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In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, then-White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

House Dems lose bid to pick judge to hear Don McGahn lawsuit

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected House Democrats' attempt to try to pick the judge who will hear their lawsuit to compel former White House lawyer Don McGahn to testify, arguing the case is different from Democrats' other impeachment-related lawsuits.

August 14, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Democrats keep up push for gun control bills

Democrats took new steps Tuesday to try to keep political momentum on gun control, as they fear short summer attention spans might sap their strength before Congress returns in September.

August 13, 2019
In this Aug. 9, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is showcasing the growing effort to capitalize on western Pennsylvania’s natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump ‘tired’ of poor immigrants using welfare

President Trump defended his administration's new rules discouraging immigrants from using welfare programs, saying Tuesday that it's unfair to American taxpayers to make them pay the bills for the world's poor.

August 13, 2019
This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein has died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, says person briefed on the matter, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Ben Sasse says DOJ should officially repudiate Epstein deal

A key senator demanded Tuesday that Attorney General William P. Barr publicly repudiate the non-prosecution deal the Justice Department struck a decade ago with Jeffrey Epstein, fully freeing prosecutors to go after his co-conspirators.

August 13, 2019
Acting Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli, speaks during a briefing at the White House, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

DHS approves policy to deter immigrants’ use of welfare

The Trump administration finalized rules Monday that could reshape the flow of legal immigrants who earn a place in the U.S., proposing to penalize migrants for having used welfare programs when they apply for permanent status.

August 12, 2019
In this June 15, 2019, photo, migrants cross the Rio Bravo illegally to surrender to the American authorities, on the U.S.-Mexico border between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Illegal immigration across border plummets as Mexico steps up

Illegal immigration across the southwestern border has been cut dramatically over the past two months, officials revealed Thursday, pointing to President Trump's deal with Mexico to step up that country's enforcement as the chief reason.

August 8, 2019