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President Donald Trump signs a $4.6 billion aid package to help the federal government cope with the surge of Central American immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump signs border bill

President Trump on Monday signed a bill giving him $4.6 billion in emergency money to provide better conditions for illegal immigrants at the border, and for migrant children being held at shelters in the country's interior.

July 1, 2019
Chief Justice Roberts

Carrie Severino pushes back against impeaching Justice Roberts

A leading conservative voice on judicial nominees rejected the suggestion of impeaching Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Friday, saying that while she was disappointed in some of his decision-making, ousting him wasn't going to happen.

June 28, 2019
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019 file photo, a woman walks on the beach next to the border wall topped with razor wire in Tijuana, Mexico. Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Haywood S. Gilliam blocks more funding for Trump’s border wall

A federal judge issued a ruling late Friday blocking more of President Trump's border emergency wall-building plans, ruling that Congress denied him the money and the situations doesn't warrant his use of emergency powers to circumvent Capitol Hill.

June 28, 2019
Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a 'Clean Dream Act' that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S.,Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Miami. President Trump announced plans to end a program protecting them. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump DACA phaseout

The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a series of cases challenging President Trump's attempt to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, putting the issue on the front burner for the justices new term in the fall.

June 28, 2019
In this Jan. 25, 2019, file photo, a migrant sits with his children as they wait to hear if their number is called to apply for asylum in the United States, at the border in Tijuana, Mexico. Migrants who are being forced to wait in Mexico while they try to win asylum in the U.S. complain they are being subjected to violence in border cities. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) **FILE**

Congress passes Trump’s border crisis funding bill

Congress on Thursday approved $4.6 billion in emergency aid to deal with the border crisis, giving President Trump a symbolic victory on immigration and money to improve conditions for migrant children and families crowding the border.

June 27, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., departs after her weekly media availability on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pelosi blinks: House to pass Trump border bill

House Democrats blinked in the border crisis showdown Thursday, with members saying they were backing down on their partisan bill and would vote to approve the Senate's bipartisan $4.6 billion version that gives President Trump most of what he wanted.

June 27, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during her weekly media availability on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 27, 2019 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pelosi struggles to get border bill across finish line

House Democrats abruptly halted debate on their border crisis spending bill Thursday, suggesting deep divisions as Speaker Nancy Pelosi tries to figure out how to speed money to help children while also appeasing left-wing lawmakers who don't want to be seen giving President Trump a victory.

June 27, 2019
The Supreme Court has a shot at expanding gun rights with a case by gun rights activists against New York City. (Associated Press/File)

Supreme Court halts citizenship question on 2020 census

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. derailed President Trump's plans to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, ruling Thursday that he just didn't trust the administration's stated reasons for why it wanted to do so.

June 27, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before joining congressional leaders at a closed-door security briefing on the rising tensions with Iran, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Border bill becomes ‘Abolish ICE’ battle

The battle over border funding has turned into a battle over money for ICE, with Democrats insisting Thursday on cuts to the agency's proposed budget in order to approve humanitarian assistance for children.

June 27, 2019