas since the inception of President Trump's travel ban policy. (Associated Press)

Trump travel ban kept 30,000 people from entering U.S.

President Trump's travel ban has kept more than 30,000 people from entering the U.S., officials revealed to Congress on Tuesday, though they said they're doing a better job of granted waivers to people with hardship cases who deserve a chance to enter.

September 24, 2019