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In this Friday, April 5, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Donald Trump triggers Pentagon cuts to pay for border wall

President Trump informed Congress on Tuesday that he will trigger his emergency powers to divert $3.6 billion away from the Pentagon's facilities budget and instead use it to build more of his border wall, seeking to make as much progress as possible before next year's election.

September 3, 2019
In this Sept. 26, 2018, photo, Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year

Sen. Johnny Isakson announced Wednesday he'll resign his seat at the end of this year, saying his health has deteriorated to the point where he no longer feels he's able to give his Georgia constituents the service they deserve.

August 28, 2019
In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file photo released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, foreign nationals are arrested during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) ** FILE **

DHS to use disaster money for border security, deportations

The Department of Homeland Security has alerted Congress it will shift hundreds of millions of dollars to boost its ability to hold and quickly deport immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, drawing a rebuke from Democrats who said the money is being cut from critical needs such as disaster relief.

August 27, 2019
Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jerrold Nadler prods court to force Don McGahn testimony

With the window on possible impeachment closing, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler asked a federal court Monday to speed up a decision on whether to force former top White House lawyer Don McGahn to have to testify.

August 26, 2019
In this June 30, 2010, photo, Sean Duffy, then a congressional candidate, speaks during an interview in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Ryan Foley) **FILE**

Sean Duffy of Wisconsin resigning from Congress

Rep. Sean Duffy, perhaps America's first reality TV politician, announced Monday he will resign from Congress next month, saying his soon-to-be-born baby will need his time and attention.

August 26, 2019
In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) ** FILE **

Feds to allow more medical marijuana testing

The Drug Enforcement Administration said Monday it will begin to approve applications from companies looking to produce and test medical marijuana -- but only after it writes new rules to govern the practice.

August 26, 2019
Buena Ventura Martin-Godinez, from Guatemala, holds a document from the location where her daughter, Janne, is being held in Michigan as she talks to the Associated Press in Homestead, Fla., on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The medical consent form that she signed and sent back to Bethany seemed to spark anger. “She’s my daughter. It’s my responsibility to take care of her health,” she said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

Feds: Immigrant used church job to bilk fellow migrants

An immigrant from Ecuador who worked for the Catholic Church, ostensibly helping other immigrants apply for benefits, was indicted this week on charges that she actually bilked those clients, pocketing their fees and never bothering to file their paperwork.

August 23, 2019